Monday, October 3, 2011

Hana Bank Championship Preview

After a short break in the LPGA schedule, the tour resumes this week with the Hana Bank Championship. This a 54-hole event.

Here are some of the details:

Course: Sky 72 Ocean Course
Where: Incheon, South Korea
2 Time Defending Champion: Na-Yeon Choi
2010 Winning Score: 69-68-69=206 (-10)

Final Field: 68 Players
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,364 Yards
Purse: $1.8 Million

The biggest stars missing from this tournament are Ai Miyazato and Mika Miyazato.

Here is the television schedule:
Oct 07 1:00-3:00 PM ET GC
Oct 08 1:00-3:00 PM ET GC
Oct 09 1:00-3:00 PM ET GC

Since there is a 13 hour time difference (east coast time), if you are planning to watch this on TV, I would stay away from the LPGA website or reading blogs, as the results will be already posted.

Tony Jesselli's Player of the Year:


1- Yani Tseng - 289.06 points
2- Stacy Lewis - 185.34
3- Cristie Kerr - 158.50
4- Suzann Pettersen - 147.44
5- Angela Stanford - 129.68
6- I.K. Kim - 122.10
7- Paula Creamer - 116.88
8- Brittany Lincicome - 114.06
9- Mika Miyazato - 114.02
10-Amy Yang - 112.40
11-Karrie Webb - 111.56
12-Morgan Pressel - 106.26
13-Na Yeon Choi - 102.48
14-Ai Miyazato - 96.36
15-Maria Hjorth - 84.02
16-Jiyai Shin - 77.34
17-Michelle Wie - 76.70
18-Inbee Park - 72.72
19-Brittany Lang - 72.34
20-Anna Nordqvist - 70.40

Rolex Rankings Mover of the Week:
Ritsuko Ryu - Moves from #58 to #46.






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