Third Round co-leaders Stacy Lewis and Meena Lee (click to enlarge)
Sunday’s final round of the 2014 North Texas LPGA Shootout is the kind of set-up that I like. There are compelling and competing storylines that will pull my rooting interest in a myriad of directions. The most talked about is whether Stacy Lewis with continue to play bridesmaid in yet another event or will she finally take the title for the first time since last year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open. Since winning on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Stacy has finished runner-up at the Safeway Classic, the Reinwood LPGA Classic, and the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in 2013 as well as the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, the JTBC Founders Cup and Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in 2014. She was also 3rd at this year’s Kraft Nabisco Championship. In a year that has seen the resurgence of American women on the LPGA, the American female golfer who currently ranks ahead of them all has yet to cash in a victory. Although born in Ohio and an Arkansas LadyBack legend from her college days, Stacy is a Texan at heart, growing up in The Woodlands. With Hawaii native Michelle Wie winning in front of her home crowd a few weeks ago in the Aloha State, there would be a nice symmetry to Stacy winning in the Lone Star State. Tied for the lead at 9-under after round 3, she will get her chance.
Meena Lee (click to enlarge)
On the other hand, co-leader Meena Lee is a 2-time LPGA winner but hasn’t held a trophy since the 2006 Fields Open. It can be reasonably surmised that Stacy Lewis, an 8-time winner with 2 Majors who is playing at an exceptionally high level, with be afforded many more opportunities for victory. Who knows how many more times Meena will be in this position? I’ve always been a big Meena fan, so it’s difficult for me not to hope she pulls out the triumph, though I am also quite fond of Stacy. As if that wasn’t a hard enough choice to make, there’s Julieta Granada and Dori Carter tied for 3rd. Julieta has a single LPGA title, coming at the 2006 ADT Championship. She won a million dollars with that victory, but has been winless since. Dori Carter has seen more missed cuts than made cuts since her rookie season in 2011. Until this year at the Kia Classic, Dori had never registered a top 10. To see her win might be the sweetest of all the scenarios. The other 3 have known what success on tour is like. Dori could possibly change the course of her career with a win.
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IN ADDITION TO THIRD ROUND PHOTOS, I HAVE INCLUDED A FEW LPGA PHOTOSHOOT PICS FROM PRIOR TO THE FIRST ROUND
T1 STACY LEWIS (-9)
with nephew, Cole Wysocki
T1 MEENA LEE (-9)
T3 JULIETA GRANADA (-8)
T3 SUZANN PETTERSEN (-8)
T6 JENNIFER JOHNSON (-7)
T6 NATALIE GULBIS (-7)
T13 NA YEON CHOI (-6)
T13 INBEE PARK (-6)
T15 LEXI THOMPSON (-5)
T15 MICHELLE WIE (-5)
T18 PORNANONG PHATLUM (-4)
T18 CAROLINE MASSON (-4)
T26 CHELLA CHOI (-3)
THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS UNFORTUNATELY MISSED THE CUT OR WITHDREW THIS WEEK BUT WERE PART OF THE PRE-TOURNEY PHOTOSHOOT
CHIE ARIMURA
JESSICA KORDA
HEE YOUNG PARK
JEONG JANG
MORGAN PRESSEL
BEATRIZ RECARI
SO YEON RYU
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Meena Lee | 70 | 64 | 70 | 12:55 pm | -1 | F | -9 | 204 |
| T1 | Stacy Lewis | 71 | 64 | 69 | 12:55 pm | -2 | F | -9 | 204 |
| T3 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 | 71 | 68 | 12:44 pm | -3 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T3 | Dori Carter | 67 | 70 | 68 | 12:44 pm | -3 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T3 | Julieta Granada | 71 | 66 | 68 | 12:55 pm | -3 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Jennifer Johnson | 71 | 70 | 65 | 12:44 pm | -6 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Jenny Shin | 69 | 69 | 68 | 12:33 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 70 | 68 | 68 | 12:33 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Kim Kaufman | 72 | 66 | 68 | 12:33 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 67 | 70 | 69 | 12:22 pm | -2 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Natalie Gulbis | 70 | 65 | 71 | 12:22 pm | E | F | -7 | 206 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 67 | 69 | 70 | 12:22 pm | -1 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T13 | Na Yeon Choi | 72 | 69 | 66 | 12:01 pm | -5 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T13 | Inbee Park | 71 | 68 | 68 | 12:01 pm | -3 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T15 | Lexi Thompson | 70 | 71 | 67 | 12:01 pm | -4 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T15 | Michelle Wie | 67 | 73 | 68 | 11:50 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T15 | Sarah Kemp | 71 | 68 | 69 | 11:50 am | -2 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T18 | Alena Sharp | 73 | 70 | 66 | 11:50 am | -5 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Lorie Kane | 69 | 73 | 67 | 11:39 am | -4 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Pat Hurst | 72 | 70 | 67 | 11:39 am | -4 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 | 72 | 68 | 11:39 am | -3 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Haru Nomura | 70 | 70 | 69 | 11:28 am | -2 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Pornanong Phatlum | 70 | 68 | 71 | 11:28 am | E | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 71 | 66 | 72 | 11:28 am | +1 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T18 | Caroline Masson | 67 | 67 | 75 | 11:17 am | +4 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T26 | Chella Choi | 69 | 74 | 67 | 11:17 am | -4 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Amy Anderson | 71 | 72 | 67 | 11:17 am | -4 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Jennifer Song | 73 | 69 | 68 | 11:06 am | -3 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Mina Harigae | 74 | 68 | 68 | 11:06 am | -3 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Karine Icher | 73 | 69 | 68 | 11:06 am | -3 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Tiffany Joh | 74 | 66 | 70 | 10:55 am | -1 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T26 | Moira Dunn | 70 | 68 | 72 | 10:55 am | +1 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T33 | Alison Walshe | 72 | 72 | 67 | 10:55 am | -4 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T33 | Ryann O’Toole | 70 | 73 | 68 | 10:34 am | -3 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T33 | Stacey Keating | 71 | 71 | 69 | 10:34 am | -2 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T33 | Brittany Lang | 70 | 71 | 70 | 10:23 am | -1 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T33 | Jee Young Lee | 71 | 70 | 70 | 10:34 am | -1 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T33 | Ji Young Oh | 73 | 67 | 71 | 10:23 am | E | F | -2 | 211 |
| T39 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 71 | 68 | 10:23 am | -3 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Cydney Clanton | 67 | 76 | 69 | 10:12 am | -2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Mi Hyang Lee | 69 | 74 | 69 | 10:12 am | -2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Megan Grehan | 76 | 67 | 69 | 10:12 am | -2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Sydnee Michaels | 71 | 71 | 70 | 10:01 am | -1 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 70 | 70 | 10:01 am | -1 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Juli Inkster | 69 | 72 | 71 | 10:01 am | E | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Megan McChrystal | 70 | 68 | 74 | 9:50 am | +3 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T39 | Azahara Munoz | 70 | 68 | 74 | 9:50 am | +3 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T48 | Paz Echeverria | 70 | 73 | 70 | 9:39 am | -1 | F | E | 213 |
| T48 | Gerina Piller | 72 | 71 | 70 | 9:50 am | -1 | F | E | 213 |
| T48 | Felicity Johnson | 70 | 68 | 75 | 9:39 am | +4 | F | E | 213 |
| T48 | Katherine Kirk | 69 | 69 | 75 | 9:39 am | +4 | F | E | 213 |
| T52 | Alejandra Llaneza | 72 | 72 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Jennifer Rosales | 73 | 71 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Beatriz Recari | 74 | 70 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Laura Diaz | 77 | 67 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Paola Moreno | 71 | 72 | 71 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 72 | 71 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Sun Young Yoo | 70 | 71 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T59 | Emma Jandel | 74 | 70 | 71 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Jessica Korda | 72 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Xiyu Lin | 68 | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 68 | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Amelia Lewis | 68 | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T64 | Haeji Kang | 69 | 75 | 72 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Nicole Jeray | 72 | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Brooke Pancake | 73 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Christel Boeljon | 73 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T68 | Austin Ernst | 72 | 72 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Danielle Kang | 70 | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Sue Kim | 71 | 72 | 74 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Victoria Elizabeth | 70 | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| 72 | Joanna Klatten | 71 | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | – | 218 |
| 73 | Ayako Uehara | 73 | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | – | 220 |
| 74 | Karen Stupples | 71 | 73 | 83 | MC | – | – | – | 227 |
| T75 | Chie Arimura | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Irene Coe | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Jeong Jang | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Hee Young Park | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Erica Popson | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Morgan Pressel | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Paula Reto | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Lizette Salas | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Ashleigh Simon | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T75 | Jaclyn Sweeney | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T85 | Marina Alex | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Katie Burnett | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Carlota Ciganda | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Brianna Do | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | M.J. Hur | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Hannah Jun Medlock | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Hanna Kang | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Ashley Knoll | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Candie Kung | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Ilhee Lee | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Seon Hwa Lee | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Mo Martin | 75 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Catriona Matthew | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T85 | Giulia Sergas | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Heather Bowie Young | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Nicole Castrale | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Sandra Gal | 76 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Maria Hernandez | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Jimin Kang | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Jennifer Kirby | 76 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Giulia Molinaro | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T99 | Jenny Suh | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T107 | Silvia Cavalleri | 71 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Louise Friberg | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Katie Futcher | 79 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Jaye Marie Green | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Jane Rah | 77 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Karin Sjodin | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Sammi Stevens | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Maddie Szeryk | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T107 | Kris Tamulis | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T116 | Anya Alvarez | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Laura Davies | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Eun-Hee Ji | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Lisa McCloskey | 79 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Becky Morgan | 79 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Belen Mozo | 79 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Se Ri Pak | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T116 | Caroline Westrup | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T124 | Danah Bordner | 71 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T124 | Cindy LaCrosse | 73 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T124 | Reilley Rankin | 70 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T124 | Alex Stewart | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T128 | Perrine Delacour | 73 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Kathleen Ekey | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Veronica Felibert | 76 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Hee-Won Han | 78 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Kristy McPherson | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T128 | Kelly Tan | 78 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T135 | Julia Boland | 78 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T135 | Mindy Kim | 76 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T137 | Sandra Changkija | 77 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T137 | Brittany Fan | 79 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| 139 | Maria McBride | 77 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 |
| 140 | Vicky Hurst | 77 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 156 |
| 141 | Annika Clark | 81 | 82 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 163 |
| 142 | I.K. Kim | 74 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 74 |
| 143 | Lindsey Wright | 79 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 79 |
| 144 | Christine Song | 88 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 88 |
| – | So Yeon Ryu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Paula Creamer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fairways and Forehands 