Honda LPGA Thailand Preview & Pairings

[Tontj5]

Honda LPGA Thailand Preview

Congratulations goes out to Jiyai Shin for winning the first tournament of the 2013 season. Jiyai held off a charging Yani Tseng to capture the ISPS Women's Australian Open. The Constructivist's full recap can be found here.

The tour moves to Thailand this week for the playing of the Honda LPGA Thailand.

This will be tournament #2 of 28 this year.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is a limited field event. This will be one of the strongest fields you will see all year for a non-major event, 18 of the top 20 ladies on this week's Rolex Rankings will be teeing it up. Even more impressive than that, 56 of the top 60 ladies on the LPGA Priority List will be in attendance. My strength of field rating is 80%. Way up from last week's 49.5%.

Here are the key details:

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2013/02/honda-lpga-thailand-preview.html

[Tontj5]

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1-Stacy Lewis -9
2- Karine Icher -6
3- C. Matthew -5
3- Amy Yang -5
3- Inbee Park -5
3- Gerina Piller -5
7- Beatriz Recari -4
7- S.Y. Ryu -4
7- Lizette Salas -4
10- Ai Miyazato -3
10- Karrie Webb -3
10- Angela Stanford -3
10- Lydia Ko -3
10- 4 others

Other notable scores:
Jiyai Shin -2
Azahara Munoz -2
Lexi Thompson -1
Suzann Pettersen -1
Cristie Kerr -1
Michelle Wie +2
Natalie Gulbis +3
Paula Creamer +4
Cheyenne Woods +5

[Tontj5]

Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Ariya Jutanugarn -11 F
2 Beatriz Recari -8 F
2 Se Ri Pak -8 F
2 Stacy Lewis -8 F
5 Inbee Park -7 F
6 Lizette Salas -6 F
6 So Yeon Ryu -6 F
8 Shanshan Feng -5 F
8 Gerina Piller -5 F
8 Na Yeon Choi -5 F
11 Catriona Matthew -4 F
11 Amy Yang -4 F
13 Angela Stanford -3 F
13 Ayako Uehara -3 F
13 Nicole Castrale -3 F
13 Mi Jung Hur -3 F
13 Lexi Thompson -3 F
13 Jiyai Shin -3 F

[Tontj5]

Not sure I have ever seen anything like that. Jutanugarn needed a 7 on the last hole, and made an 8.

All she needed to do is lay up. Why go for the green in 2, with a two stroke lead on the final hole? Just hit the green in 3, even if you 3 putt you still win. How upsetting.

Her caddy should be fired.

Final results:

1 Inbee Park -12 F
2 Ariya Jutanugarn -11 F
3 Yani Tseng -10 F
3 So Yeon Ryu -10 F
3 Stacy Lewis -10 F
3 Beatriz Recari -10 F
7 Na Yeon Choi -9 F
8 Shanshan Feng -8 F
8 Lizette Salas -8 F
10 In-Kyung Kim -7 F
10 Gerina Piller -7 F
12 Lexi Thompson -6 F
12 Amy Yang -6 F
14 a-Lydia Ko -5 F
14 Jessica Korda -5 F
14 Nicole Castrale -5 F
14 Jiyai Shin -5 F
14 Catriona Matthew -5 F

[Golfingdad]

Not sure I have ever seen anything like that. Jutanugarn needed a 7 on the last hole, and made an 8. All she needed to do is lay up. Why go for the green in 2, with a two stroke lead on the final hole? Just hit the green in 3, even if you 3 putt you still win. How upsetting. Her caddy should be fired. Final results: 1 Inbee Park -12 F 2 Ariya Jutanugarn -11 F 3 Yani Tseng -10 F 3 So Yeon Ryu -10 F 3 Stacy Lewis -10 F 3 Beatriz Recari -10 F 7 Na Yeon Choi -9 F 8 Shanshan Feng -8 F 8 Lizette Salas -8 F 10 In-Kyung Kim -7 F 10 Gerina Piller -7 F 12 Lexi Thompson -6 F 12 Amy Yang -6 F 14 a-Lydia Ko -5 F 14 Jessica Korda -5 F 14 Nicole Castrale -5 F 14 Jiyai Shin -5 F 14 Catriona Matthew -5 F

If you only follow LPGA then maybe not, otherwise you must have heard of jean van de velde???

[Clambake]

Originally Posted by Tontj5

Not sure I have ever seen anything like that. Jutanugarn needed a 7 on the last hole, and made an 8.

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

If you only follow LPGA then maybe not, otherwise you must have heard of jean van de velde???

And more recently Kyle Stanley at last year's tourney at Torrey Pines.

[Beachcomber]

If you only follow LPGA then maybe not, otherwise you must have heard of jean van de velde???

Or some scrub named Jack. He always finds a way to blow up on the par 5's.

[Tontj5]

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

If you only follow LPGA then maybe not, otherwise you must have heard of jean van de velde???

Yea, now that you mention it....I think he blew the Open in 1999 with a 3 shot lead going to 18.