Chella Choi (click to enlarge)
Oh my goodness! The ladies of the LPGA are torching the course at the 2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. In the 2nd round, Sydnee Michaels christened a new course record of 62. That lasted 24 hours as Anna Nordqvist, at times looking like she would threaten countrywoman Annika Sorenstam’s LPGA record 59, threw down a career best 61. Anna claims she hadn’t experienced a good putting day “in years”…probably a sign of frustration with her game. She sure had one on Saturday. She had a single little glitch, missing a four foot (or so) par putt that hooked the right edge of the hole and spun out left. Otherwise, it could have been even better. Who knows if her approach on 18 would have changed if she were sitting at 12-under for the round and needed one more birdie for 59. But it was not to be. Still, a 61 is the low round of Anna’s career by 3 shots. Here’s the problem, though. EVERYBODY seems to be pouring in birdies on the Crossings Course. Chella Choi leads with a 17-under overall. I’m a big Chella fan and would love to see her win her first LPGA tournament. The thing is, it’s such a shooting gallery out there that who knows if somebody else will go crazy low on Sunday. Oddly enough, Anna is the only player in the top 21 after the 3rd round with a round over par. By the time Chella tees off, she’ll probably be 3 or 4 shots back. I can’t wait to see who will step up in the final round. Maybe we’ll see another course record.
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CHELLA CHOI
ANNA NORDQVIST
JESSICA KORDA
CHIE ARIMURA
AZAHARA MUNOZ
SYDNEE MICHAELS
THIDAPA SUWANNAPURA
LEXI THOMPSON
PORNANONG PHATLUM
STACY LEWIS
KIM WELCH
KARRIE WEBB
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chella Choi | 67 | 66 | 66 | 2:41 pm | -6 | F | -17 | 199 |
| T2 | Anna Nordqvist | 73 | 66 | 61 | 2:41 pm | -11 | F | -16 | 200 |
| T2 | Jessica Korda | 66 | 65 | 69 | 2:33 pm | -3 | F | -16 | 200 |
| 4 | Karrie Webb | 69 | 63 | 69 | 2:33 pm | -3 | F | -15 | 201 |
| 5 | Jennifer Johnson | 67 | 70 | 65 | 2:25 pm | -7 | F | -14 | 202 |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | 70 | 70 | 63 | 2:25 pm | -9 | F | -13 | 203 |
| T6 | Sydnee Michaels | 72 | 62 | 69 | 2:17 pm | -3 | F | -13 | 203 |
| T8 | Eun-Hee Ji | 65 | 72 | 67 | 2:17 pm | -5 | F | -12 | 204 |
| T8 | Nicole Castrale | 67 | 69 | 68 | 2:09 pm | -4 | F | -12 | 204 |
| T8 | Lexi Thompson | 65 | 70 | 69 | 2:01 pm | -3 | F | -12 | 204 |
| T8 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 69 | 66 | 69 | 2:09 pm | -3 | F | -12 | 204 |
| T12 | Mariajo Uribe | 70 | 67 | 68 | 2:01 pm | -4 | F | -11 | 205 |
| T12 | Pornanong Phatlum | 69 | 65 | 71 | 1:45 pm | -1 | F | -11 | 205 |
| T14 | Meena Lee | 70 | 71 | 65 | 1:45 pm | -7 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Julieta Granada | 69 | 70 | 67 | 1:37 pm | -5 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Hee Young Park | 67 | 71 | 68 | 1:29 pm | -4 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Beatriz Recari | 68 | 70 | 68 | 1:29 pm | -4 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Jiyai Shin | 72 | 66 | 68 | 1:37 pm | -4 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Hee Kyung Seo | 68 | 68 | 70 | 1:21 pm | -2 | F | -10 | 206 |
| T14 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 67 | 67 | 72 | 1:21 pm | E | F | -10 | 206 |
| T21 | Alison Walshe | 69 | 72 | 66 | 1:13 pm | -6 | F | -9 | 207 |
| T21 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 69 | 69 | 69 | 1:13 pm | -3 | F | -9 | 207 |
| T21 | Jin Young Pak | 70 | 67 | 70 | 1:05 pm | -2 | F | -9 | 207 |
| T24 | Jane Park | 73 | 69 | 66 | 1:05 pm | -6 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Jenny Shin | 71 | 70 | 67 | 12:49 pm | -5 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Lorie Kane | 72 | 69 | 67 | 12:57 pm | -5 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Katie Burnett | 73 | 68 | 67 | 12:57 pm | -5 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Lisa McCloskey | 69 | 68 | 71 | 12:41 pm | -1 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Kim Welch | 70 | 67 | 71 | 12:49 pm | -1 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Becky Morgan | 71 | 65 | 72 | 12:41 pm | E | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Mina Harigae | 67 | 68 | 73 | 12:25 pm | +1 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T24 | Azahara Munoz | 71 | 64 | 73 | 12:25 pm | +1 | F | -8 | 208 |
| T33 | Chie Arimura | 72 | 72 | 65 | 12:17 pm | -7 | F | -7 | 209 |
| T33 | Mitsuki Katahira | 71 | 70 | 68 | 12:09 pm | -4 | F | -7 | 209 |
| T33 | Karine Icher | 73 | 68 | 68 | 12:17 pm | -4 | F | -7 | 209 |
| T33 | Jennifer Rosales | 71 | 68 | 70 | 12:09 pm | -2 | F | -7 | 209 |
| T37 | Veronica Felibert | 70 | 73 | 67 | 12:01 pm | -5 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Sun Young Yoo | 73 | 69 | 68 | 12:01 pm | -4 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Dori Carter | 68 | 72 | 70 | 11:53 am | -2 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Kristy McPherson | 69 | 71 | 70 | 11:53 am | -2 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Amelia Lewis | 68 | 71 | 71 | 11:37 am | -1 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Mo Martin | 70 | 69 | 71 | 11:45 am | -1 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 68 | 71 | 11:45 am | -1 | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Nicole Smith | 69 | 69 | 72 | 11:29 am | E | F | -6 | 210 |
| T37 | Sue Kim | 71 | 67 | 72 | 11:37 am | E | F | -6 | 210 |
| T46 | Paige Mackenzie | 71 | 73 | 67 | 11:21 am | -5 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Tiffany Joh | 72 | 72 | 67 | 11:29 am | -5 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Katie Futcher | 70 | 72 | 69 | 11:13 am | -3 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Heather Bowie Young | 71 | 71 | 69 | 11:13 am | -3 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Wendy Ward | 72 | 70 | 69 | 11:21 am | -3 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 | 71 | 71 | 11:05 am | -1 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 72 | 68 | 71 | 11:05 am | -1 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Moira Dunn | 72 | 67 | 72 | 10:57 am | E | F | -5 | 211 |
| T46 | Paz Echeverria | 69 | 67 | 75 | 10:57 am | +3 | F | -5 | 211 |
| T55 | Sandra Changkija | 73 | 70 | 69 | 10:49 am | -3 | F | -4 | 212 |
| T55 | Nicole Hage | 69 | 73 | 70 | 10:49 am | -2 | F | -4 | 212 |
| T55 | Laura Diaz | 71 | 69 | 72 | 10:41 am | E | F | -4 | 212 |
| T55 | Sarah Jane Smith | 71 | 69 | 72 | 10:25 am | E | F | -4 | 212 |
| T55 | Amy Yang | 74 | 66 | 72 | 10:41 am | E | F | -4 | 212 |
| T55 | Lauren Doughtie | 68 | 71 | 73 | 10:25 am | +1 | F | -4 | 212 |
| T61 | Sandra Gal | 68 | 76 | 69 | 10:17 am | -3 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Kris Tamulis | 72 | 72 | 69 | 10:17 am | -3 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Christina Kim | 70 | 73 | 70 | 10:09 am | -2 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Jennifer Song | 70 | 73 | 70 | 10:09 am | -2 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 67 | 74 | 72 | 10:01 am | E | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Vicky Hurst | 68 | 72 | 73 | 9:53 am | +1 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T61 | Nicole Jeray | 68 | 72 | 73 | 10:01 am | +1 | F | -3 | 213 |
| T68 | Jessica Shepley | 71 | 73 | 70 | 9:53 am | -2 | F | -2 | 214 |
| T68 | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 | 71 | 72 | 9:45 am | E | F | -2 | 214 |
| T68 | Seon Hwa Lee | 71 | 70 | 73 | 9:45 am | +1 | F | -2 | 214 |
| T71 | Maria Hjorth | 73 | 71 | 71 | 9:29 am | -1 | F | -1 | 215 |
| T71 | Reilley Rankin | 74 | 70 | 71 | 9:37 am | -1 | F | -1 | 215 |
| T71 | Lisa Ferrero | 74 | 70 | 71 | 9:37 am | -1 | F | -1 | 215 |
| T71 | Ryann O’Toole | 70 | 73 | 72 | 9:29 am | E | F | -1 | 215 |
| T71 | Brittany Lang | 72 | 70 | 73 | 9:21 am | +1 | F | -1 | 215 |
| T71 | Ji Young Oh | 72 | 70 | 73 | 9:21 am | +1 | F | -1 | 215 |
| T77 | Pat Hurst | 70 | 72 | 74 | 9:13 am | +2 | F | E | 216 |
| T77 | Marcy Hart | 68 | 72 | 76 | 9:13 am | +4 | F | E | 216 |
| 79 | Silvia Cavalleri | 72 | 72 | 73 | 9:05 am | +1 | F | +1 | 217 |
| 80 | Belen Mozo | 73 | 71 | 74 | 9:05 am | +2 | F | +2 | 218 |
| T81 | Marina Alex | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Danah Bordner | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Sophie Gustafson | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Jeong Jang | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Haeji Kang | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Ilhee Lee | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Jennie Lee | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Brittany Lincicome | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Paola Moreno | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T81 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T94 | Frances Bondad | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Austin Ernst | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Hee-Won Han | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Amy Hung | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Felicity Johnson | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Sara Maude Juneau | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Hanna Kang | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Caroline Masson | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T94 | Tessa Teachman | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T104 | Jacqui Concolino | 76 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 70 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Mindy Kim | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Jiayun Li | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Garrett Phillips | 76 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Jane Rah | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Stephanie Sherlock | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T104 | Karen Stupples | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T112 | Irene Cho | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Cydney Clanton | 78 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Meaghan Francella | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Jennifer Gleason | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Daniela Iacobelli | 78 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Taylore Karle | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Alejandra Llaneza | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Haley Millsap | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Brooke Pancake | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Sophia Sheridan | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Marina Stuetz | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T123 | Kathleen Ekey | 79 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Marita Engzelius | 71 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | M.J. Hur | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Kelly Jacques | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Alena Sharp | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Victoria Tanco | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Michelle Wie | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T123 | Eunjung Yi | 77 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T131 | Jordan Hardy | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T131 | Sarah Kemp | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T131 | Min Seo Kwak | 73 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T131 | Inhong Lim | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T131 | Kayla Mortellaro | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T131 | Lindsey Wright | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T137 | Julia Boland | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T137 | Perrine Delacour | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T137 | Victoria Elizabeth | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T140 | Esther Choe | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T140 | Hannah Yun | 77 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| 142 | Karlin Beck | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| 143 | Cindy LaCrosse | 78 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 157 |
| 144 | Beth Bader | 80 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 158 |
Fairways and Forehands 
First time I have heard of Kim Welch She looks very fit.