Na Yeon Choi Leads 2011 CME Titleholders After Round 1

Na Yeon Choi

5-time LPGA winner Na Yeon Choi fired 7 birdies against 1 bogey to lead the 2011 CME Titleholders by 1 shot over Morgan Pressel and Karrie Webb after round 1. Unfortunately, the 2011 Sime Darby winner had that lone bogey on her final hole to mar an otherwise brilliant round. She hit a beautiful approach shot to set up an easy birdie on the par 5 15th and an excellent 10 foot birdie on 17. Her one yip was a complete misread on a birdie putt attempt that finished 6 feet left of the hole on 18. NYC went from potential birdie on 18 to bogey with a missed par putt.

Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng started her quest for her 8th LPGA win of the year, and 13th LPGA win overall, with a solid 2-under par 70. Although that “only” puts her in 13th overall, it’s only the 1st round. With her ability to go low she can vault to the top very quickly. She leads the tour coming into CME Titleholders with 40 rounds in the 60s so she’s always a threat to make a huge jump.

Lexi Thompson

Also have to give some credit to Lexi Thompson. She had a birdie on 2, but then triple bogeyed 3 to go to 2-over in a hurry. She stayed mentally tough and fought back with birdies on 8, 11 and 13 to get back in red numbers at 1-under. Na Yeon Choi. Yani Tseng. Lexi Thompson. All names you should see atop many LPGA leaderboards in 2012 and beyond.

Hee Kyung Seo

While it’s well known that Yani Tseng wrapped up Player of the Year for 2011 several tournaments ago, Hee Kyung also has wrapped up a year-end award. Hee Kyung is the 2011 Rookie of the Year. The 2009 KLPGA Player of the Year earned her LPGA Tour Card by winning the 2010 Kia Classic as a non-member. Her ROY win solidifies her place on tour. Congratulations, Hee Kyung!

NA YEON CHOI

YANI TSENG

LEXI THOMPSON

MICHELLE WIE

KARRIE WEBB

AI MIYAZATO

BELEN MOZO

BRITTANY LANG

BRITTANY LINCICOME

CRISTIE KERR

PAULA CREAMER

ANNA NORDQVIST

TIFFANY JOH

VICKY HURST

SANDRA GAL

MI HYUN KIM

PORNANONG PHATLUM

WENDY WARD

AZAHARA MUNOZ

MIKA MIYAZATO

CHRISTINA KIM

MEENA LEE

POS

START

CNTRY

PLAYER

TO PAR

THRU

TODAY

R1

R2

R3

R4

TOTAL

1

1

CHOI, Na Yeon

-6

10:42 AM

66

66

T2

T2

PRESSEL, Morgan

-5

10:42 AM

67

67

T2

T2

WEBB, Karrie

-5

10:34 AM

67

67

T4

T4

HJORTH, Maria

-4

10:34 AM

68

68

T4

T4

KERR, Cristie

-4

10:26 AM

68

68

T6

T6

GAL, Sandra

-3

10:26 AM

69

69

T6

T6

KIM, Mi Hyun

-3

10:18 AM

69

69

T6

T6

SCHREEFEL, Dewi Claire

-3

10:18 AM

69

69

T6

T6

KUNG, Candie

-3

10:10 AM

69

69

T6

T6

MUNOZ, Azahara

-3

10:10 AM

69

69

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T6

T6

CREAMER, Paula

-3

10:02 AM

69

69

T6

T6

NORDQVIST, Anna

-3

10:02 AM

69

69

T13

T13

HURST, Pat

-2

9:54 AM

70

70

T13

T13

RECARI, Beatriz

-2

9:54 AM

70

70

T13

T13

BLUMENHERST, Amanda

-2

9:46 AM

70

70

T13

T13

HUNG, Amy

-2

9:46 AM

70

70

T13

T13

LINCICOME, Brittany

-2

9:38 AM

70

70

T13

T13

WARD, Wendy

-2

9:38 AM

70

70

T13

T13

TSENG, Yani

-2

9:30 AM

70

70

T20

T20

PARK, Hee Young

-1

9:30 AM

71

71

T20

T20

MIYAZATO, Mika

-1

9:22 AM

71

71

T20

T20

STUPPLES, Karen

-1

9:22 AM

71

71

T20

T20

KIM, Mindy

-1

9:14 AM

71

71

T20

T20

THOMPSON, Lexi

-1

9:14 AM

71

71

T20

T20

MIYAZATO, Ai

-1

9:06 AM

71

71

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T20

T20

STANFORD, Angela

-1

9:06 AM

71

71

T20

T20

WIE, Michelle

-1

8:58 AM

71

71

T28

T28

PAK, Se Ri

E

9:14 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

LEE, Meena

E

9:06 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

YANG, Amy

E

9:06 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

HEDWALL, Caroline

E

8:58 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

SHIN, Jenny

E

8:58 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

WALSHE, Alison

E

8:58 AM

72

72

T28

T28

HAN, Hee-Won

E

8:50 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

HARIGAE, Mina

E

8:50 AM*

72

72

T28

T28

KANG, Jimin

E

8:50 AM

72

72

T28

T28

KIM, I.K.

E

8:50 AM

72

72

T38

T38

FUTCHER, Katie

+1

9:46 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

PETTERSEN, Suzann

+1

9:46 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

GUSTAFSON, Sophie

+1

9:38 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

JOHNSON, Jennifer

+1

9:38 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

KIM, Christina

+1

9:30 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

MOZO, Belen

+1

9:30 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

CHOI, Chella

+1

9:22 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

SEO, Hee Kyung

+1

9:22 AM*

73

73

T38

T38

GULBIS, Natalie

+1

9:14 AM*

73

73

T47

T47

LANG, Brittany

+2

9:54 AM*

74

74

T47

T47

PHATLUM, Pornanong

+2

9:54 AM*

74

74

T49

T49

JOH, Tiffany

+3

10:10 AM*

75

75

T49

T49

SERGAS, Giulia

+3

10:10 AM*

75

75

T49

T49

HURST, Vicky

+3

10:02 AM*

75

75

T49

T49

MACKENZIE, Paige

+3

10:02 AM*

75

75

T53

T53

BOELJON, Christel

+4

10:18 AM*

76

76

T53

T53

MATTHEW, Catriona

+4

10:18 AM*

76

76

55

55

LEWIS, Stacy

+5

10:26 AM*

77

77

T56

T56

GRANADA, Julieta

+6

10:34 AM*

78

78

T56

T56

O’TOOLE, Ryann

+6

10:26 AM*

78

78

58

58

YOO, Sun Young

+8

10:34 AM*

80

80

59

59

KIM, Song-Hee

+9

10:42 AM*

81

81