Suzann Pettersen Leads After First Round Of 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship

Suzann Pettersen (click to enlarge)

Neither snow nor rain nor sleet nor heat nor gloom of night stays the ladies of the LPGA from the swift completion of their apointed rounds. On Facebook, Beatriz Recari described her first round at the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship as 5 hours and 40 minutes in rain. And so it was, as defending champion Suzann Pettersen sandwiched 6 birdies in-between 2 bogeys for a 4-under 68 to open her title defense with a sprint to the top of the leaderboard by 3 shots. The talk coming into day one was about wind, and that was an issue, but it was also fog and mist conspiring to keep scoring in check. Suzann commented afterwards that once the rain stopped, the wind picked up. There were only five players under par, with four of them barely being under par at -1.

“I feel pretty good with my game. I feel my ball striking is pretty much where I want it to be.” – Suzann Pettersen

Yani Tseng (click to enlarge)

Not so happy with her game was Yani Tseng. The hometown hero did not get off to the start she wanted with a 4-over 76. However, although she’s currently languishing in 47th place, keep in mind that scoring overall was at a minimum on day one. The field needs to hope Pettersen doesn’t run away from them and win going away. But they also need to keep in mind it’s only round one. A lot of things can happen over the next three days. The tournament by no means is out of reach regardless of what message Suzann sent with her sterling opening.

“I am a bit disappointed with my performance today. I need to be more committed to my shots.” – Yani Tseng

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SUZANN PETTERSEN

NA YEON CHOI

MICHELLE WIE

with Catriona Matthew

AI MIYAZATO

MIKA MIYAZATO

HEE YOUNG PARK

BEATRIZ RECARI

PORNANONG PHATLUM

LEXI THOMPSON

ANNA NORDQVIST

PAULA CREAMER

YANI TSENG

BELEN MOZO

ASUKA KASHIWABARA

CANDIE KUNG

SE RI PAK

AZAHARA MUNOZ

Pos	Start	Player		ToPar	Thru	Today	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
	1	1		PETTERSEN, Suzann	-4	9:45 AM		68				68
	T2	T2		CHO, Irene	-1	9:45 AM		71				71
	T2	T2		HEDWALL, Caroline	-1	9:45 AM		71				71
	T2	T2		ICHER, Karine	-1	9:35 AM		71				71
	T2	T2		WALSHE, Alison	-1	9:35 AM		71				71
	T6	T6		URIBE, Mariajo	E	9:35 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		JI, Eun-Hee	E	9:25 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		MOZO, Belen	E	9:25 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		*SANGCHAN, Supamas	E	9:25 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		CHOI, Chella	E	9:15 AM		72				72
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	T6	T6		CIGANDA, Carlota	E	9:15 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		CREAMER, Paula	E	9:15 AM		72				72
	T6	T6		RECARI, Beatriz	E	9:05 AM		72				72
	T14	T14		LEE-BENTHAM, Rebecca	+1	9:05 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		YOO, Sun Young	+1	9:05 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		HULL-KIRK, Katherine	+1	8:55 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		*KASHIWABARA, Asuka	+1	8:55 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		KUNG, Candie	+1	8:55 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		LEE, Ilhee	+1	8:45 AM		73				73
	T14	T14		MUNOZ, Azahara	+1	8:45 AM		73				73
	T21	T21		ERNST, Austin	+2	8:45 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		GRANADA, Julieta	+2	8:35 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		HARIGAE, Mina	+2	8:35 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		HURST, Vicky	+2	8:35 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		LEE, Meena	+2	8:25 AM		74				74
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	T21	T21		SEO, Hee Kyung	+2	8:25 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		SHIN, Jenny	+2	8:25 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		MIYAZATO, Ai	+2	8:15 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		PARK, Hee Young	+2	8:15 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		THOMPSON, Lexi	+2	8:15 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		CHOI, Na Yeon	+2	8:05 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		PILLER, Gerina	+2	8:05 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		WIE, Michelle	+2	8:05 AM		74				74
	T21	T21		PHATLUM, Pornanong	+2	7:55 AM		74				74
	T35	T35		JOHNSON, Jennifer	+3	8:05 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		BOWIE YOUNG, Heather	+3	7:55 AM		75				75
	T35	T35		LINDBERG, Pernilla	+3	7:55 AM		75				75
	T35	T35		MARTIN, Mo	+3	7:55 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		MATTHEW, Catriona	+3	7:55 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		MIYAZATO, Mika	+3	7:55 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		HUR, Mi Jung	+3	7:45 AM		75				75
	T35	T35		INKSTER, Juli	+3	7:45 AM		75				75
	T35	T35		KANG, Danielle	+3	7:45 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		MORENO, Paola	+3	7:45 AM		75				75
	T35	T35		PARK, Jane	+3	7:45 AM*		75				75
	T35	T35		WRIGHT, Lindsey	+3	7:45 AM*		75				75
	T47	T47		PAK, Se Ri	+4	8:35 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		JUTANUGARN, Moriya	+4	8:25 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		SHIH, Huei-Ju	+4	8:25 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		TSENG, Yani	+4	8:25 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		KIM, Christina	+4	8:15 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		O’TOOLE, Ryann	+4	8:15 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		OH, Ji Young	+4	8:15 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		LACROSSE, Cindy	+4	8:05 AM*		76				76
	T47	T47		MCCLOSKEY, Lisa	+4	8:05 AM*		76				76
	T56	T56		KANG, Haeji	+5	9:05 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		LANG, Brittany	+5	9:05 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		BOELJON, Christel	+5	8:55 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		DUNN, Moira	+5	8:55 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		NORDQVIST, Anna	+5	8:55 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		MCPHERSON, Kristy	+5	8:45 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		ROSALES, Jennifer	+5	8:45 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		TSENG, Hsiu-Feng	+5	8:45 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		HAN, Hee-Won	+5	8:35 AM*		77				77
	T56	T56		SUWANNAPURA, Thidapa	+5	8:35 AM*		77				77
	T66	T66		MASSON, Caroline	+6	9:25 AM*		78				78
	T66	T66		*CHENG, Ssu-Chia	+6	9:15 AM*		78				78
	T66	T66		LEE, Jee Young	+6	9:15 AM*		78				78
	T66	T66		SCHREEFEL, Dewi Claire	+6	9:15 AM*		78				78
	T66	T66		MICHAELS, Sydnee	+6	9:05 AM*		78				78
	T71	T71		*HUNG, Jo-Hua	+7	9:25 AM*		79				79
	T71	T71		*WU, Yi-Ching	+7	9:25 AM*		79				79
	T73	T73		CONCOLINO, Jacqui	+8	9:35 AM*		80				80
	T73	T73		LU, Ya Huei	+8	9:35 AM*		80				80
	T73	T73		SMITH, Sarah Jane	+8	9:35 AM*		80				80
	76	76		*CHEN, Yu-Ju	+9	9:45 AM*		81				81
	77	77		LIU, Yi-Chen	+10	9:45 AM*		82				82
	78	78		JANG, Jeong	+12	9:45 AM*		84				84

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