DATES: June 02-04 | ||
SITE: Bay Course, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, near Atlantic City, NJ | ||
PRIZE MONEY: $1,500,000 |
Round 3 - In-Kyung Kim wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
June 0, 2017
In-Kyung Kim has won the ShopRite LPGA Classic, her fifth victory on the LPGA Tour. Kim spent a long time recovering in 2016 and early 2017 after falling down the stairs and this was only her sixth start this year.
“I really didn't expect (to win) right away, but I knew my game was better than last year,” said Kim. “My trainer, my coach, they had to change so many plans for me because so many things happened last winter. But I just feel so good and I feel all the support.”
Anna Nordqvist, who was going for a third win in this event, held the lead for some time on Sunday but came in two shots behind Kim.
“Just having the honor to back-to-back defend is quite amazing,” said Nordqvist. “I've had a lot of supporters cheering me on this week and I really appreciated everyone's support. There is a little bit of pressure coming into it, but it's just been fun.”
Michelle Wie is tied with Sung Hyun Park, Becky Morgan, and Madelene Sagstrom for the best round of the day with a 6-under 65. She finished tied for third place with Jenny Shin, Jacqui Concolino and Jeong Eun Lee. Wie said her wedge play was key on Sunday, something she had struggled with earlier in the week.
“I just stuck it close in there today,” she said. “I was kind of frustrated after my first round, I just couldn't get my wedges close at all. I spent a lot of time on the range afterwards just working on my wedge game. [...] I'm glad it paid off today. I hit it a lot closer today which felt good.”
Paula Creamer, who was tied for the lead with Kim overnight, struggled on Sunday and finished T7 having shot a 3-over-par 74.
Pos.
|
Player |
Scores
|
Total
|
To Par
|
Prize Money
|
1
|
In-Kyung Kim |
66 - 67 - 69
|
202
|
-11
|
$225,000.00
|
2
|
Anna Nordqvist |
64 - 71 - 69
|
204
|
-9
|
$137,536.00
|
3T
|
Michelle Wie |
71 - 70 - 65
|
206
|
-7
|
$72,476.00
|
3T
|
Jenny Shin |
65 - 72 - 69
|
206
|
-7
|
$72,476.00
|
3T
|
Jacqui Concolino |
70 - 66 - 70
|
206
|
-7
|
$72,476.00
|
3T
|
Jeong Eun Lee |
65 - 70 - 71
|
206
|
-7
|
$72,476.00
|
Click here for full scores & prize money.
Round 2 - Creamer and Kim tied for lead
June 03, 2017
In-Kyung Kim and Paula Creamer have taken the lead at the ShopRite LPGA Classic with rounds of 67 to place them at 9-under par. This places Creamer in position to win for the first time since 2014.
Anna Nordqvist who led after round 1 struggled with the wind on Saturday and played an even-par 71 that places her in joint third place with Moriya Jutanugarn and Jeon Eun Lee.
Pos.
|
Player |
To Par
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
T1
|
Paula Creamer |
-9
|
66
|
67
|
133
|
T1
|
In-Kyung Kim |
-9
|
66
|
67
|
133
|
T3
|
Moriya Jutanugarn |
-7
|
65
|
70
|
135
|
T3
|
Jeong Eun Lee |
-7
|
65
|
70
|
135
|
T3
|
Anna Nordqvist |
-7
|
64
|
71
|
135
|
T6
|
Jacqui Concolino |
-6
|
70
|
66
|
136
|
T6
|
Jennifer Song |
-6
|
65
|
71
|
136
|
T8
|
Pernilla Lindberg |
-5
|
71
|
66
|
137
|
T8
|
Azahara Munoz |
-5
|
70
|
67
|
137
|
T8
|
Bronte Law |
-5
|
69
|
68
|
137
|
T8
|
Brooke M. Henderson |
-5
|
68
|
69
|
137
|
T8
|
Sandra Gal |
-5
|
68
|
69
|
137
|
T8
|
Jenny Shin |
-5
|
65
|
72
|
137
|
Round 1 - Nordqvist takes the lead in NJ
June 02, 2017
Anna Nordqvist fired a 7-under 64 to take the lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday. She made nine birdies seven of them in a nine hole span early in the day.
“Starting with birdie, birdie, birdie obviously was a great feeling this morning. I hit some really good shots, so I was just happy to get it going early and make the turn a couple under and then just keep it going from there,” said Nordqvist. “It’s just a place I really enjoy and it makes me happy to come back.”
Pos. | Player |
To Par
|
R1
|
1 | Anna Nordqvist |
-7
|
64
|
T2 | Jeong Eun Lee |
-6
|
65
|
T2 | Jenny Shin |
-6
|
65
|
T2 | Moriya Jutanugarn |
-6
|
65
|
T2 | Jennifer Song |
-6
|
65
|
T6 | Pornanong Phatlum |
-5
|
66
|
T6 | In-Kyung Kim |
-5
|
66
|
T6 | Paula Creamer |
-5
|
66
|
Jenny Shin just one shot back of the lead
South Korea’s Jenny Shin was battling allergies all day long Friday, but that didn’t stop her from firing a 6-under-par 65 to sit just one shot back of Anna Nordqvist’s day-one lead at the Shoprite LPGA Classic presented by ACER.
Shin made four-straight birdies on her front nine and said the key to her success was her putting, despite struggling through ‘really bad’ allergies.
“I putted better,” she said, “I think I had a little bit more confidence in my shots compared to last week and a few weeks before that. I tried to stick with my routine and it helped.”
Jennifer Song off to a fast start
It’s been a bit of an up-and-down season so far for Jennifer Song, however, after she notched her best finish of the year a week ago at the LPGA Volvik Championship, a tie for 11th, she was clearing trending in the right direction.
She proved it Friday at the Shoprite LPGA Classic presented by ACER. Song, a decorated amateur, fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 to sit just one shot back of the lead held by Anna Nordqvist.
Song said the key to her success Friday was her putting.
“It was a bogey-free round and I made a lot of putts out there. I missed one short putt on 16 so kind of upset about that but overall, 6-under without a bogey, I’ll take that any day,” she said.
Over the past few weeks Song admitted she’s been working on her tempo, and getting into a better rhythm on the course has got her playing her best golf of the season so far.
“My timing has been kind of off so I was working on my tempo a lot, just making a little bit of an adjustment on it. It’s been great since then,” she explained. “I think (my tempo) is the hardest thing for me to fix because in general I have a very quick tempo. So, trying to slow myself down is a hard task for me. But I think I’m doing a good job.”
Song was the early leader for a good chunk of the morning before being leapfrogged by Nordqvist, who is the reigning two-time champion at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, and said because it’s a three-day event the quick start Friday was great.
“I think that’s why I love this event,” she said. “Crowds are great, food is great, so I’m just having a blast out there.”
Paula Creamer fires lowest round of the year
It hasn’t been the best of starts to 2017 for Paula Creamer, however, her 5-under-par 66 Friday at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club tied for her lowest round of the season so far, and, hopefully for Creamer, it’s a precursor for good play to come.
Creamer said local knowledge is important around the course, but, she explained, the changes in wind direction makes things difficult.
“A lot of local knowledge for sure helps around here. Just sticking with your game plan. It’s a relatively short course from what we normally play, so it puts a premium on hitting fairways and good wedges,” she said. “The thing that makes it tough is the wind. Yesterday was a completely opposite direction than today. You’ve got to be aware of that, and on some holes par is a great score.”
Creamer made four-straight birdies in the middle of her round and no bogeys. She sits two shots back of the lead held by Anna Nordqvist.
It’s likely Nordqvist will be on the European side for this year’s Solheim Cup, but for now, Creamer is on the outside looking in for the American side. Creamer said she’s more motivated than ever to make that team, and if she manages a victory sooner rather than later, that’ll get her onto the squad.
“I know my game is coming around, and I felt really positive and very strong with how it is. I can be on the Solheim Cup team if I win,” she said.
Moriya Jutanugarn goes low while younger sister Ariya has a chance for world No.1
With younger sister Ariya Jutanugarn with a chance to reach No.1 in the world by the time Sunday rolls around, it was elder sister Moriya who grabbed a few headlines Friday after firing a 6-under-par 65, sitting just one shot back of the lead at the Shoprite LPGA Classic presented by ACER.
Jutanugarn made no bogeys Friday and was 4-under-par on her first nine holes. Her best finish of the year came last week at the Volvik LPGA Classic so, like Jennifer Song, she is riding a nice wave of momentum.
She’s never won the LPGA Tour, but said she’s more so focused on playing well, rather than notching a victory.
“I just want to go out on the golf course and enjoy it, play my game,” she explained. “Of course like everybody I want to win the first tournament and it’s still my biggest goal, but I just want to focus on what I have to do out there.”
She points to the golf courses’ condition, and her putting, as the reasons for why she was able to get off to such a quick start.
“The golf course is in really good shape,” she said. “We played in the morning and the wind hasn’t really picked up yet and the greens weren’t that bumpy.”
Meanwhile, the only way that Ariya doesn’t reach No.1 in the Rolex Rankings this week is if So Yeon Ryu finishes third or better. Moriya said if Ariya reaches No.1 it would be big news in their native Thailand.
“We are really excited for it,” she said.
Scores
Pos. | Player | Scores | Total | To Par | Prize Money |
1 | In-Kyung Kim | 66 - 67 - 69 | 202 | -11 | $225,000.00 |
2 | Anna Nordqvist | 64 - 71 - 69 | 204 | -9 | $137,536.00 |
3T | Michelle Wie | 71 - 70 - 65 | 206 | -7 | $72,476.00 |
3T | Jenny Shin | 65 - 72 - 69 | 206 | -7 | $72,476.00 |
3T | Jacqui Concolino | 70 - 66 - 70 | 206 | -7 | $72,476.00 |
3T | Jeong Eun Lee | 65 - 70 - 71 | 206 | -7 | $72,476.00 |
7T | Jaye Marie Green | 71 - 70 - 66 | 207 | -6 | $34,412.00 |
7T | Gaby Lopez | 69 - 71 - 67 | 207 | -6 | $34,412.00 |
7T | Mo Martin | 68 - 70 - 69 | 207 | -6 | $34,412.00 |
7T | Moriya Jutanugarn | 65 - 70 - 72 | 207 | -6 | $34,412.00 |
7T | Paula Creamer | 66 - 67 - 74 | 207 | -6 | $34,412.00 |
12T | Sung Hyun Park | 73 - 70 - 65 | 208 | -5 | $23,342.00 |
12T | Brittany Lincicome | 73 - 68 - 67 | 208 | -5 | $23,342.00 |
12T | Gerina Piller | 68 - 71 - 69 | 208 | -5 | $23,342.00 |
12T | Simin Feng | 67 - 71 - 70 | 208 | -5 | $23,342.00 |
12T | Jennifer Song | 65 - 71 - 72 | 208 | -5 | $23,342.00 |
17T | Becky Morgan | 74 - 70 - 65 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Emily K. Pedersen | 74 - 69 - 66 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Karine Icher | 72 - 69 - 68 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Mirim Lee | 72 - 69 - 68 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 71 - 70 - 68 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Karrie Webb | 70 - 68 - 71 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Inbee Park | 68 - 70 - 71 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Morgan Pressel | 67 - 71 - 71 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
17T | Sandra Gal | 68 - 69 - 72 | 209 | -4 | $16,792.00 |
26T | Madelene Sagstrom | 71 - 74 - 65 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
26T | Brianna Do | 70 - 70 - 70 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
26T | Brittany Lang | 70 - 69 - 71 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
26T | Pornanong Phatlum | 66 - 73 - 71 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
26T | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 - 66 - 73 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
26T | Bronte Law | 69 - 68 - 73 | 210 | -3 | $12,575.00 |
32T | Cydney Clanton | 75 - 69 - 67 | 211 | -2 | $10,259.00 |
32T | Vicky Hurst | 70 - 69 - 72 | 211 | -2 | $10,259.00 |
32T | Perrine Delacour | 67 - 72 - 72 | 211 | -2 | $10,259.00 |
32T | Stacy Lewis | 67 - 72 - 72 | 211 | -2 | $10,259.00 |
36T | Candie Kung | 73 - 70 - 69 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Cindy LaCrosse | 73 - 70 - 69 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Kim Kaufman | 71 - 72 - 69 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Sakura Yokomine | 71 - 72 - 69 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Beatriz Recari | 70 - 73 - 69 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Mina Harigae | 75 - 67 - 70 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Brittany Altomare | 69 - 73 - 70 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Catriona Matthew | 70 - 70 - 72 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Azahara Munoz | 70 - 67 - 75 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
36T | Brooke M. Henderson | 68 - 69 - 75 | 212 | -1 | $7,733.00 |
46T | Kris Tamulis | 71 - 74 - 68 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
46T | Juli Inkster | 71 - 73 - 69 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
46T | Angela Stanford | 75 - 67 - 71 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
46T | Ally McDonald | 74 - 68 - 71 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
46T | Eun-Hee Ji | 68 - 73 - 72 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
46T | Su Oh | 69 - 71 - 73 | 213 | E | $5,622.00 |
52T | Nontaya Srisawang | 71 - 70 - 73 | 214 | 1 | $4,819.00 |
52T | Laura Gonzalez Escallon | 67 - 73 - 74 | 214 | 1 | $4,819.00 |
52T | Haru Nomura | 72 - 67 - 75 | 214 | 1 | $4,819.00 |
55T | Lee-Anne Pace | 71 - 74 - 70 | 215 | 2 | $4,217.00 |
55T | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 73 - 71 - 71 | 215 | 2 | $4,217.00 |
55T | Ayako Uehara | 73 - 71 - 71 | 215 | 2 | $4,217.00 |
55T | Mariajo Uribe | 69 - 75 - 71 | 215 | 2 | $4,217.00 |
55T | Amy Yang | 70 - 73 - 72 | 215 | 2 | $4,217.00 |
60T | Karen Chung | 71 - 74 - 71 | 216 | 3 | $3,690.00 |
60T | Alison Lee | 68 - 75 - 73 | 216 | 3 | $3,690.00 |
60T | Cristie Kerr | 71 - 69 - 76 | 216 | 3 | $3,690.00 |
63T | Wei-Ling Hsu | 72 - 73 - 72 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
63T | Holly Clyburn | 74 - 70 - 73 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
63T | Lee Lopez | 71 - 73 - 73 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
63T | Lindy Duncan | 72 - 69 - 76 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
63T | Kelly Shon | 71 - 70 - 76 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
63T | Laura Davies | 69 - 71 - 77 | 217 | 4 | $3,351.00 |
69T | Min Lee | 69 - 76 - 73 | 218 | 5 | $3,050.00 |
69T | Joanna Klatten | 70 - 72 - 76 | 218 | 5 | $3,050.00 |
71T | Danielle Kang | 72 - 72 - 75 | 219 | 6 | $2,937.00 |
71T | Demi Runas | 72 - 72 - 75 | 219 | 6 | $2,937.00 |
71T | Christina Kim | 70 - 74 - 75 | 219 | 6 | $2,937.00 |
74 | Jackie Stoelting | 72 - 73 - 75 | 220 | 7 | $2,861.00 |
75 | Yani Tseng | 74 - 71 - 77 | 222 | 9 | $2,827.00 |
76 | Wichanee Meechai | 70 - 75 - 80 | 225 | 12 | $2,791.00 |
CUT | Mel Reid | 75 - 71 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Paula Reto | 75 - 71 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Ashleigh Buhai | 74 - 72 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Therese O'Hara | 74 - 72 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Amelia Lewis | 73 - 73 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Jennifer Ha | 72 - 74 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Min Seo Kwak | 72 - 74 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Pavarisa Yoktuan | 72 - 74 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Dani Holmqvist | 71 - 75 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Charley Hull | 70 - 76 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Kelly Tan | 70 - 76 | 146 | 4 | $0.00 |
CUT | Megan Khang | 75 - 72 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Katherine Kirk | 75 - 72 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Olafia Kristinsdottir | 73 - 74 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Ilhee Lee | 73 - 74 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Augusta James | 72 - 75 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Mariah Stackhouse | 70 - 77 | 147 | 5 | $0.00 |
CUT | Giulia Molinaro | 78 - 70 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Britney Yada | 76 - 72 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Dori Carter | 75 - 73 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Peiyun Chien | 74 - 74 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | So Yeon Ryu | 74 - 74 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Jennifer Hahn | 73 - 75 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Stephanie Meadow | 73 - 75 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Annie Park | 73 - 75 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Jing Yan | 73 - 75 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Dana Finkelstein | 72 - 76 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Alison Walshe | 72 - 76 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Laetitia Beck | 71 - 77 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 - 77 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Madeleine Sheils | 71 - 77 | 148 | 6 | $0.00 |
CUT | Nicole Broch Larsen | 76 - 73 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Nelly Korda | 76 - 73 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Brooke Pancake | 75 - 74 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Prima Thammaraks | 75 - 74 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Thidapa Suwannapura | 74 - 75 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Na Yeon Choi | 73 - 76 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Marissa Steen | 73 - 76 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Katherine Perry | 72 - 77 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Aditi Ashok | 70 - 79 | 149 | 7 | $0.00 |
CUT | Emily Tubert | 77 - 73 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Marina Alex | 76 - 74 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Regan De Guzman | 75 - 75 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Jenny Coleman | 74 - 76 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Nasa Hataoka | 74 - 76 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Jessy Tang | 73 - 77 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 71 - 79 | 150 | 8 | $0.00 |
CUT | Amy Anderson | 79 - 72 | 151 | 9 | $0.00 |
CUT | Ji Young Oh | 77 - 74 | 151 | 9 | $0.00 |
CUT | Tiffany Joh | 75 - 76 | 151 | 9 | $0.00 |
CUT | Allyssa Ferrell | 73 - 78 | 151 | 9 | $0.00 |
CUT | Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 73 - 78 | 151 | 9 | $0.00 |
CUT | Hee Young Park | 76 - 76 | 152 | 10 | $0.00 |
CUT | Sarah Kemp | 74 - 78 | 152 | 10 | $0.00 |
CUT | Beth Allen | 83 - 70 | 153 | 11 | $0.00 |
CUT | Xiyu Lin | 77 - 76 | 153 | 11 | $0.00 |
CUT | Caroline Inglis | 74 - 79 | 153 | 11 | $0.00 |
CUT | Celine Herbin | 78 - 76 | 154 | 12 | $0.00 |
CUT | Sharmila Nicollet | 76 - 78 | 154 | 12 | $0.00 |
CUT | Maria Parra | 73 - 82 | 155 | 13 | $0.00 |
CUT | Alejandra Llaneza | 78 - 78 | 156 | 14 | $0.00 |
CUT | Dottie Ardina | 77 - 79 | 156 | 14 | $0.00 |
CUT | Emily Collins | 77 - 79 | 156 | 14 | $0.00 |
CUT | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 77 - 81 | 158 | 16 | $0.00 |
CUT | Sadena Parks | 83 - 76 | 159 | 17 | $0.00 |
CUT | Justine Dreher | 82 - 82 | 164 | 22 | $0.00 |
WDC | Sei Young Kim | 79 | 79 | 8 | $0.00 |
WD | P.K. Kongkraphan | 0 | E | $0.00 |
Preview
Fitst time for everything
No tournaments have featured a Rolex First-Time Winner through 12 events in 2017. In 2016, nine events featured Rolex First-Time Winners, which was the most first-time winners since 2005 (10).
The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer also marks the 13th event of 2017 and the Tour is still looking for the first repeat winner of the season. In 1991, there was not a multiple tournament winner until the 16th event of the year.
Between 1991 and 2017, the Tour had its first repeat winner on the 10th try several times, but 1991 is the last time it went more than 10 events to have a player reach two wins on the year.
In 1985, the first repeat winner came in the 11th event, which is the only other time in history the Tour has gone this far without a repeat winner.
No. 1 Facts
9 - Nine different golfers have been No. 1 in their career since the Rolex Rankings started in 2006: Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa, Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato, Cristie Kerr, Yani Tseng, Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park, Lydia Ko.
7 - Seven different countries have held the top spot: Sweden, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, United States, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand.
2 - South Korea (Jiyai Shin, Inbee Park) and the United States (Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis) each have had two players reach No. 1.
158 - The number of consecutive weeks Lorena Ochoa held the top spot from April 23, 2007 to May 2, 2010. Yani Tseng holds the second longest streak at 109 weeks. Third best is Lydia Ko’s current streak of 83 consecutive weeks starting from Oct. 26, 2015.
103 - Total number of weeks Lydia Ko has held the top spot. Two weeks shy of two full calendar years.
32 - Number of majors won by the nine players to hold the No. 1 spot. Annika Sorenstam won 10 major championships. Ai Miyazato is the only No. 1 player who hasn’t won a major in their career.
Quick hits
• Cristie Kerr became the second American to win on the LPGA Tour this year, as she posted a four-day total of 20-under 268 to break the LOTTE Championship tournament record for her 19th LPGA tournament title
• At the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, Kerr lost in a playoff, just missing out on becoming the first player to win twice in 2017
• With her win at the LOTTE Championship, Kerr earned $300,000 – moving her into fourth on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List – pushing her over $18 million in her career (she sits third on the LPGA Career Money List)
• In 16 starts at Stockton Seaview, Kerr has racked up a win (2004) and six additional top-25 finishes
• In her nine starts in 2017, Ryu has finished worse than T10 only once and she won the season’s first major at the ANA Inspiration for her second career major win and fourth career victory
• Ryu’s season scoring average of 68.44 is the top mark on Tour, and she needs $90,527 to be the first to top the $1 million in single season earnings mark
• In three starts at the Stockton Seaview, Ryu has one top-25 finish coming back in 2012
Quote of the day
“Yeah, there’s always good vibes, yeah. I’ve always loved this golf course. It suits my eye. You have to play well to win. I like coming back here.”
-Cristie Kerr on coming back to Stockton Seaview