Stacy Lewis (click to enlarge)
Here’s a piece of free advice. If there’s a shootout in the Lone Star State and there’s only one Texan involved, that’s the person to put your money on. With Meena Lee tied with her after 3 rounds and Michelle Wie making a charge until bogeying her final two holes, Stacy Lewis came out with guns blazing, firing 6 birdies and 1 eagle to offset one misfire bogey. Lewis will reascend to world #2 following her 6 shot victory, her first win since last year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open. She also ends a pattern of runner-up near misses by finding the bull’s eye in front of family and friends, most notably her adoring young nephew, Cole.
Stacy gets the celebratory shower (click to enlarge)
Stacy’s victory adds to the resurgence of American winners that has so-far defined the 2014 LPGA season. She joins fellow countrywomen Jessica Korda, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie as champions…and it’s just turned May. There are a lot of tournaments still to be played, including 4 more Majors. Stacy, Lexi and Michelle are 1-2-3 in the Rolex Player of the Year race after this event. Of course, much will change as the season plays out but I can’t help but be excited about what these players are accomplishing. I know it doesn’t make up for last year’s loss, but I can’t help but think back to how heartbroken these players were after losing the Solheim Cup. Not only do I love seeing Americans winning so much this year, but the fact that all of the winners were 2013 Solheim Cup members makes it even sweeter.
Stacy Lewis (click to enlarge)
However, today belongs to one woman and that’s Stacy Lewis. She separated herself from the field. Despite all the 2nd place finishes, it could reasonably be said that at this moment she is the best player in the world. I don’t mean to disrespect Inbee Park at all. She worked hard to get the #1 spot and is worthy of it. All I am saying is that if they both were to continue to play as they are now, Stacy would usurp the top spot eventually. Inbee certainly is capable of taking her play to another level, as she did last year when she won 3 straight Majors. She’ll need to if she wants to hold off Stacy (and Lydia…and Lexi…and maybe even Michelle).
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1 STACY LEWIS (-16)
2 MEENA LEE (-10)
3 MICHELLE WIE (-9)
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Lewis | 71 | 64 | 69 | 64 | -7 | F | -16 | 268 |
| 2 | Meena Lee | 70 | 64 | 70 | 70 | -1 | F | -10 | 274 |
| 3 | Michelle Wie | 67 | 73 | 68 | 67 | -4 | F | -9 | 275 |
| T4 | Na Yeon Choi | 72 | 69 | 66 | 69 | -2 | F | -8 | 276 |
| T4 | Kim Kaufman | 72 | 66 | 68 | 70 | -1 | F | -8 | 276 |
| T6 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 71 | 66 | 72 | 68 | -3 | F | -7 | 277 |
| T6 | Lexi Thompson | 70 | 71 | 67 | 69 | -2 | F | -7 | 277 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 67 | 70 | 69 | 71 | E | F | -7 | 277 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | E | F | -7 | 277 |
| T6 | Dori Carter | 67 | 70 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | -7 | 277 |
| T6 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 | 71 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | -7 | 277 |
| T12 | Jenny Shin | 69 | 69 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | -6 | 278 |
| T12 | Jennifer Johnson | 71 | 70 | 65 | 72 | +1 | F | -6 | 278 |
| T14 | Amy Anderson | 71 | 72 | 67 | 69 | -2 | F | -5 | 279 |
| T14 | Chella Choi | 69 | 74 | 67 | 69 | -2 | F | -5 | 279 |
| T14 | Pat Hurst | 72 | 70 | 67 | 70 | -1 | F | -5 | 279 |
| T14 | Alena Sharp | 73 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -1 | F | -5 | 279 |
| T14 | Inbee Park | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | -5 | 279 |
| T19 | Megan Grehan | 76 | 67 | 69 | 68 | -3 | F | -4 | 280 |
| T19 | Stacey Keating | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | -2 | F | -4 | 280 |
| T19 | Pornanong Phatlum | 70 | 68 | 71 | 71 | E | F | -4 | 280 |
| T19 | Natalie Gulbis | 70 | 65 | 71 | 74 | +3 | F | -4 | 280 |
| T19 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 70 | 68 | 68 | 74 | +3 | F | -4 | 280 |
| T19 | Julieta Granada | 71 | 66 | 68 | 75 | +4 | F | -4 | 280 |
| T25 | Sarah Jane Smith | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | -2 | F | -3 | 281 |
| T25 | Ji Young Oh | 73 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -1 | F | -3 | 281 |
| T25 | Tiffany Joh | 74 | 66 | 70 | 71 | E | F | -3 | 281 |
| T25 | Mina Harigae | 74 | 68 | 68 | 71 | E | F | -3 | 281 |
| T25 | Karine Icher | 73 | 69 | 68 | 71 | E | F | -3 | 281 |
| T30 | Brittany Lang | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 | E | F | -2 | 282 |
| T30 | Alison Walshe | 72 | 72 | 67 | 71 | E | F | -2 | 282 |
| T30 | Jennifer Song | 73 | 69 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | -2 | 282 |
| T30 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 | 72 | 68 | 73 | +2 | F | -2 | 282 |
| T34 | Azahara Munoz | 70 | 68 | 74 | 71 | E | F | -1 | 283 |
| T34 | Juli Inkster | 69 | 72 | 71 | 71 | E | F | -1 | 283 |
| T34 | Mi Hyang Lee | 69 | 74 | 69 | 71 | E | F | -1 | 283 |
| T34 | Caroline Masson | 67 | 67 | 75 | 74 | +3 | F | -1 | 283 |
| T38 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 71 | 68 | 72 | +1 | F | E | 284 |
| T38 | Ryann O’Toole | 70 | 73 | 68 | 73 | +2 | F | E | 284 |
| T38 | Haru Nomura | 70 | 70 | 69 | 75 | +4 | F | E | 284 |
| T38 | Sarah Kemp | 71 | 68 | 69 | 76 | +5 | F | E | 284 |
| T42 | Paz Echeverria | 70 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +1 | F | +1 | 285 |
| T42 | Katherine Kirk | 69 | 69 | 75 | 72 | +1 | F | +1 | 285 |
| T42 | Sydnee Michaels | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | +2 | F | +1 | 285 |
| T45 | Megan McChrystal | 70 | 68 | 74 | 74 | +3 | F | +2 | 286 |
| T45 | Gerina Piller | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | +2 | F | +2 | 286 |
| T45 | Lorie Kane | 69 | 73 | 67 | 77 | +6 | F | +2 | 286 |
| T48 | Felicity Johnson | 70 | 68 | 75 | 74 | +3 | F | +3 | 287 |
| T48 | Cydney Clanton | 67 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +4 | F | +3 | 287 |
| T48 | Jee Young Lee | 71 | 70 | 70 | 76 | +5 | F | +3 | 287 |
| T48 | Moira Dunn | 70 | 68 | 72 | 77 | +6 | F | +3 | 287 |
| T52 | Laura Diaz | 77 | 67 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Alejandra Llaneza | 72 | 72 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Paola Moreno | 71 | 72 | 71 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Beatriz Recari | 74 | 70 | 70 | MC | – | – | – | 214 |
| T52 | Jennifer Rosales | 73 | 71 | 70 | 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 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 68 | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Jessica Korda | 72 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Amelia Lewis | 68 | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T59 | Xiyu Lin | 68 | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | – | 215 |
| T64 | Christel Boeljon | 73 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Nicole Jeray | 72 | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Haeji Kang | 69 | 75 | 72 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T64 | Brooke Pancake | 73 | 70 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 216 |
| T68 | Victoria Elizabeth | 70 | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Austin Ernst | 72 | 72 | 73 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Danielle Kang | 70 | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | – | 217 |
| T68 | Sue Kim | 71 | 72 | 74 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
