Inbee Park (click to enlarge)
Inbee Park battled the wind as much as her fellow competitors (she said she was playing a club and a half for breeze) to take the lead at the midway point of the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship at 7-under. The first Major of the year has a long way to go before crowning a winner, but this could be yet another showcase to get Queen Bee some more media attention. She went down to the wire with Stacy Lewis for LPGA Player of the Year in 2012. She owns a US Women’s Open title. She has a title already this year, won in Thailand (when Ariya Jutanugarn triple bogeyed the final hole). Still, for all of that I don’t think she receives the same regard as being a rising superstar in the game. Like I said, there a long way to go before this tournament has a champion this year. Should that champion turn out to be Inbee Park, that would make her a multiple LPGA Major winner. She should get a lot more love from the media if that happens. I hope.
Pornanong Phatlum (click to enlarge)
These are by no means the most important themes, they are just some of the things I will watch closely this weekend as a fan of specific players. I am always happy to see the Thai players perform well so Pornanong Phatlum being tied for 5th is terrific, as is Moriya Jutanugarn tied for 12th. Certainly if Moriya can climb into the top 10, it would greatly help her Rookie of the Year campaign. I am also looking at Se Ri Pak tied for 8th and pull greatly for her to win KNC to complete the career Grand Slam. Se Ri currently holds 5 Majors; 3 LPGA Championships, 1 British Open and her signature US Women Open win. I also liked seeing Michelle Wie playing much better. Yes, her round was a roller coaster ride of 6 birdies and 4 bogeys, but the end result is 2-under and tied for 12th, which is a good sign for her.
PICS ARE FROM BOTH SECOND AND FIRST ROUNDS
ALL PICS CLICK TO ENLARGE
JODY EWART SHADOFF
first round
PAULA CREAMER
second round
first round
PORNANONG PHATLUM
second round
AI MIYAZATO
second round
first round
MORGAN PRESSEL
second round
ANGELA STANFORD
second round
first round
SANDRA GAL
second round
first round
HEE KYUNG SEO
second round
first round
HAEJI KANG
second round
first round
AMY YANG
second round
first round
MOMOKO UEDA
second round
first round
MIKA MIYAZATO
second round
first round
INBEE PARK
second round
first round
ANNA NORDQVIST
second round
first round
LIZETTE SALAS
second round
NATALIE GULBIS
second round
NA YEON CHOI
second round
first round
SE RI PAK
second round
first round
MICHELLE WIE
second round
first round
GIULIA SERGAS
SUZANN PETTERSEN
second round
first round
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | 70 | 67 | 4:24 pm | – | – | F | -7 | 137 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas | 70 | 68 | 4:24 pm | – | – | F | -6 | 138 |
| T3 | Caroline Hedwall | 71 | 68 | 4:15 pm | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T3 | Giulia Sergas | 70 | 69 | 4:15 pm | – | – | F | -5 | 139 |
| T5 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 68 | 72 | 3:57 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T5 | Hee Young Park | 70 | 70 | 4:06 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T5 | Pornanong Phatlum | 71 | 69 | 4:06 pm | – | – | F | -4 | 140 |
| T8 | Anna Nordqvist | 69 | 72 | 3:31 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T8 | Haeji Kang | 72 | 69 | 3:40 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T8 | Jiyai Shin | 70 | 71 | 3:40 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T8 | Se Ri Pak | 72 | 69 | 3:57 pm | – | – | F | -3 | 141 |
| T12 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 70 | 72 | 2:55 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Amy Yang | 69 | 73 | 2:55 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Cristie Kerr | 71 | 71 | 3:04 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Jessica Korda | 70 | 72 | 3:04 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Hee Kyung Seo | 72 | 70 | 3:13 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Michelle Wie | 72 | 70 | 3:13 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Paula Creamer | 74 | 68 | 3:22 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Karine Icher | 72 | 70 | 3:22 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T12 | Ai Miyazato | 74 | 68 | 3:31 pm | – | – | F | -2 | 142 |
| T21 | Na Yeon Choi | 68 | 75 | 2:19 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Jane Park | 70 | 73 | 2:28 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 | 75 | 2:28 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Jacqui Concolino | 70 | 73 | 2:37 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Caroline Masson | 70 | 73 | 2:37 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Jennifer Johnson | 72 | 71 | 2:46 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T21 | Karrie Webb | 72 | 71 | 2:46 pm | – | – | F | -1 | 143 |
| T28 | Angela Stanford | 70 | 74 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Camilla Hedberg | 72 | 72 | 1:44 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 72 | 1:44 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Eun-Hee Ji | 73 | 71 | 1:53 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Ayako Uehara | 72 | 72 | 1:53 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Stacy Lewis | 73 | 71 | 2:10 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | Gerina Piller | 73 | 71 | 2:10 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T28 | So Yeon Ryu | 73 | 71 | 2:19 pm | – | – | F | E | 144 |
| T36 | Alison Walshe | 71 | 74 | 1:08 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T36 | Cindy LaCrosse | 72 | 73 | 1:17 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T36 | Catriona Matthew | 72 | 73 | 1:17 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T36 | Karen Stupples | 73 | 72 | 1:26 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T36 | Momoko Ueda | 74 | 71 | 1:26 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T36 | Beatriz Recari | 75 | 70 | 1:35 pm | – | – | F | +1 | 145 |
| T42 | Ashlan Ramsey | 71 | 75 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Mina Harigae | 72 | 74 | 12:32 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Karin Sjodin | 72 | 74 | 12:32 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Lydia Ko | 72 | 74 | 12:41 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Stephanie Meadow | 73 | 73 | 12:41 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Natalie Gulbis | 74 | 72 | 12:50 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Belen Mozo | 74 | 72 | 12:50 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Sophie Gustafson | 74 | 72 | 12:59 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Jee Young Lee | 76 | 70 | 12:59 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T42 | Julieta Granada | 77 | 69 | 1:08 pm | – | – | F | +2 | 146 |
| T52 | Morgan Pressel | 72 | 75 | 11:48 am | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Yani Tseng | 72 | 75 | 11:48 am | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Pernilla Lindberg | 72 | 75 | 11:57 am | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Paige Mackenzie | 72 | 75 | 11:57 am | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Christel Boeljon | 74 | 73 | 12:06 pm | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Chella Choi | 75 | 72 | 12:06 pm | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T52 | Candie Kung | 75 | 72 | 12:15 pm | – | – | F | +3 | 147 |
| T59 | Ha-Neul Kim | 73 | 75 | 11:12 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Mariajo Uribe | 72 | 76 | 11:12 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | I.K. Kim | 75 | 73 | 11:21 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Angel Yin | 73 | 75 | 11:21 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Carlota Ciganda | 76 | 72 | 11:30 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Mika Miyazato | 76 | 72 | 11:30 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Meena Lee | 76 | 72 | 11:39 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T59 | Lexi Thompson | 76 | 72 | 11:39 am | – | – | F | +4 | 148 |
| T67 | Lindsey Wright | 74 | 75 | 10:40 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Hee-Won Han | 74 | 75 | 10:45 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Vicky Hurst | 75 | 74 | 10:45 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Maria Hjorth | 75 | 74 | 10:54 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Jenny Shin | 75 | 74 | 10:54 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Shanshan Feng | 78 | 71 | 11:03 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T67 | Mo Martin | 78 | 71 | 11:03 am | – | – | F | +5 | 149 |
| T74 | Chie Arimura | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Lindy Duncan | 81 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Austin Ernst | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Veronica Felibert | 73 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Danielle Kang | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Jennie Lee | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Seon Hwa Lee | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Sydnee Michaels | 78 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Azahara Munoz | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T74 | Jennifer Song | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T85 | Nicole Castrale | 79 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Doris Chen | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Louise Friberg | 71 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Yoon-Kyung Heo | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Juli Inkster | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Brittany Lang | 80 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Brittany Lincicome | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T85 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 79 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T93 | Helen Alfredsson | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T93 | Sandra Gal | 78 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T93 | Pat Hurst | 74 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T93 | Mindy Kim | 76 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T93 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 72 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T98 | Katie Futcher | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T98 | M.J. Hur | 81 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T98 | Jimin Kang | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T98 | Becky Morgan | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T98 | Sun Young Yoo | 77 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| 103 | Georgia Hall | 79 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 |
| 104 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 82 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 156 |
| T105 | Amanda Blumenherst | 79 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 157 |
| T105 | Ilhee Lee | 76 | 81 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 157 |
| 107 | Ji Young Oh | 74 | 84 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 158 |
| 108 | Amy Alcott | 81 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 161 |
| 109 | Isabelle Lendl | 84 | 89 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 173 |
| 110 | Eunjung Yi | 81 | 37 | WD | WD | – | – | – | 118 |
| 111 | Jeong Jang | 80 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 80 |
Fairways and Forehands 