Beatriz Recari (click to enlarge)
It was an outstanding final group at the 2013 Marathon Classic coming down the stretch on the back 9. Lexi Thompson won a Kia Cadenza with a hole in one on the 14th hole. Showcasing a dazzling display of her ability to crush the ball off the tee, Lexi gave herself two more chances at eagle on 17 and 18, although she would settle for birdie. One of the tour’s brightest stars, Paula Creamer, fired a bogey free 4-under 67 in pursuit of her first win since the 2010 US Women’s Open. Furthermore, as well as she played…and 16-under is very well played…it could have been even better. The Pink Panther left a few shots out there. When the dust settled, however, it was Beatriz Recari standing alone atop the leaderboard at 17-under. Beatriz is emerging as a force on the LPGA tour, with her 2nd win of the season (3rd win overall). It’s her 5th top 10 of the year, moving her to 6th on the money list.
Beatriz Recari (click to enlarge)
Although Lexi clearly had the shot of the day with her new car winning ace on 14, to me the most important shot was Recari’s long birdie putt on 16. Paula was set up for a short birdie putt with a chance to make up that crucial 1 shot deficit. Beatriz would not concede the lead, bombing in a 25 foot birdie putt of her own to get her to 17-under, which held up for the win. It was a terrific performance and victory for Beatriz, made all the more impressive by the fact that the crowd was clearly pulling for Paula. I would describe the applause for Beatriz as polite, not enthusiastic as it was for the Pink Panther. Nevertheless, Recari did what she had to do. It was a great battle between the two LPGA stars. With Solheim coming up, maybe we’ll get to see them matched against each other again.
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BEATRIZ RECARI
PAULA CREAMER
LEXI THOMPSON
ANGELA STANFORD
JODI EWART SHADOFF
JACQUI CONCOLINO
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Total | Strokes | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatriz Recari | 69 | 65 | 67 | 66 | -5 | -17 | 267 | $195,000 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | -4 | -16 | 268 | $120,655 |
| T3 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | -5 | -13 | 271 | $77,618 |
| T3 | Lexi Thompson | 66 | 71 | 67 | 67 | -4 | -13 | 271 | $77,618 |
| T5 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 72 | 64 | 67 | -4 | -10 | 274 | $49,544 |
| T5 | Jacqui Concolino | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | -1 | -10 | 274 | $49,544 |
| T7 | Stacy Lewis | 70 | 72 | 69 | 64 | -7 | -9 | 275 | $31,543 |
| T7 | Meena Lee | 70 | 73 | 70 | 62 | -9 | -9 | 275 | $31,543 |
| T7 | Lydia Ko | 69 | 67 | 71 | 68 | -3 | -9 | 275 | – |
| T7 | Chie Arimura | 69 | 67 | 68 | 71 | E | -9 | 275 | $31,543 |
| T7 | Jennifer Johnson | 73 | 66 | 66 | 70 | -1 | -9 | 275 | $31,543 |
| T12 | Se Ri Pak | 69 | 74 | 67 | 66 | -5 | -8 | 276 | $22,476 |
| T12 | Haeji Kang | 67 | 71 | 71 | 67 | -4 | -8 | 276 | $22,476 |
| T12 | Brittany Lang | 68 | 72 | 68 | 68 | -3 | -8 | 276 | $22,476 |
| T12 | So Yeon Ryu | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | -2 | -8 | 276 | $22,476 |
| T16 | I.K. Kim | 70 | 69 | 70 | 68 | -3 | -7 | 277 | $18,144 |
| T16 | Mo Martin | 68 | 70 | 68 | 71 | E | -7 | 277 | $18,144 |
| T16 | Chella Choi | 68 | 71 | 66 | 72 | +1 | -7 | 277 | $18,144 |
| T19 | Amelia Lewis | 74 | 68 | 68 | 68 | -3 | -6 | 278 | $15,220 |
| T19 | Danah Bordner | 73 | 70 | 66 | 69 | -2 | -6 | 278 | $15,220 |
| T19 | Ayako Uehara | 68 | 72 | 68 | 70 | -1 | -6 | 278 | $15,220 |
| T19 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 69 | 71 | 67 | 71 | E | -6 | 278 | $15,220 |
| T19 | Hee Young Park | 71 | 68 | 67 | 72 | +1 | -6 | 278 | $15,220 |
| T24 | Kristy McPherson | 73 | 71 | 68 | 67 | -4 | -5 | 279 | $13,102 |
| T24 | Cindy LaCrosse | 71 | 68 | 69 | 71 | E | -5 | 279 | $13,102 |
| T24 | Heather Bowie Young | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | +1 | -5 | 279 | $13,102 |
| T27 | Candie Kung | 71 | 69 | 70 | 70 | -1 | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T27 | Moira Dunn | 73 | 67 | 72 | 68 | -3 | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T27 | Mika Miyazato | 70 | 70 | 72 | 68 | -3 | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T27 | Brooke Pancake | 71 | 72 | 66 | 71 | E | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T27 | Gerina Piller | 67 | 72 | 68 | 73 | +2 | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T27 | Eun-Hee Ji | 68 | 72 | 67 | 73 | +2 | -4 | 280 | $11,032 |
| T33 | Natalie Gulbis | 68 | 73 | 70 | 70 | -1 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 73 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -1 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Sun Young Yoo | 71 | 73 | 67 | 70 | -1 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Na Yeon Choi | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | -2 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Inbee Park | 67 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +1 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Amy Yang | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | +1 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Alison Walshe | 65 | 69 | 73 | 74 | +3 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T33 | Karine Icher | 67 | 71 | 75 | 68 | -3 | -3 | 281 | $8,315 |
| T41 | Ji Young Oh | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 | E | -2 | 282 | $6,474 |
| T41 | Mariajo Uribe | 71 | 70 | 69 | 72 | +1 | -2 | 282 | $6,474 |
| T41 | Lizette Salas | 70 | 73 | 70 | 69 | -2 | -2 | 282 | $6,474 |
| T41 | Morgan Pressel | 68 | 72 | 67 | 75 | +4 | -2 | 282 | $6,474 |
| T45 | Sandra Changkija | 69 | 72 | 70 | 72 | +1 | -1 | 283 | $5,417 |
| T45 | Paige Mackenzie | 74 | 70 | 68 | 71 | E | -1 | 283 | $5,417 |
| T45 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | -1 | -1 | 283 | $5,417 |
| T45 | Michelle Wie | 74 | 67 | 72 | 70 | -1 | -1 | 283 | $5,417 |
| T45 | Momoko Ueda | 71 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -2 | -1 | 283 | $5,417 |
| T50 | Katie Futcher | 69 | 72 | 70 | 73 | +2 | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T50 | Jane Rah | 74 | 69 | 69 | 72 | +1 | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T50 | Irene Cho | 70 | 74 | 69 | 71 | E | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T50 | Ryann O’Toole | 68 | 72 | 74 | 70 | -1 | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T50 | Ilhee Lee | 70 | 72 | 73 | 69 | -2 | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T50 | Jennifer Rosales | 72 | 70 | 74 | 68 | -3 | E | 284 | $4,437 |
| T56 | Vicky Hurst | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | +2 | +1 | 285 | $3,897 |
| T56 | Lisa Ferrero | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | -1 | +1 | 285 | $3,897 |
| T58 | Jessica Shepley | 66 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +4 | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T58 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 70 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +1 | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T58 | Kelly Jacques | 73 | 70 | 72 | 71 | E | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T58 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 70 | 72 | 73 | 71 | E | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T58 | Inhong Lim | 73 | 68 | 74 | 71 | E | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T58 | Paola Moreno | 73 | 71 | 73 | 69 | -2 | +2 | 286 | $3,402 |
| T64 | Jennie Lee | 72 | 72 | 69 | 74 | +3 | +3 | 287 | $3,006 |
| T64 | Nicole Jeray | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | +3 | +3 | 287 | $3,006 |
| T64 | Jin Young Pak | 69 | 74 | 73 | 71 | E | +3 | 287 | $3,006 |
| T64 | Jenny Shin | 73 | 70 | 75 | 69 | -2 | +3 | 287 | $3,006 |
| 68 | Becky Morgan | 71 | 71 | 75 | 71 | E | +4 | 288 | $2,841 |
| 69 | Wendy Ward | 69 | 73 | 71 | 76 | +5 | +5 | 289 | $2,774 |
| 70 | Katie Burnett | 72 | 69 | 74 | 75 | +4 | +6 | 290 | $2,708 |
| 71 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 69 | 73 | 74 | 77 | +6 | +9 | 293 | $2,643 |
| 72 | Laura Davies | 72 | 72 | 71 | 82 | +11 | +13 | 297 | $2,610 |
| T73 | Amanda Blumenherst | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Nicole Castrale | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Brianna Do | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Austin Ernst | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Sandra Gal | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Hee-Won Han | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Mina Harigae | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Amy Hung | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | M.J. Hur | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Pat Hurst | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Hanna Kang | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Christina Kim | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Pernilla Lindberg | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Erica Popson | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Reilley Rankin | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T73 | Jennifer Song | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
| T89 | Silvia Cavalleri | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Paz Echeverria | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Veronica Felibert | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Maria Hjorth | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Jeong Jang | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Lorie Kane | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Sarah Kemp | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Jee Young Lee | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Seon Hwa Lee | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Lisa McCloskey | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T89 | Hee Kyung Seo | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
| T100 | Karlin Beck | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Christel Boeljon | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Frances Bondad | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Dori Carter | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Lauren Doughtie | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Julieta Granada | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Marcy Hart | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Tiffany Joh | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Mindy Kim | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Brittany Lincicome | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Sophia Sheridan | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
| T112 | Laura Diaz | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T112 | Kathleen Ekey | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T112 | Meaghan Francella | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T112 | Sara Maude Juneau | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T112 | Sue Kim | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T112 | Giulia Sergas | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T118 | Min Seo Kwak | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T118 | Jill McGill | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T118 | Karen Stupples | 71 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T118 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T118 | Yani Tseng | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T123 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T123 | Nicole Hage | 72 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T123 | Mitsuki Katahira | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T123 | Alena Sharp | 72 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T127 | Julia Boland | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T127 | Felicity Johnson | 76 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T129 | Daniela Iacobelli | 76 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T129 | Janice Moodie | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T129 | Belen Mozo | 74 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| 132 | Jean Bartholomew | 75 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
| T133 | Victoria Elizabeth | 79 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T133 | Breanna Elliott | 83 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T133 | Sydnee Michaels | 73 | 82 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T133 | Caroline Powers | 74 | 81 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T137 | Shasta Averyhardt | 76 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – |
| T137 | Marita Engzelius | 77 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – |
| 139 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 79 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 157 | – |
| T140 | Taylore Karle | 78 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 158 | – |
| T140 | Haley Millsap | 78 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 158 | – |
| 142 | Mi Hyang Lee | 73 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 73 | – |
| 143 | Marina Stuetz | 82 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 82 | – |
| 144 | Esther Choe | 83 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 83 |
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