Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. With a commanding 6 shot victory, Stacy Lewis not only won the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer, but also reclaimed the world #1 ranking. With her strong play over the last 12 months combined with Inbee Park falling off of last year’s record Major pace, it seemed inevitable that Stacy (or perhaps Lydia Ko) would eventually unseat Inbee from the top of the mountain. Stacy made sure that would happen Sunday, building a 16-under overall score through 11 holes. She would give a shot back on 12, but Christina Kim never was closer than 2 shots the rest of the way. Lewis finished with a 6-birdie 2-bogey 4-under 67 (par is 71 for this event) to finished at 16-under for her 10th LPGA victory. I have nothing but respect for Inbee Park, but this is what the sport needs. The player who is playing the best is now officially #1. If Inbee or anybody else were having the last 8 to 12 months that Stacy has been having, I would say the same thing about that player deserving the top spot. Although, were it anybody else currently on tour, I couldn’t do what I’m about to…what I do every time Stacy wins. Woooooooo. Pig-SOOEY! Woooooooo. Pig-SOOEY! Woooooooo. Pig-SOOEY! RAZORBACKS!
I was happy and disappointed by Christina Kim’s tournament. I was delighted…and always am…to see Christina in the mix. She adds verve and color to what can sometimes be staid proceedings. I’d love to see her back competing for titles and a fixture on tour. My only disappointment was that she was 1-over for the day and ended her round with a double-bogey. She deserved better for the great tournament she had. Hopefully, she’ll walk away seeing the positive and let that propel her to more success in the coming weeks, months and hopefully, years. I’m cheering for her. The following video is from after her second round performance.
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1 STACY LEWIS (-16)
2 CHRISTINA KIM (-10)
T3 GERINA PILLER (-9)
T3 JENNIFER JOHNSON (-9)
T3 ANNA NORDQVIST (-9)
T3 HAEJI KANG (-9)
7 JULIETA GRANADA (-8)
T8 INBEE PARK (-7)
Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | Today | Total | Strokes | Purse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stacy Lewis | 67 | 63 | 67 | -4 | -16 | 197 | $225,000 |
2 | Christina Kim | 64 | 67 | 72 | +1 | -10 | 203 | $138,527 |
T3 | Haeji Kang | 68 | 67 | 69 | -2 | -9 | 204 | $72,998 |
T3 | Anna Nordqvist | 69 | 65 | 70 | -1 | -9 | 204 | $72,998 |
T3 | Gerina Piller | 67 | 67 | 70 | -1 | -9 | 204 | $72,998 |
T3 | Jennifer Johnson | 62 | 70 | 72 | +1 | -9 | 204 | $72,998 |
7 | Julieta Granada | 71 | 66 | 68 | -3 | -8 | 205 | $42,851 |
T8 | Meena Lee | 70 | 70 | 66 | -5 | -7 | 206 | $31,399 |
T8 | Azahara Munoz | 69 | 71 | 66 | -5 | -7 | 206 | $31,399 |
T8 | Karrie Webb | 69 | 70 | 67 | -4 | -7 | 206 | $31,399 |
T8 | Shanshan Feng | 74 | 65 | 67 | -4 | -7 | 206 | $31,399 |
T8 | Inbee Park | 66 | 70 | 70 | -1 | -7 | 206 | $31,399 |
T13 | Joanna Klatten | 70 | 71 | 66 | -5 | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T13 | Mo Martin | 70 | 71 | 66 | -5 | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T13 | Mina Harigae | 68 | 72 | 67 | -4 | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T13 | Suzann Pettersen | 70 | 70 | 67 | -4 | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T13 | Na Yeon Choi | 66 | 71 | 70 | -1 | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T13 | Haru Nomura | 63 | 73 | 71 | E | -6 | 207 | $21,590 |
T19 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 68 | 73 | 67 | -4 | -5 | 208 | $17,140 |
T19 | Sarah Kemp | 67 | 72 | 69 | -2 | -5 | 208 | $17,140 |
T19 | Chella Choi | 67 | 71 | 70 | -1 | -5 | 208 | $17,140 |
T19 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 | 70 | 71 | E | -5 | 208 | $17,140 |
T23 | Karine Icher | 72 | 69 | 68 | -3 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Hee Young Park | 70 | 70 | 69 | -2 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Laura Diaz | 67 | 72 | 70 | -1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Michelle Wie | 67 | 72 | 70 | -1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Paula Creamer | 73 | 70 | 66 | -5 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Becky Morgan | 69 | 70 | 70 | -1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Line Vedel | 74 | 69 | 66 | -5 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Christel Boeljon | 71 | 68 | 70 | -1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Dori Carter | 69 | 68 | 72 | +1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T23 | Kim Kaufman | 69 | 68 | 72 | +1 | -4 | 209 | $13,212 |
T33 | Sydnee Michaels | 68 | 71 | 71 | E | -3 | 210 | $9,723 |
T33 | Brittany Lang | 69 | 70 | 71 | E | -3 | 210 | $9,723 |
T33 | Jenny Shin | 71 | 72 | 67 | -4 | -3 | 210 | $9,723 |
T33 | Amy Anderson | 70 | 68 | 72 | +1 | -3 | 210 | $9,723 |
T33 | Lindsey Wright | 68 | 70 | 72 | +1 | -3 | 210 | $9,723 |
T38 | Brooke Pancake | 70 | 71 | 70 | -1 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Giulia Sergas | 74 | 67 | 70 | -1 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Ai Miyazato | 73 | 69 | 69 | -2 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Chie Arimura | 70 | 72 | 69 | -2 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Ashleigh Simon | 69 | 73 | 69 | -2 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Mika Miyazato | 73 | 70 | 68 | -3 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Yani Tseng | 72 | 71 | 68 | -3 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Mariajo Uribe | 70 | 69 | 72 | +1 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Sandra Gal | 67 | 71 | 73 | +2 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T38 | Catriona Matthew | 70 | 73 | 68 | -3 | -2 | 211 | $7,182 |
T48 | Mirim Lee | 70 | 71 | 71 | E | -1 | 212 | $5,442 |
T48 | Jennifer Kirby | 67 | 75 | 70 | -1 | -1 | 212 | $5,442 |
T48 | Mi Hyang Lee | 68 | 70 | 74 | +3 | -1 | 212 | $5,442 |
T48 | Lydia Ko | 68 | 75 | 69 | -2 | -1 | 212 | $5,442 |
T52 | Cristie Kerr | 70 | 71 | 72 | +1 | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Ilhee Lee | 69 | 72 | 72 | +1 | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Jane Park | 68 | 73 | 72 | +1 | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Jee Young Lee | 72 | 70 | 71 | E | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Belen Mozo | 70 | 72 | 71 | E | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Reilley Rankin | 69 | 73 | 71 | E | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Ji Young Oh | 71 | 72 | 70 | -1 | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T52 | Austin Ernst | 71 | 72 | 70 | -1 | E | 213 | $4,475 |
T60 | Katherine Kirk | 73 | 68 | 73 | +2 | +1 | 214 | $3,678 |
T60 | Paola Moreno | 68 | 72 | 74 | +3 | +1 | 214 | $3,678 |
T60 | Lee-Anne Pace | 72 | 70 | 72 | +1 | +1 | 214 | $3,678 |
T60 | Giulia Molinaro | 69 | 74 | 71 | E | +1 | 214 | $3,678 |
T64 | I.K. Kim | 71 | 72 | 72 | +1 | +2 | 215 | $3,451 |
T64 | Silvia Cavalleri | 70 | 73 | 72 | +1 | +2 | 215 | $3,451 |
T66 | Felicity Johnson | 71 | 72 | 74 | +3 | +4 | 217 | $3,261 |
T66 | Lexi Thompson | 69 | 74 | 74 | +3 | +4 | 217 | $3,261 |
T66 | Katy Harris | 68 | 75 | 74 | +3 | +4 | 217 | $3,261 |
T69 | Maria McBride | 70 | 73 | 75 | +4 | +5 | 218 | $3,072 |
T69 | Stacey Keating | 68 | 75 | 75 | +4 | +5 | 218 | $3,072 |
T71 | Kelly Tan | 69 | 70 | 80 | +9 | +6 | 219 | $2,958 |
T71 | Jennifer Rosales | 69 | 74 | 76 | +5 | +6 | 219 | $2,958 |
T71 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69 | 74 | 76 | +5 | +6 | 219 | $2,958 |
T74 | Marina Alex | 71 | 73 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Nicole Castrale | 69 | 75 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Carlota Ciganda | 70 | 74 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Natalie Gulbis | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Pat Hurst | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Juli Inkster | 71 | 73 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Nicole Jeray | 73 | 71 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Sue Kim | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Candie Kung | 71 | 73 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Se Ri Pak | 73 | 71 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 | 72 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Lizette Salas | 71 | 73 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Karin Sjodin | 70 | 74 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T74 | Caroline Westrup | 68 | 76 | MC | – | – | 144 | – |
T88 | Laura Davies | 75 | 70 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Victoria Elizabeth | 73 | 72 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Jaye Marie Green | 75 | 70 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Eun-Hee Ji | 73 | 72 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Jessica Korda | 71 | 74 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Caroline Masson | 76 | 69 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Megan McChrystal | 75 | 70 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Alena Sharp | 69 | 76 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T88 | Kris Tamulis | 73 | 72 | MC | – | – | 145 | – |
T97 | Julia Boland | 75 | 71 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T97 | Ryann O’Toole | 72 | 74 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T97 | Erica Popson | 72 | 74 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T97 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 74 | 72 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T97 | Sarah Jane Smith | 76 | 70 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T97 | Jenny Suh | 73 | 73 | MC | – | – | 146 | – |
T103 | Moira Dunn | 75 | 72 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Katie Futcher | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Megan Grehan | 74 | 73 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Hee-Won Han | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Seon Hwa Lee | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 72 | 75 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Amelia Lewis | 70 | 77 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Alejandra Llaneza | 73 | 74 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Lisa McCloskey | 77 | 70 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 71 | 76 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Emily Talley | 75 | 72 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T103 | Ayako Uehara | 77 | 70 | MC | – | – | 147 | – |
T115 | Paz Echeverria | 77 | 71 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Kathleen Ekey | 77 | 71 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Maria Hernandez | 72 | 76 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Daniela Holmqvist | 71 | 77 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Tiffany Joh | 73 | 75 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Hannah Jun Medlock | 73 | 75 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Lorie Kane | 75 | 73 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Jimin Kang | 73 | 75 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 71 | 77 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 75 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Morgan Pressel | 74 | 74 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T115 | Jennifer Song | 70 | 78 | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
T127 | Xiyu Lin | 75 | 74 | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
T127 | Angela Stanford | 77 | 72 | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
T129 | Jeong Jang | 74 | 76 | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
T129 | Mindy Kim | 73 | 77 | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
T129 | Kristy McPherson | 75 | 75 | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
T129 | Christine Song | 75 | 75 | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
133 | Perrine Delacour | 76 | 75 | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
T134 | Cydney Clanton | 75 | 77 | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
T134 | Emma Jandel | 71 | 81 | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
136 | Jacqui Concolino | 78 | 75 | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
T137 | Paula Reto | 77 | 77 | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
T137 | Jaclyn Sweeney | 77 | 77 | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
T139 | Veronica Felibert | 77 | 78 | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
T139 | Alison Walshe | 74 | 81 | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
141 | Cindy LaCrosse | 81 | 75 | MC | – | – | 156 | – |
142 | Irene Coe | 71 | WD | WD | – | – | 71 | – |
143 | M.J. Hur | 72 | WD | WD | – | – | 72 | – |
144 | Danielle Kang | 78 | WD | WD | – | – | 78 | – |
– | Vicky Hurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | Heather Bowie Young | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Good post my friend. Way to go Stacy.
She deserved the #1 ranking back…go Hogs!