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» Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic 2009 |
 The 25th Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic begins its first round tomorrow at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio. The tee offs time starts at 7:30 AM.
Defending 2008 champion Paula Creamer will be playing despite injuring her thumb at the Wegmans tournament last week. She had to withdraw from the tournament after the first round. Creamer commented that she will be fine to play the tournament tomorrow despite her thumb not feeling 100 percent. Last year she finished up with a score of -16 under par on the 6,428 Yards, Par 71 coarse.
Se Ri Pak is a favorite to win the tournament. She has won the Farr five times in the past, with the fifth being in 2007. She is only the third LPGA golfer to win the same tournament on five different occasions. The other two are Mickey Wright, who won the Sea Island Open five times. and Annika Sorenstam who has won the Samsung World Championship and the Mizuno Classic five times.
This is the final contract year for the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic and after the cancellation of Kapalua LPGA Classic in Hawaii, there is a lot of interest to see if this tournament will continue next year. LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivins is receiving quite a hammering from fans over loss of so many LPGA events. If she loses another one the LPGA might have to question if she is the suitable representative to negotiate the future tournaments.
The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic was founded after PGA Tour caddie Judd Silverman, a Toledo, Ohio native, sought to bring a ladies professional golf tournament to his hometown. He contacted sponsors and actor Jamie Farr, also a Toledo native, and managed to bring his name and several of his celebrity friends to the tournament. Throughout the history of the event, children's charities in Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan have been the charitable beneficiaries of the tournament. They have received more than $6.2 million during the event's history.
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» Jiyai Shin wins Wegmans LPGA 2009 |
 Jiyai Shin from Korea is the winner of this years Wegmans LPGA Tournament. Shin recorded a score of 71 on the final day to win by an impressive seven strokes, over 2nd place winners Kristy McPherson and Yani Tseng (T2). Both players recorded a final score of (278) or 10 under par for the event. Haeji Kang , Mika Miyazato, and Stacy Lewis all placed third, (T4) recording scores of (279), or 9 under par.
Jiyai Shin now has two tournament wins under her belt for this year. She won the HSBC Women's Champions earlier in the year, and placed 2nd at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International.
The $300,000 prize money she received for winning the tournament takes her to the top of the money list for earnings this year. Her total earnings for this year now stands at $1,001,139 this jumps her over the previous 2009 money list leader Cristie Kerr, as well as second on the money list In-Kyung Kim. Jiyai Shin was previously 4th on the money list for 2009.
21 year old Jiyai Shin first joined the LPGA tour in 2009. She is now in great standing and favorite to win the Rookie player of the Year. It has also been commented that she could even be a challenge for 2009 Player of the Year.
There were reports of rain over some days of the event. The conditions
made it a tough tournament for players all around. Even under the pressure the players still managed to record very impressive scores. A special mention goes to Sandra gal who had the best one day score of the tournament. She carded a score of 64 on the first day, for 8 under par.
Defending 2008 Wegmans champion Eun-Hee Ji missed the cut after the second day, and fan favorite Michelle Wie continues to impress as she hit the money list once again placing Technically joint 5th (T10). Morgan Pressel found the final day of the tournament tough scoring a 78 on the last day taking her from a second place lead to joint 6th (T15).
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» Wegmans LPGA Golf Tournament 2009 |
 Wegmans LPGA Golf Tournament begins tomorrow, with the tournament being held at Locust Hill Country Club located in Pittsford, New York. The tournaments first round kicks off at 7:30 a.m on Thursday the 25th of June.
Wegmans defending champion and 2008 winner Eun-Hee Ji will be returning this year to defend her title and best career win to date. Eun-Hee Ji shot a final round of 67 last year to take her final score to -16 under par, giving her a 2 stroke lead over 2nd place winner Suzann Pettersen.
Wegmans 2007 first place winner, Lorena Ochoa has extended her break schedule and will not be attending the tournament this year. It is believed that Lorena Ochoa will continue plans for her upcoming wedding planed for December 2009. Suzann Pettersen has also pulled out of the tournament and will not be joining this years field.
Amanda Blumenherst makes her LPGA Tour debut. The 22 year old from Scottsdale, Arizona, has competed as an amateur in five LPGA events over the past three years. This will be her first LPGA Tour event as a professional.
One of the fan tour favorites Michelle Wie is expected to have a tough time, playing the short and narrow course. The total length of the course is 6186 yards. It will be interesting to see Michelle's tactics over the course of the four days, she might elect to leave her driver in the bag at some point, which will give a boost to her fairway hitting accuracy. Michelle currently ranks at 143rd for fairways hit and 66th for greens hit.
Legend golfer Nancy Lopez will also be attending the tournament this year, not as a player, but to promote and support the tour.
The Wegmans members contest has started. You can pick your favorite LPGA player to win, as well as the order in which you think the players will place. Good Luck Wegmans Contest
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» Anna Nordqvist wins 2009 McDonald's LPGA championship |
 Anna Nordqvist from Sweden was declared the winner of the 2009 McDonald's LPGA championship this year. The tournament was held at the Bulle Rock golf course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Anna Nordqvist carded a final score of 68 on the fourth day to secure victory and win her first major championship tournament event.
Anna Nordqvist recorded scores of 66, 70, 69, 68 respectively to finish her at -15, under par for the tournament. She won by a comfortable 4 shots over second place winner Lindsey Wright, and a 5 shots lead over third place winner Jiyai Shin.
Her first prize check for winning the tournament was $300,000 bringing her total earnings up to $331,246.00. Anna Nordqvist who is 22 years old first turned professional in 2008 and joined the LPGA tour as a rookie in 2009. This is only her fifth LPGA tournament since joining the LPGA tour.
Anna Nordqvist commented to reporters after she claimed the victory trophy that she had received words of encouragement and support from LPGA champion Annika Sorenstam, and that she was very thankful to have support of Annika, as well as family, friends and fans during the tournament.
A few of the MyLPGA members were on site at the tournament over the course of the 4 days and provided to us some great reports and comments following the action of the event.
IceCat back again on the prowl at Bulle Rock >> Read More >>
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