Chella Choi (click to enlarge)
Chella Choi flirted with winning her first LPGA tournament when she led the 2013 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic after 3 rounds. She looked sensational in posting a 17-under through her first 54 holes. She would play well in the final round, with a 2-under 70 to push to 19-under overall. Ultimately, it was not enough as she finished tied for 4th. Perhaps that was just a preview of coming greatness. After the first round of a soggy 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship, Chella Choi holds the lead at 5-under. Chella named Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak as the person she most admires in her LPGA profile. Maybe she can do what Se Ri did in 1998, which is make her first LPGA win the LPGA Championship. It was the first of 2 Majors Se Ri would win her rookie year. Still, I have to say what I always say when I write about first round results. There is a lot of golf to play and a loooooooong way to go.
Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome (click to enlarge)
Two American players that I would love to see bounce back this week are Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lincicome. Their recent play has not been indicative of their talent level. To be fair, Morgan did get married and presumably, had other things occupying her focus. Also, she’s been fighting tendinitis. She says she’s fit now, so maybe we will see Morgan rebound the rest of the year. Brittany was fairly frank about her play when interviewed on the telecast. She has a confidence issue. According to Bam-Bam, she is going back to her old swing, freeing herself from all the rigmarole of the technical changes her new swing changes brought. She’s clearing her mind and just hitting it and going to find it. Well, whatever Morgan and Brittany did in round one, they should keep doing for the the next three rounds. Morgan is tied for 2nd with Jiyai Shin at 4-under, while Brittany is a shot back in solo 4th at 3-under. This is a really important week for both of them, not just for their overall games and confidence, but for Solheim Cup points. I’m on record as saying I think Morgan should be a Solheim captain’s pick regardless of where she finishes, based on her 7-2-2 record overall and even better 6-0-1 record the past two years in Solheim Cup play. However, neither player can depend on past reputation with captain Meg Mallon. Winning the 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship would probably punch a ticket to Solheim for one of them, though.
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INBEE PARK
AI MIYAZATO
STACY LEWIS
MORGAN PRESSEL
SE RI PAK
LEXI THOMPSON
JESSICA KORDA
PORNANONG PHATLUM
CATRIONA MATTHEW
ANNA NORDQVIST
AMY YANG
MOMOKO UEDA
AZAHARA MUNOZ
MIKA MIYAZATO
AYAKO UEHARA
LIZETTE SALAS
CAROLINE MASSON
CHELLA CHOI
JEONG JANG
MICHELLE WIE
KARRIE WEBB
SHANSHAN FENG
CRISTIE KERR
YANI TSENG
LYDIA KO
MITSUKI KATAHIRA
SUZANN PETTERSEN
MORIYA JUTANUGARN
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chella Choi | 67 | 8:21 am | – | – | -5 | F | -5 | 67 |
| T2 | Morgan Pressel | 68 | 12:58 pm | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| T2 | Jiyai Shin | 68 | 8:32 am | – | – | -4 | F | -4 | 68 |
| 4 | Brittany Lincicome | 69 | 12:58 pm | – | – | -3 | F | -3 | 69 |
| T5 | Jessica Korda | 70 | 1:20 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T5 | Se Ri Pak | 70 | 1:20 pm | – | – | -2 | F | -2 | 70 |
| T7 | Amy Yang | 71 | 12:25 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Catriona Matthew | 71 | 1:09 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 71 | 1:09 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 | 1:31 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 71 | 1:42 pm | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Ilhee Lee | 71 | 7:59 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 8:21 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | Chie Arimura | 71 | 9:16 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T7 | M.J. Hur | 71 | 9:27 am | – | – | -1 | F | -1 | 71 |
| T16 | Pornanong Phatlum | 72 | 1:09 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Inbee Park | 72 | 1:20 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Na Yeon Choi | 72 | 1:42 pm | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 7:48 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Suzann Pettersen | 72 | 7:59 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Jeong Jang | 72 | 8:10 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Yani Tseng | 72 | 8:10 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T16 | Eun-Hee Ji | 72 | 8:43 am | – | – | E | F | E | 72 |
| T24 | Vicky Hurst | 73 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Sun Young Yoo | 73 | 1:09 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 2:26 pm | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Danah Bordner | 73 | 7:26 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Jennie Lee | 73 | 7:26 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Haeji Kang | 73 | 8:32 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Nicole Castrale | 73 | 8:54 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T24 | Kristy McPherson | 73 | 9:27 am | – | – | +1 | F | +1 | 73 |
| T32 | Sandra Changkija | 74 | 12:25 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Amelia Lewis | 74 | 12:25 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Christina Kim | 74 | 12:36 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Jane Park | 74 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Caroline Masson | 74 | 12:58 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Stacy Lewis | 74 | 1:09 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Lorie Kane | 74 | 1:31 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Ai Miyazato | 74 | 1:31 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Lisa Grimes | 74 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Becky Morgan | 74 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Felicity Johnson | 74 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Lisa McCloskey | 74 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 74 | 7:59 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Shanshan Feng | 74 | 8:10 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Beatriz Recari | 74 | 8:21 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Hee Kyung Seo | 74 | 8:21 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T32 | Paola Moreno | 74 | 9:16 am | – | – | +2 | F | +2 | 74 |
| T49 | Moira Dunn | 75 | 12:25 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Ji Young Oh | 75 | 12:36 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Carlota Ciganda | 75 | 1:09 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Jennifer Johnson | 75 | 1:31 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Brittany Lang | 75 | 1:31 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Lizette Salas | 75 | 1:42 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Paz Echeverria | 75 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Mina Harigae | 75 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Sue Kim | 75 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Breanna Elliott | 75 | 7:15 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Danielle Kang | 75 | 7:15 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Reilley Rankin | 75 | 7:15 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Cristie Kerr | 75 | 8:10 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | I.K. Kim | 75 | 8:32 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Hee Young Park | 75 | 8:32 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Lauren Doughtie | 75 | 8:43 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Candie Kung | 75 | 8:43 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Alison Walshe | 75 | 8:43 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Laura Diaz | 75 | 8:54 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Amy Hung | 75 | 9:05 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Mi Hyang Lee | 75 | 9:05 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T49 | Nicole Smith | 75 | 9:27 am | – | – | +3 | F | +3 | 75 |
| T71 | Kathleen Ekey | 76 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Paige Mackenzie | 76 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Jill McGill | 76 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Ayako Uehara | 76 | 12:58 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Paula Creamer | 76 | 1:20 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Jennifer Rosales | 76 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 76 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Irene Cho | 76 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Jane Rah | 76 | 7:15 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Meena Lee | 76 | 7:26 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Michelle Wie | 76 | 7:37 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Maria Hjorth | 76 | 7:48 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Melissa Reid | 76 | 7:48 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | So Yeon Ryu | 76 | 7:59 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Karrie Webb | 76 | 7:59 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Giulia Sergas | 76 | 8:10 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Katie Futcher | 76 | 9:27 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T71 | Mariajo Uribe | 76 | 9:27 am | – | – | +4 | F | +4 | 76 |
| T89 | Sophie Gustafson | 77 | 1:20 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Mika Miyazato | 77 | 1:20 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Mo Martin | 77 | 1:42 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Jennifer Song | 77 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Stephanie Sherlock | 77 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Heather Bowie Young | 77 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Kayla Mortellaro | 77 | 7:15 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Silvia Cavalleri | 77 | 7:37 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Lydia Ko | 77 | 7:37 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Belen Mozo | 77 | 7:48 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Caroline Hedwall | 77 | 8:32 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Tiffany Joh | 77 | 9:05 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 77 | 9:16 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T89 | Lindsey Wright | 77 | 9:16 am | – | – | +5 | F | +5 | 77 |
| T103 | Lisa Ferrero | 78 | 12:58 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Karine Icher | 78 | 1:31 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Seon Hwa Lee | 78 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Marcy Hart | 78 | 2:04 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Katie Burnett | 78 | 2:26 pm | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Jacqui Concolino | 78 | 7:37 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Natalie Gulbis | 78 | 7:48 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Nicole Jeray | 78 | 7:48 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Jenny Shin | 78 | 8:10 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Juli Inkster | 78 | 8:21 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 78 | 8:32 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Austin Ernst | 78 | 8:43 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T103 | Christel Boeljon | 78 | 9:27 am | – | – | +6 | F | +6 | 78 |
| T116 | Karen Stupples | 79 | 12:36 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Pat Hurst | 79 | 1:42 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Azahara Munoz | 79 | 1:42 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Momoko Ueda | 79 | 1:53 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Daniela Iacobelli | 79 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Sandra Gal | 79 | 2:26 pm | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Dori Carter | 79 | 7:26 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Alena Sharp | 79 | 7:37 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Gerina Piller | 79 | 7:59 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 79 | 9:05 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Eunjung Yi | 79 | 9:05 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T116 | Jin Young Pak | 79 | 9:16 am | – | – | +7 | F | +7 | 79 |
| T128 | Wendy Ward | 80 | 12:36 pm | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T128 | Amanda Blumenherst | 80 | 2:26 pm | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T128 | Cindy LaCrosse | 80 | 7:26 am | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T128 | Sarah Kemp | 80 | 8:43 am | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T128 | Ryann O’Toole | 80 | 8:54 am | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T128 | Julieta Granada | 80 | 9:05 am | – | – | +8 | F | +8 | 80 |
| T134 | Sue Ginter | 81 | 12:47 pm | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 81 | 7:26 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Mitsuki Katahira | 81 | 7:37 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Jean Bartholomew | 81 | 8:54 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Mindy Kim | 81 | 8:54 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Kris Tamulis | 81 | 8:54 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T134 | Sydnee Michaels | 81 | 9:16 am | – | – | +9 | F | +9 | 81 |
| T141 | Stephanie Ferguson | 82 | 12:25 pm | – | – | +10 | F | +10 | 82 |
| T141 | Sara Maude Juneau | 82 | 12:25 pm | – | – | +10 | F | +10 | 82 |
| T141 | Meaghan Francella | 82 | 2:15 pm | – | – | +10 | F | +10 | 82 |
| 144 | Julia Boland | 83 | 12:58 pm | – | – | +11 | F | +11 | 83 |
| 145 | Veronica Felibert | 84 | 7:15 am | – | – | +12 | F | +12 | 84 |
| WD | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD |
| 146 | Hee-Won Han | 80 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 80 |
| 147 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 81 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 81 |
Fairways and Forehands 
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I guess I’ve been smiling for many hours now, but I was very happy for Morgan with the round she put in. Brittany has not done much this this year so it was nice to see her put up a good score also. If Morgan continues to hit fairways, there is no reason to think she can’t stay in the hunt through Sunday. I was surprised Lydia Ko struggled, but this is the first or second time she played in this. Ariya had her arm in a sling from some joking around earlier in the week. Thanks as usual for all the lovely pics of all the players, Nice job!
You’re welcome…definitely think Morgan can keep it going. Just hope all the players in contention can deal with the 36 hole Sunday marathon. If any of them have conditioning or nagging injuries…could be a factor. Really disappointed to hear that Ariya was hurt while engaging in horseplay with her sister. This should be a lesson to each of them that with so much at stake, they need to be careful.