Who will win the Safeway Classic?

[Tontj5]

Safeway Classic Preview & Pairings

Just arrived home after spending nine days in Toledo, Ohio. First let me congratulate So Yeon Ryu for her spectacular performance at the Jaime Farr Toledo Classic. Her six consecutive birdies on Sunday, left the rest of the field fighting for second place. She is very quickly becoming one of the elite golfers on the LPGA tour.

This week the tour moves to North Plains, Oregon, for the playing of the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola. My friend and writer for CSNNW.COM, Greg Crawford , points out that the Safeway Classic is the longest running non-major event on the LPGA schedule. It started way back in 1972, as the Portland Classic.

My pick this week is Stacy Lewis. Who is your's?

Here are some of the details of this event:

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2012/08/safeway-classic-preview-pairings.html

[Tontj5]

Here are the pairings for the first 2 rounds:

http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Pairings.aspx?TournamentID=27871

[Tontj5]

Here are the leaders after Friday's Round:

1 Mika Miyazato -7
1 Sydnee Michaels -7
3 Cristie Kerr -6
3 Pornanong Phatlum -6
3 Inbee Park -6
6 Jee Young Lee -5
6 So Yeon Ryu -5
6 Alison Walshe -5
6 Brittany Lincicome -5
10 Paula Creamer -4
10 Candie Kung -4
10 Hee-Won Han -4
10 Amy Yang -4
10 Sandra Gal -4
10 Amy Hung -4
10 Karlin Beck -4

[Beachcomber]

I was just watching Lexi Thompson... She is battling the shanks right now. Seriously feel for the girl.  She was almost in tears on 17 where she took a quad.  And on 18, she is choked down to the steel on the club - trying to just keep the ball in play.

[Tontj5]

Originally Posted by Beachcomber

I was just watching Lexi Thompson... She is battling the shanks right now.    Seriously feel for the girl.  She was almost in tears on 17 where she took a quad.  And on 18, she is choked down to the steel on the club - trying to just keep the ball in play.

Yea, that was tough to watch. The fact that she is just 17 became very obvious.

[Tontj5]

Here are the top 10 leaders after the second round round:

1 Mika Miyazato -11
2- So Yeon Ryu -9
3 Cristie Kerr -8
3 Inbee Park -8
5 Yani Tseng -7
5 Paula Creamer -7
5 Sydnee Michaels -7
8 Hee-Won Han -6
8 Amy Yang -6
8 Brittany Lincicome -6