Lexi Thompson (click to enlarge)
I don’t want to say too much too early in this tournament. In fact, I often refrain from posting about the LPGA until the weekend. So much can happen over four rounds that drawing conclusions from round 1 can be foolish. Still, one thing is crystal clear. Lexi Thompson loves Alabama. In fact, even before round 1, the good folks over at the LPGA put out a video titled Lexi likes Alabama.
Now, keep this in mind though as we look at the top of the leaderboard. One of our leaders is an LPGA Major winner. Here’s a hint. It’s not Lexi. Eun-Hee Ji is a 2-time LPGA winner, including the 2009 US Women’s Open. So while Lexi is the marquee name to most Americans, Eun-Hee Ji is not to be underestimated. Eun-Hee is big-time, for sure. But…then again, as I say…it’s only round 1. There’s lots of golf still to be played.
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CAROLINE MASSON
KARRIE WEBB
VICKY HURST
JESSICA KORDA
MICHELLE WIE
ANNA NORDQVIST
LAURA DIAZ
BROOKE PANCAKE
STACY LEWIS
HAEJI KANG
PERNILLA LINDBERG
ALISON WALSHE
DEWI CLAIRE SCHREEFEL
CHIE ARIMURA
EUN-HEE JI
BELEN MOZO
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lexi Thompson | 65 | 1:44 pm | – | – | -7 | F | -7 | 65 |
| T1 | Eun-Hee Ji | 65 | 9:17 am | – | – | -7 | F | -7 | 65 |
| 3 | Jessica Korda | 66 | 1:55 pm | – | – | -6 | F | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Chella Choi | 67 | 8:44 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Jennifer Johnson | 67 | 8:55 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Hee Young Park | 67 | 9:06 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Nicole Castrale | 67 | 9:17 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Mina Harigae | 67 | 9:17 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 67 | 9:17 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 67 | 9:17 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T11 | Nicole Jeray | 68 | 1:11 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Dori Carter | 68 | 1:22 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Vicky Hurst | 68 | 2:06 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Hee Kyung Seo | 68 | 2:06 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Amelia Lewis | 68 | 2:39 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Lauren Doughtie | 68 | 8:11 am | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Marcy Hart | 68 | 8:22 am | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Sandra Gal | 68 | 8:55 am | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T11 | Beatriz Recari | 68 | 8:55 am | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T20 | Kristy McPherson | 69 | 1:00 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 69 | 1:55 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Karrie Webb | 69 | 1:55 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 | 2:06 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Alison Walshe | 69 | 2:17 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 | 8:00 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Paz Echeverria | 69 | 8:11 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Lisa McCloskey | 69 | 8:11 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Nicole Smith | 69 | 8:11 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 69 | 8:33 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Pornanong Phatlum | 69 | 8:55 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Julieta Granada | 69 | 9:17 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T20 | Nicole Hage | 69 | 9:50 am | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T33 | Katie Futcher | 70 | 1:11 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Veronica Felibert | 70 | 1:22 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 70 | 1:22 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Pat Hurst | 70 | 1:44 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Stacy Lewis | 70 | 1:44 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Mo Martin | 70 | 1:44 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Jennifer Song | 70 | 2:39 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Jin Young Pak | 70 | 3:01 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Ryann O’Toole | 70 | 8:00 am | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Meena Lee | 70 | 8:22 am | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Christina Kim | 70 | 8:33 am | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Mariajo Uribe | 70 | 8:44 am | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T33 | Kim Welch | 70 | 9:39 am | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T46 | Jessica Shepley | 71 | 1:00 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Paige Mackenzie | 71 | 1:11 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Hanna Kang | 71 | 1:22 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Laura Diaz | 71 | 1:33 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 | 2:06 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Jenny Shin | 71 | 2:17 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Heather Bowie Young | 71 | 2:28 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Sarah Jane Smith | 71 | 2:28 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Marita Engzelius | 71 | 2:50 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Sue Kim | 71 | 2:50 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Seon Hwa Lee | 71 | 8:11 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Becky Morgan | 71 | 8:33 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Azahara Munoz | 71 | 8:44 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 8:44 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Mitsuki Katahira | 71 | 9:39 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Jennifer Rosales | 71 | 9:39 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T46 | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 | 10:01 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T63 | Moira Dunn | 72 | 1:00 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Meaghan Francella | 72 | 1:00 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Ji Young Oh | 72 | 1:11 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Lorie Kane | 72 | 2:06 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Hee-Won Han | 72 | 2:17 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Haeji Kang | 72 | 2:17 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Caroline Masson | 72 | 2:17 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Wendy Ward | 72 | 2:39 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Kris Tamulis | 72 | 3:01 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Silvia Cavalleri | 72 | 8:00 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Tiffany Joh | 72 | 8:11 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Sydnee Michaels | 72 | 8:33 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Brittany Lang | 72 | 8:55 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 72 | 9:06 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Jiyai Shin | 72 | 9:06 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Sara Maude Juneau | 72 | 9:39 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Chie Arimura | 72 | 9:50 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Frances Bondad | 72 | 9:50 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 72 | 10:01 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T63 | Stephanie Sherlock | 72 | 10:01 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T83 | Kelly Jacques | 73 | 1:00 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Taylore Karle | 73 | 1:22 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Victoria Tanco | 73 | 1:33 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Anna Nordqvist | 73 | 1:44 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Jane Park | 73 | 1:55 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Alejandra Llaneza | 73 | 2:28 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Jane Rah | 73 | 2:28 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Tessa Teachman | 73 | 2:28 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Karen Stupples | 73 | 2:39 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Danah Bordner | 73 | 2:50 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Min Seo Kwak | 73 | 8:00 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 73 | 8:00 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Katie Burnett | 73 | 8:33 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Karine Icher | 73 | 8:44 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Belen Mozo | 73 | 9:06 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Sun Young Yoo | 73 | 9:06 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Sandra Changkija | 73 | 9:28 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Amy Hung | 73 | 9:28 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Paola Moreno | 73 | 9:28 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Jiayun Li | 73 | 9:50 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Jennifer Gleason | 73 | 10:01 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T83 | Maria Hjorth | 73 | 10:01 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T105 | Perrine Delacour | 74 | 1:00 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Julia Boland | 74 | 1:33 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Michelle Wie | 74 | 1:33 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Amy Yang | 74 | 1:55 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Lindsey Wright | 74 | 2:06 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Felicity Johnson | 74 | 2:39 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Sarah Kemp | 74 | 2:50 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Irene Cho | 74 | 3:01 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Lisa Ferrero | 74 | 3:01 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Jordan Hardy | 74 | 3:01 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Haley Millsap | 74 | 8:22 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Reilley Rankin | 74 | 8:22 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T105 | Jeong Jang | 74 | 9:06 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Marina Alex | 75 | 1:11 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Brittany Lincicome | 75 | 1:55 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Sophie Gustafson | 75 | 2:17 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Sophia Sheridan | 75 | 2:50 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Alena Sharp | 75 | 3:01 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Mindy Kim | 75 | 8:00 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Esther Choe | 75 | 8:22 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 75 | 8:44 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Ilhee Lee | 75 | 8:55 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Jennie Lee | 75 | 9:28 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | M.J. Hur | 75 | 9:39 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T118 | Marina Stuetz | 75 | 9:39 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T130 | Austin Ernst | 76 | 1:22 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Brooke Pancake | 76 | 1:33 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Jacqui Concolino | 76 | 1:44 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Karlin Beck | 76 | 9:28 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Garrett Phillips | 76 | 10:01 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T135 | Victoria Elizabeth | 77 | 2:39 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T135 | Eunjung Yi | 77 | 2:50 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T135 | Hannah Yun | 77 | 8:22 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T135 | Kayla Mortellaro | 77 | 8:33 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T135 | Inhong Lim | 77 | 9:28 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T140 | Cydney Clanton | 78 | 1:33 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T140 | Cindy LaCrosse | 78 | 2:28 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T140 | Daniela Iacobelli | 78 | 9:50 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| 143 | Kathleen Ekey | 79 | 1:11 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| 144 | Beth Bader | 80 | 9:50 am | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
Fairways and Forehands 
Thanks BKB for you blog I and probably others don’t thank you enough.
I hope you don’t get discouraged and give up.
I wish you could over look the smart a#$ on MYLPGA and come back.
I rarely ever post but do check every now and then.
Thanks,NTB! I still read the myLPGA forum. One thing I have always maintained is my respect for the golf knowledge of its members. And there’s nothing wrong per se about a forum getting heated. That’s what a forum does. I just like to be laid back and positive about the ladies I write about. Sure, sometimes I might say something like “oh Caroline Wozniacki or Ana Ivanovic can’t lose a first round match to (fill in the blank). No excuses.” But with the WTA, LPGA, JLPGA, etc…I will not take personal shots at players or ever hate a player or make them a target of consistent ridicule or gloat at their misfortune. And the personal attacks between posters…ugh. But as I said, that’s what happens in forums. There are worse forums online than that. That’s why I created a safe haven for Wie fans at the Michelle Wie Central forum (which I also rarely ever post in anymore). I came really close to posting about the Salonpas Cup in the myLPGA forum, as it was the first Major of the JLPGA season. If Morgan Pressel had finished in the top 3 (or definitely if she had won), I probably would have posted.
Definitely some low rounds in the first round. Second round today – someone went all “Keegan Bradley” and wow, what a low round..!!
Good for Sydnee Michaels! On the one hand the lack of so many top players is disappointing. Then again, we get to see some players we don’t usually highlight or talk about have success. 🙂