Jee Young Lee (click to enlarge)
A few years ago…well, maybe slightly more than a few…I thought Jee Young Lee would be the next big thing. She burst onto the scene by winning the 2005 CJ Nine Bridges Classic as a non-LPGA member in her native South Korea. With the win, she won automatic membership on the American tour. Jee Young could really crush it. Even watching on television, you could hear people in the gallery gasp when Jee Young hit a powerful shot. But after a great start on tour, where between the 2006 LPGA Championship and 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship she finished in the Top 25 of 12 straight Majors, including 4 Top 10s and a runner-up finish at the 2007 Women’s British Open, her game slipped. Unfortunately, she has now missed the cut in the last 6 LPGA Majors she has played. Maybe she is coming around now. I hope so. After the 2nd round of the 2013 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, she leads at 15-under, following a brilliant 8-under 64 in the 2nd round. Her clean 8-birdie, no bogey round is a reminder of the potential she once showed. Still, a lot can happen over the next two days, so it’s not over. 1st round leader Ai Miyazato is only 1 shot back and reigning Player of the Year Stacy Lewis is in striking distance. But whether she wins the tournament or not, I hope her showing through the first 36 holes is a sign that Jee Young Lee is back to being the player she once was.
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JEE YOUNG LEE
AI MIYAZATO
ANNA NORDQVIST
STACY LEWIS
with Yani Tseng and Paula Creamer
hugging Paula Creamer
HEE YOUNG PARK
CRISTIE KERR
SARA-MAUDE JUNEAU
AYAKO UEHARA
MARIAJO URIBE
DORI CARTER
MICHELLE WIE
CHIE ARIMURA
BELEN MOZO
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jee Young Lee | 65 | 64 | 1:55 pm | – | – | F | -15 | 129 |
| 2 | Ai Miyazato | 63 | 67 | 1:55 pm | – | – | F | -14 | 130 |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | 68 | 65 | 1:55 pm | – | – | F | -11 | 133 |
| T4 | Candie Kung | 66 | 69 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | -9 | 135 |
| T4 | Gerina Piller | 66 | 69 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | -9 | 135 |
| T4 | Danielle Kang | 68 | 67 | 1:45 pm | – | – | F | -9 | 135 |
| T4 | Lindsey Wright | 68 | 67 | 1:45 pm | – | – | F | -9 | 135 |
| T4 | Amy Yang | 68 | 67 | 1:45 pm | – | – | F | -9 | 135 |
| T9 | Sandra Gal | 67 | 69 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -8 | 136 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 71 | 65 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -8 | 136 |
| T9 | I.K. Kim | 69 | 67 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -8 | 136 |
| T9 | Anna Nordqvist | 70 | 66 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -8 | 136 |
| T9 | Daniela Iacobelli | 71 | 65 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | -8 | 136 |
| T14 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 67 | 70 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Hee-Won Han | 69 | 68 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Jimin Kang | 68 | 69 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Jiyai Shin | 67 | 70 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Cindy LaCrosse | 69 | 68 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Lizette Salas | 69 | 68 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 69 | 68 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Jessica Korda | 70 | 67 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T14 | Sydnee Michaels | 70 | 67 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| T23 | Brittany Lang | 66 | 72 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Juli Inkster | 68 | 70 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Eun-Hee Ji | 68 | 70 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Angela Stanford | 68 | 70 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Veronica Felibert | 69 | 69 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Mina Harigae | 70 | 68 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Giulia Sergas | 69 | 69 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Nicole Castrale | 71 | 67 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 70 | 68 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Jennie Lee | 71 | 67 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Heather Bowie Young | 72 | 66 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T23 | Pernilla Lindberg | 72 | 66 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T35 | Paula Creamer | 69 | 70 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T35 | Mo Martin | 69 | 70 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T35 | Karine Icher | 71 | 68 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T35 | Karrie Webb | 70 | 69 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T39 | Silvia Cavalleri | 70 | 70 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Belen Mozo | 74 | 66 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Hee Young Park | 71 | 69 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Beatriz Recari | 70 | 70 | 11:55 am | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Jacqui Concolino | 70 | 70 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Caroline Hedwall | 70 | 70 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Karen Stupples | 70 | 70 | 12:05 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Lauren Doughtie | 69 | 71 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Paige Mackenzie | 70 | 70 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Inbee Park | 69 | 71 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T39 | Pornanong Phatlum | 66 | 74 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T50 | Maria Hjorth | 72 | 69 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Sarah Kemp | 72 | 69 | 12:25 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Jennifer Johnson | 70 | 71 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Ryann O’Toole | 70 | 71 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Hee Kyung Seo | 71 | 70 | 12:35 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Julieta Granada | 69 | 72 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Azahara Munoz | 69 | 72 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 | 72 | 12:45 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 | 72 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T50 | Lexi Thompson | 67 | 74 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T60 | Christel Boeljon | 75 | 67 | 12:55 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Moira Dunn | 72 | 70 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Katie Futcher | 73 | 69 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 | 70 | 1:05 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Chie Arimura | 71 | 71 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Meaghan Francella | 71 | 71 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Seon Hwa Lee | 72 | 70 | 1:15 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Austin Ernst | 70 | 72 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 71 | 71 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Brooke Pancake | 71 | 71 | 1:25 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Ilhee Lee | 69 | 73 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Yani Tseng | 70 | 72 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Jennifer Gleason | 68 | 74 | 1:45 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T60 | Kris Tamulis | 68 | 74 | 1:45 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| WD | Esther Choe | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD |
| T74 | Chella Choi | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Lorie Kane | 73 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Kristy McPherson | 69 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Jennifer Rosales | 73 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Jenny Shin | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Jaclyn Sweeney | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T74 | Kim Welch | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 143 |
| T82 | Vicky Hurst | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Felicity Johnson | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Amelia Lewis | 70 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Paola Moreno | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Becky Morgan | 75 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Suzann Pettersen | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Morgan Pressel | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Stephanie Sherlock | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Nicole Smith | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Jennifer Song | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T82 | Alison Walshe | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T94 | Karlin Beck | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Laura Diaz | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Jeong Jang | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Haeji Kang | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Caroline Masson | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Lisa McCloskey | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Jane Park | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Karin Sjodin | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Ayako Uehara | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Mariajo Uribe | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T105 | Mindy Kim | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T105 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T105 | Jane Rah | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T105 | Michelle Wie | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T109 | Laura Davies | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Victoria Elizabeth | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Pat Hurst | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Sara Maude Juneau | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Giulia Molinaro | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Kayla Mortellaro | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Marina Stuetz | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T109 | Sun Young Yoo | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T117 | Julia Boland | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T117 | Sophie Gustafson | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T117 | Amy Hung | 70 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T117 | Meena Lee | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T117 | Brittany Lincicome | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T122 | Amanda Blumenherst | 71 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T122 | M.J. Hur | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T122 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 77 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T122 | Wendy Ward | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T126 | Dori Carter | 79 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T126 | Carlota Ciganda | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T126 | Nicole Jeray | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| 129 | Jin Young Pak | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| 130 | Kathleen Ekey | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| 131 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 81 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 |
