Chella Choi (click to enlarge)
I’m a fan of a lot of the players on the LPGA. So whomever wins from week to week I have reason to cheer. But sometimes there is extra cause for me to be happy. Chella Choi winning the 2015 Marathon Classic is one of those times. She’s one of a handful of my very top favorite players, the winner of the 2014 William and Mousie Powell Award, voted on by fellow LPGA peers, as the player who best exemplifies the spirit, ideals and values of the tour. Not only am I fond of her delightful spirit, but I loved how Chella’s dad stuck with her as caddie, waiting for her first victory to retire. Well, daddy caddie can call it a day now. His daughter is an LPGA winner, defeating Ha Na Jang on the first playoff hole in sudden death to win in Sylvania, Ohio. I admit I became a bit verklempt watching it unfold. I hope this is the first of many more Chella Choi titles to come.
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1 CHELLA CHOI (-14)
2 HA NA JANG (-14)
T3 LYDIA KO (-13)
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Playoff | Today | Total | Strokes | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x-Chella Choi | 73 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 5 | – | -14 | 270 | $225,000 |
| 2 | Ha Na Jang | 66 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 6 | – | -14 | 270 | $139,217 |
| T3 | Shanshan Feng | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | – | -4 | -13 | 271 | $89,559 |
| T3 | Lydia Ko | 71 | 66 | 67 | 67 | – | -4 | -13 | 271 | $89,559 |
| T5 | Q Baek | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | – | -1 | -11 | 273 | $52,465 |
| T5 | Hyo-Joo Kim | 71 | 68 | 67 | 67 | – | -4 | -11 | 273 | $52,465 |
| T5 | Brittany Lang | 68 | 71 | 66 | 68 | – | -3 | -11 | 273 | $52,465 |
| T8 | Azahara Munoz | 73 | 68 | 68 | 65 | – | -6 | -10 | 274 | $34,173 |
| T8 | Inbee Park | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | – | -1 | -10 | 274 | $34,173 |
| T8 | Angela Stanford | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | – | -2 | -10 | 274 | $34,173 |
| T11 | Austin Ernst | 70 | 68 | 66 | 71 | – | E | -9 | 275 | $26,753 |
| T11 | Cristie Kerr | 69 | 72 | 69 | 65 | – | -6 | -9 | 275 | $26,753 |
| T11 | Haru Nomura | 71 | 69 | 67 | 68 | – | -3 | -9 | 275 | $26,753 |
| T14 | Kim Kaufman | 71 | 68 | 71 | 66 | – | -5 | -8 | 276 | $21,570 |
| T14 | Sei-Young Kim | 68 | 70 | 69 | 69 | – | -2 | -8 | 276 | $21,570 |
| T14 | Stacy Lewis | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 | – | -3 | -8 | 276 | $21,570 |
| T14 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 | 69 | 67 | 68 | – | -3 | -8 | 276 | $21,570 |
| T18 | Jaye Marie Green | 69 | 70 | 68 | 70 | – | -1 | -7 | 277 | $17,874 |
| T18 | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 | 68 | 68 | 70 | – | -1 | -7 | 277 | $17,874 |
| T18 | Jenny Shin | 68 | 73 | 66 | 70 | – | -1 | -7 | 277 | $17,874 |
| T18 | Lexi Thompson | 72 | 67 | 71 | 67 | – | -4 | -7 | 277 | $17,874 |
| T22 | Amy Anderson | 68 | 74 | 71 | 65 | – | -6 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 71 | 66 | 69 | 72 | – | +1 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Danielle Kang | 72 | 71 | 67 | 68 | – | -3 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Minjee Lee | 69 | 72 | 69 | 68 | – | -3 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Mo Martin | 72 | 68 | 70 | 68 | – | -3 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Lee-Anne Pace | 67 | 70 | 69 | 72 | – | +1 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 68 | 68 | 69 | 73 | – | +2 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Alena Sharp | 68 | 70 | 67 | 73 | – | +2 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Yani Tseng | 71 | 65 | 71 | 71 | – | E | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T22 | Sakura Yokomine | 72 | 68 | 71 | 67 | – | -4 | -6 | 278 | $13,804 |
| T32 | Paula Creamer | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | – | -2 | -5 | 279 | $10,594 |
| T32 | Natalie Gulbis | 72 | 71 | 66 | 70 | – | -1 | -5 | 279 | $10,594 |
| T32 | Xiyu Lin | 73 | 67 | 67 | 72 | – | +1 | -5 | 279 | $10,594 |
| T35 | Eun-Hee Ji | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | – | -4 | -4 | 280 | $9,375 |
| T35 | Caroline Masson | 68 | 69 | 73 | 70 | – | -1 | -4 | 280 | $9,375 |
| T35 | Mika Miyazato | 71 | 71 | 68 | 70 | – | -1 | -4 | 280 | $9,375 |
| 38 | Gerina Piller | 69 | 68 | 73 | 71 | – | E | -3 | 281 | $8,613 |
| T39 | Karine Icher | 74 | 69 | 67 | 72 | – | +1 | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T39 | Sarah Kemp | 67 | 69 | 70 | 76 | – | +5 | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T39 | Candie Kung | 69 | 71 | 68 | 74 | – | +3 | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T39 | Amelia Lewis | 68 | 74 | 69 | 71 | – | E | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T39 | Brittany Lincicome | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | – | +1 | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T39 | Jennifer Song | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | – | -1 | -2 | 282 | $7,470 |
| T45 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 67 | 72 | 71 | 73 | – | +2 | -1 | 283 | $6,250 |
| T45 | Alison Lee | 68 | 73 | 71 | 71 | – | E | -1 | 283 | $6,250 |
| T45 | Jenny Suh | 70 | 69 | 72 | 72 | – | +1 | -1 | 283 | $6,250 |
| T48 | Marina Alex | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | – | +1 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Carlota Ciganda | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | – | +1 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Birdie Kim | 72 | 69 | 69 | 74 | – | +3 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Mirim Lee | 68 | 74 | 69 | 73 | – | +2 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Brooke Pancake | 71 | 72 | 71 | 70 | – | -1 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Ashleigh Simon | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | – | +1 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T48 | Nontaya Srisawang | 73 | 68 | 73 | 70 | – | -1 | E | 284 | $5,216 |
| T55 | Elizabeth Nagel | 73 | 70 | 71 | 71 | – | E | +1 | 285 | $4,497 |
| T55 | Sarah Jane Smith | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | – | -1 | +1 | 285 | $4,497 |
| T57 | Chie Arimura | 71 | 69 | 71 | 75 | – | +4 | +2 | 286 | $4,116 |
| T57 | Dori Carter | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | – | E | +2 | 286 | $4,116 |
| T57 | Christina Kim | 71 | 72 | 75 | 68 | – | -3 | +2 | 286 | $4,116 |
| T60 | M.J. Hur | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | – | +1 | +3 | 287 | $3,773 |
| T60 | Belen Mozo | 69 | 74 | 73 | 71 | – | E | +3 | 287 | $3,773 |
| T62 | Jee Young Lee | 72 | 71 | 70 | 75 | – | +4 | +4 | 288 | $3,544 |
| T62 | Min Lee | 71 | 72 | 70 | 75 | – | +4 | +4 | 288 | $3,544 |
| T62 | Kristy McPherson | 74 | 68 | 73 | 73 | – | +2 | +4 | 288 | $3,544 |
| T62 | Ai Miyazato | 71 | 72 | 71 | 74 | – | +3 | +4 | 288 | $3,544 |
| T66 | Simin Feng | 73 | 70 | 73 | 73 | – | +2 | +5 | 289 | $3,316 |
| T66 | Paula Reto | 69 | 74 | 73 | 73 | – | +2 | +5 | 289 | $3,316 |
| 68 | Victoria Elizabeth | 71 | 69 | 74 | 76 | – | +5 | +6 | 290 | $3,201 |
| 69 | Katy Harris | 74 | 68 | 72 | 77 | – | +6 | +7 | 291 | $3,125 |
| 70 | Pernilla Lindberg | 69 | 74 | 72 | 77 | – | +6 | +8 | 292 | $3,049 |
| 71 | Alison Walshe | 73 | 70 | 76 | 75 | – | +4 | +10 | 294 | $3,011 |
| WD | Na Yeon Choi | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD | WD | – |
| T72 | Marissa Dodd | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Nannette Hill | 67 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Joanna Klatten | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Maria McBride | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Becky Morgan | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Ji Young Oh | 75 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Jennifer Rosales | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T72 | Ayako Uehara | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 | – |
| T81 | Laetitia Beck | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Danah Bordner | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Katie Burnett | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Laura Diaz | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Tiffany Joh | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Meena Lee | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Emma Talley | 76 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Kelly Tan | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T81 | Sun Young Yoo | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 | – |
| T90 | Karlin Beck | 70 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Jacqui Concolino | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Lisa Ferrero | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Jennifer Gleason | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Lauren Kim | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | SooBin Kim | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Ally McDonald | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Marissa Steen | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Jackie Stoelting | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T90 | Kris Tamulis | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 | – |
| T100 | Sandra Changkija | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Wendy Doolan | 70 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Felicity Johnson | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Haeji Kang | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Lisa McCloskey | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Stephanie Meadow | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Demi Runas | 78 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T100 | Jing Yan | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 | – |
| T109 | Cydney Clanton | 77 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Moira Dunn | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Caroline Hedwall | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Celine Herbin | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Katherine Kirk | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Ryann O’Toole | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Kelly Shon | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T109 | Cheyenne Woods | 71 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 | – |
| T117 | Kendall Dye | 69 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 | – |
| T117 | Yueer Cindy Feng | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 | – |
| T117 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 | – |
| T117 | Marta Sanz Barrio | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 | – |
| T117 | Julie Yang | 72 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 | – |
| T122 | Mallory Blackwelder | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 | – |
| T122 | Heather Bowie Young | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 | – |
| T122 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 73 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 | – |
| T122 | Jennifer Kirby | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 | – |
| T122 | Sadena Parks | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 | – |
| 127 | Maria Hernandez | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 | – |
| 128 | Sophia Popov | 79 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 | – |
| T129 | Therese Koelbaek | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 | – |
| T129 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 80 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 | – |
| T129 | Morgan Pressel | 77 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 | – |
| T129 | Louise Stahle | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 | – |
| T133 | Paz Echeverria | 76 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 | – |
| T133 | Garrett Phillips | 77 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 | – |
| T133 | Jane Rah | 80 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 | – |
| T133 | Giulia Sergas | 80 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 154 | – |
| 137 | A.J. Eathorne | 77 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 155 | – |
| 138 | Paige Mackenzie | 78 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 157 | – |
| 139 | Jessica Korda | 74 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 74 | – |
| 140 | Beatriz Recari | 76 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 76 | – |
| T141 | Silvia Cavalleri | 77 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 77 | – |
| T141 | Ju Young Park | 77 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 77 | – |
| 143 | Line Vedel | 78 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | – | 78 |
Fairways and Forehands 