{"id":808,"date":"2005-06-29T10:42:40","date_gmt":"2005-06-29T15:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/hsbc_womens_world_match_play_championship_preview\/"},"modified":"2005-06-29T10:42:40","modified_gmt":"2005-06-29T15:42:40","slug":"hsbc_womens_world_match_play_championship_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/lpga\/hsbc_womens_world_match_play_championship_preview","title":{"rendered":"HSBC Women&#8217;s World Match Play Championship Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hsbc_logo.jpg\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/lpga\/hsbc_logo.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"35\" \/>The first regular-season women&#8217;s match-play event on U.S. soil since 1954 will take place this week at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. 64 of the top women&#8217;s golfers will tee it up in an attempt to grab the first-place check of $500,000, the second largest payday on tour. Only the U.S. Women&#8217;s Open has a larger first prize.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe top four players will compete in six head-to-head matches over a span of four days. The inaugural event pits Annika Sorenstam, the top seed, against number-two seed Cristie Kerr, number-three seed Lorena Ochoa, and the surprise in the top-four seeds, rookie Paula Creamer. Of course, Sorenstam and others will have to battle through the likes of Joanne Morley (Sorenstam&#8217;s first-round opponent) before they get to face each other.<\/p>\n<p>The top 60 golfers were selected directly from the ADT Official Money List after the Wegmans Rochester LPGA was completed. It was a win at the Wegmans that propelled Ochoa into the third seed at this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The LPGA stars will compete in 32 matches on Thursday, 16 on Friday, eight on Saturday, and then complete two rounds &#8211; four matches and then two matches including the consolation match &#8211; in the morning and afternoon on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Paula Creamer received her entry into the top-four with a win at the Sybase Classic and with a second-place finish to Ochoa at the Wegmans. Cristie Kerr&#8217;s victory at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill in early May secured both second-place on the money list and now a second-place seed at the HSBC Match Play Championship.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s understandable how Sorenstam received her invitation as the number-one seed in the field. With over $17 million in the bank Annika has won two out of three LPGA majors this season and 62 LPGA career victories overall. Natalie Gulbis rounds out the top-five on the official money list due to her terrific season of six top-ten finishes. She also leads the field in number of birdies.<\/p>\n<p>The next five seeds in order are Rosie Jones, Candie Kung, Catriona Matthew, and Gloria Park. Sixtieth position goes to Meg Mallon. With her win at the 2005 U.S. Women&#8217;s Open Birdie Kim has secured the 64th spot in the match-play championship.<\/p>\n<p>Ai Miyazaki is the current money leader on the Japan LPGA Tour. South Korean Se Ri Pak received the final sponsor&#8217;s exemption into the $2 million championship.<\/p>\n<pre>Match 1         Rosie Jones (7)\n8:00 AM\t       Wendy Doolan (58)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 2         Jimin Kang (26)\n8:08 AM\t       Pat Hurst (39)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 3         Natalie Gulbis (5)\n8:16 AM         Marisa Baena (60)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 4         Michele Redman (28)\n8:24 AM         Grace Park (37)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 5         Candie Kung (8)\n8:32 AM         Candy Hannemann (57)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 6         Stacy Prammanasudh (25)\n8:40 AM         Leta Lindley (40)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 7         Birdie Kim (6)\n8:48 AM         Sophie Gustafson (59)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 8         Karine Icher (27)\n8:56 AM         Shi  Hyun Ahn (38)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 9         Gloria Park (10)\n9:04 AM         Janice Moodie (55)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 10        Jill McGill (23)\n9:12 AM         Nicole Perrot (42)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 11        Lorie Kane (12)\n9:20 AM         Beth Daniel (53)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 12        Jennifer Rosales (21)\n9:28 AM         Angela Stanford (44)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 13        Catriona Matthew (9)\n9:36 AM         A.J. Eathorne (56)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 14        Heather Bowie (24)\n9:44 AM         Dorothy Delasin (41)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 15        Juli Inkster (11)\n9:52 AM         Sung Ah Yim (54)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 16        Laura Diaz (22)\n10:00 AM        Ai Miyazato (43)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 17        Laura Davies (15)\n10:16 AM        Kim Saiki (50)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 18        Hee-Won Han (18)\n10:24 AM        Meena Lee (47)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 19        Jeong Jang (13)\n10:32 AM        Reilley Rankin (52)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 20        *Shinobu Moromizato (20)\n10:40 AM        Emilee Klein (45)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 21        Mi Hyun Kim (16)\n10:48 AM        Meg Mallon (49)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 22        Se Ri Pak (17)\n10:56 AM        Rachel Hetherington (48)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 23        Wendy Ward (14)\n11:04 AM        Joo Mi Kim (51)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 24        Carin Koch (19)\n11:12 AM        Silvia Cavalleri (46)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 25        Cristie Kerr (2)\n11:20 AM        Lindsey Wright (63)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 26        Liselotte Neumann (31)\n11:28 AM        Moira Dunn (34)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 27        Paula Creamer (4)\n11:36 AM        Maria Hjorth (61)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 28        Karrie Webb (29)\n11:44 AM        Soo-Yun Kang (36)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 29        Annika Sorenstam (1)\n11:52 AM        Joanne Morley (64)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 30        Tina Barrett (32)\n12:00 PM        Young Kim (33)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 31        Lorena Ochoa (3)\n12:08 PM        Laurie Rinker (62)<\/pre>\n<pre>Match 32        Christina Kim (30)\n12:16 PM        Karen Stupples (35)<\/pre>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsbcwomensworldmatchplay.com\/\" title=\"HSBC Match Play Championship\" class=\"external external_icon\">HSBC Match Play Championship<\/a> will be televised on The Golf Channel June 30th and July 1st from 9:30 to 11:30 pm ET. 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