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Here are the second round leaders: 1 Morgan Pressel -6 F 2 Inbee Park -4 F 2 Chella Choi -4 F 4 Sarah Jane Smith -3 F 4 Amy Yang -3 F 4 Jiyai Shin -3 F 7 Sun Young Yoo -2 F 7 Na Yeon Choi -2 F 7 Angela Stanford -2 F 7 Catriona Matthew -2 F 7 Brittany Lincicome -2 F 12 Caroline Masson -1 F 12 Chie Arimura -1 F For full leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/wegmans-lpga-championship-preview.html

Here are the leaders after round 1: 1 Chella Choi -5 F 2 Morgan Pressel -4 F 2 Jiyai Shin -4 F 4 Brittany Lincicome -3 F 5 Se Ri Pak -2 F 5 Jessica Korda -2 F 7 Laura Davies -1 F 7 Ilhee Lee -1 F 7 Anna Nordqvist -1 F 7 Chie Arimura -1 F 7 Angela Stanford -1 F 7 Catriona Matthew -1 F 7 Amy Yang -1 F 7 Mi Jung Hur -1 F 7 Lexi Thompson -1 F For complete leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/wegmans-lpga-championship-preview.html

Thursday's first round has been cancelled due to heavy rains. For full story: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/first-round-of-wegmans-lpga.html

Ariya Jutanugarn has injured her shoulder during Monday's practice round: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/ariya-jutanugarn-injures-shoulder.html

This week the LPGA will hold its second major championship of the year, with the playing of the Wegman's LPGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y. This will be the second of five major championships that will be played in 2013. Four of the next nine tournaments will be major championships, so this would be a great time for these ladies to get their games in tip top shape. Before I go on with this week's tournament, I would like to look back at the past week's championship. Once again we had a very exciting finish with Karrie Webb, who shot a final round 68 (only equaled by Paula Creamer and Christie Kerr), defeating Shanshan Feng by 2 strokes. Shanshan, who shot a final round 75, had a chance to win when she birdied the 16th hole, but her bogey on 17 eliminated any realistic chance of overtaking Webb. The bigger story though, might have been the course itself. The average winning score for this 54 hole tournament over the past 6 years was 15 under par. That would not be the case this year. This course would not play like the one that they beat up on in previous years. The wind was up, the rough was thick, and the greens were hard and fast, resulting in a winning score of four under par. Only 3 players, in a field of 144, managed to break par. After Friday's round Lexi Thompson teamed up with Natalie Gulbis, and challenged Kathleen Ekey and Brooke Pancake in a unique test of skills. The foursome took swings from a custom built tee on top of Atlantic City's Revel Resort, attempting to hit targets placed along New Jersey's shoreline. The seven shots they took at targets ranging from 75 to 250 yards away were difficult enough, but the challenge was complicated further with wind gusts of 40 miles per hour. In the end it was Ekey who had the most points, bringing her team to victory. For the sexy pictures of this event: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/wegmans-lpga-championship-preview.html Now on to this week's tournament. This will be tournament #13 of 28 to be played this year. Here are the key details: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/06/wegmans-lpga-championship-preview.html

Here are the final results: 1 Karrie Webb -4 F 2 Shanshan Feng -2 F 3 Hee Young Park -1 F 4 Jenny Shin E F 5 Gerina Piller +1 F 5 Jeong Jang +1 F 5 In-Kyung Kim +1 F 5 Chie Arimura +1 F 9 Caroline Hedwall +2 F 9 Ayako Uehara +2 F 9 Julieta Granada +2 F 9 Michelle Wie +2 F 13 Cristie Kerr +3 F 13 Paula Creamer +3 F 13 Mika Miyazato +3 F 13 Amanda Blumenherst +3 F 13 Anna Nordqvist +3 F For full results: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/shoprite-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Here are the leaders after round 2: 1 Shanshan Feng -6 F 2 Haeji Kang -3 F 2 Moriya Jutanugarn -3 F 4 Chie Arimura -2 F 4 Anna Nordqvist -2 F 6 Karine Icher -1 F 6 Karrie Webb -1 F 6 Hee Young Park -1 F 6 Michelle Wie -1 F 6 Amanda Blumenherst -1 F 11 Jennie Lee E F 11 Mika Miyazato E F 11 In-Kyung Kim E F 11 Beatriz Recari E F 15 So Yeon Ryu +1 F 15 Yani Tseng +1 F 15 Jill McGill +1 F 15 Jenny Shin +1 F For the full leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/shoprite-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

The pairings for the first 2 days have now been posted. http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/shoprite-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Most of which was explained, or a link to the explanation was provided, in the thread to last week's tournament.

Okay, I admit that what we saw this past week was bizarre. It certainly was not what I would want to be watching every week, but it was kind of interesting. Once again we had an exciting finish, with the winner not determined until the final hole. I have read most of the criticism that has been posted in many of the golf forums regarding how this tournament was handled. I could not disagree more. I think the LPGA did a wonderful job in making the best of a most unfortunate situation. Many of the posts I read stated that the tournament should have been cancelled. I think that is very short sighted. We have to look at the big picture. This was an inaugural tournament, with a brand new sponsor. Losing the Pro-Am was bad enough. Walking away would not have been in the best interest of anyone involved. With the current state of our economy, the LPGA can not afford to lose a tournament, especially one in this tropical paradise. I say we give 3 cheers to the decision makers over at the LPGA for getting together and finding a way to bring us golf this past week. For those complainers, you can press your remote and watch something else. I for one was thankful that I got to see the women play. Now that that is off my chest we can look ahead to this coming week's tournament. The LPGA moves to my home state of New Jersey, for the playing of the Shoprite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. This tournament is 54 holes. This will be tournament #11 of 28 this year, and will lead into the following week's Major Championship in Rochester, N.Y. Here are the key details: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/shoprite-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Here are the final results: Here are the final results for this very bizzare tournament: 1- Ilhee Lee -11 2- Irene Cho -9 3- Anna Nordqvist -8 4- Paula Creamer -7 4- Mika Miyazato -7 4- Karine Icher -7 4- Mindy Kim -7 4- Cristie Kerr -7 9- Giulia Sregas -6 9- Katie Futcher -6 9- Heather Bowie Young -6 9- Julieta Granada -6 For full leaderboard http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic.html

Here are the leaders after Saturday's Round: 1 Paola Moreno -9 F 2 Lindsey Wright -8 F 3 Eun-Hee Ji -7 F 3 Julieta Granada -7 F 5 Heather Bowie Young -6 F 5 Hee Young Park -6 F 5 Hee Kyung Seo -6 F 5 Ilhee Lee -6 F 5 Anna Nordqvist -6 F 5 Cristie Kerr -6 F 5 Mina Harigae -6 F 12 13 tied at -5 http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic.html

Here are the first round leaders: (suspended due to darkness) 1 Silvia Cavalleri -6 F 1 Heather Bowie Young -6 F 1 Mariajo Uribe -6 6 4 Paola Moreno -5 F 4 Anna Nordqvist -5 F 4 Lisa McCloskey -5 F 4 Austin Ernst -5 F 8 Tiffany Joh -4 F 8 Suzann Pettersen -4 F 8 Kayla Mortellaro -4 F 8 Ilhee Lee -4 F 8 Julieta Granada -4 F 8 Alena Sharp -4 F 8 Hee Young Park -4 F 8 Jane Rah -4 F 8 Brittany Lang -4 F 8 Maude-Aimee Leblanc -4 9 8 Cindy LaCrosse -4 6 19 19 tied at -3 For full leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic.html

Tournament now cut to 12 holes on Friday. Many holes are unplayable. They will try to get more ready for weekend, but mght not be possible. At least 36 will be played to make it an official tournament. No cut. Only top 70 will get paid. http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic-preview.html

The tournament has now been shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

The pairings for the first 2 rounds have now been posted: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic-preview.html

I think it might be, but I am not sure.

A big congratulations goes out to Jennifer Johnson. Jennifer was the winner of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, making her the first woman on the LPGA to get her maiden victory in the 2013 season. Once again, as has been the case for just about every tournament this season, it went down to the final hole. Harmless. The LPGA moves to the Bahamas this week for the inaugural playing of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. This will be tournament #11 of 28 to be played this year. Here are the Key Details: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/pure-silk-bahamas-lpga-classic-preview.html

Here are the final results: 1 Jennifer Johnson -21 F 2 Pornanong Phatlum -20 F 2 Jessica Korda -20 F 4 Jiyai Shin -19 F 4 Ariya Jutanugarn -19 F 4 Karrie Webb -19 F 4 Anna Nordqvist -19 F 4 Chella Choi -19 F 9 Stacy Lewis -18 F 10 Hee Kyung Seo -17 F 10 Lexi Thompson -17 F 12 Beatriz Recari -16 F 13 Mo Martin -14 F 13 Azahara Munoz -14 F 13 Thidapa Suwannapura -14 F 13 Mariajo Uribe -14 F 13 Eun-Hee Ji -14 F 13 Sydnee Michaels -14 F 19 Lisa McCloskey -13 F For the complete results: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/mobile-bay-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Here are the leaders after the third round: 1 Chella Choi -17 F 2 Anna Nordqvist -16 F 2 Jessica Korda -16 F 4 Karrie Webb -15 F 5 Jennifer Johnson -14 F 6 Stacy Lewis -13 F 6 Sydnee Michaels -13 F 8 Eun-Hee Ji -12 F 8 Nicole Castrale -12 F 8 Ariya Jutanugarn -12 F 8 Lexi Thompson -12 F 12 Mariajo Uribe -11 F 12 Pornanong Phatlum -11 F 14 Meena Lee -10 F 14 Julieta Granada -10 F 14 Jiyai Shin -10 F 14 Beatriz Recari -10 F 14 Hee Young Park -10 F 14 Hee Kyung Seo -10 F 14 Thidapa Suwannapura -10 F For full results: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/mobile-bay-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Here are the 2nd round leaders: 1 Jessica Korda -13 F 2 Karrie Webb -12 F 3 Chella Choi -11 F 4 Sydnee Michaels -10 F 4 Pornanong Phatlum -10 F 4 Thidapa Suwannapura -10 F 7 Azahara Munoz -9 F 7 Ariya Jutanugarn -9 F 7 Mina Harigae -9 F 7 Lexi Thompson -9 F 11 Becky Morgan -8 F 11 Paz Echeverria -8 F 11 Hee Kyung Seo -8 F 11 Nicole Castrale -8 F 15 Jin Young Pak -7 F 15 Kim Welch -7 F 15 Mariajo Uribe -7 F 15 Lisa McCloskey -7 F 15 Jennifer Johnson -7 F 15 Eun-Hee Ji -7 F For the complete Leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/mobile-bay-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

Here are the leaders after the first round: 1 Eun-Hee Ji -7 F 1 Lexi Thompson -7 F 3 Jessica Korda -6 F 4 Mina Harigae -5 F 4 Thidapa Suwannapura -5 F 4 Hee Young Park -5 F 4 Chella Choi -5 F 4 Dewi Claire Schreefel -5 F 4 Jennifer Johnson -5 F 4 Nicole Castrale -5 F 11 Hee Kyung Seo -4 F 11 Nicole Jeray -4 F 11 Sandra Gal -4 F 11 Vicky Hurst -4 F 11 Marcy Hart -4 F 11 Beatriz Recari -4 F 11 Dori Carter -4 F 11 Lauren Doughtie -4 F 11 Amelia Lewis -4 F For the full leaderboard and live results: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/mobile-bay-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

After a brief one week break, the LPGA resumes its schedule this week with the playing of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. This will be the first of four consecutive weeks that the LPGA will be staging a tournament. This will be tournament #10 of 28 on this year's schedule. Here are the key details: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/mobile-bay-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html

1-12 were all posted here over the last couple of years.

First let me take this time to say, once again, that if you missed viewing last week's tournament, you missed another nail biting finish. As I said last week, it certainly seems that every tournament goes down to the last shot on the last hole. This past week was no exception as Cristie Kerr defeated Suzann Pettersen on the second playoff hole. What could these very talented ladies have in store for us next? I for one can't wait to see. The LPGA takes a one week break this week before moving to the state of Alabama for the playing of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. The LPGA has now completed about 1/3 of its schedule. It is a good time to look at some of the key statistics and notes covering the first 9 tournaments. http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/05/stats-facts-volume-13.html