The LPGA will be idle this coming week, the second of a two-week break. The tour will resume the following weekend in France with the playing of the Evian Masters. After the completion of that tournament, the tour will have another week off and then will begin a stretch of six tournaments in seven weeks that will include the year's final major, The Ricoh Women's British Open.
I think most will agree that the first fourteen tournaments of the season have certainly brought us many exciting finishes. We have seen 4 playoffs, 4 first-time winners (Jessica Korda, Azahara Munoz, Shanshan Feng, and Brittany Lang), and winners from 6 different countries--the United States (5), Taiwan (3), Japan (2), South Korea (2), China (1), and Spain (1).
With 13 more tournaments still to be played, I am looking forward to a very exciting second half of the season. For now let's look at the most important statistics for the first half of the year:
Rolex Player of the Year Standings: (Winner receives a Hall of Fame point)
1- Stacy Lewis - 129 points
2- Yani Tseng - 120
3- Ai Miyazato - 106
4- Shanshan Feng - 105
5- Na Yeon Choi - 92
Vare Trophy Standings: (Winner receives a Hall of Fame point)
1- Ai Miyazato - 70.35 (strokes per round)
2- Na Yeon Choi - 70.53
T3-Shanshan Feng 70.60
T3-Stacy Lewis 70.60
5- Jiyai Shin 70.68
Rolex Rookie of the Year Standings:
1- So Yeon Ryu - 692 points
2- Lexi Thompson - 458
3- Lizette Salas - 161
4- Mo Martin -149
5- Danielle Kang - 140
6- Numa Gulyanamitta - 97
7- Sydnee Michaels - 84
8- Veronica Felibert - 75
9- Maude-Aimee Leblanc - 73
10- Sandra Changkija - 60
Solheim Cup Points: (Top 8 qualify automatically, 2 captains picks, 2 highest Rolex ranked players not yet in)
1- Stacy Lewis - 329 points
2- Cristie Kerr - 168
3- Paula Creamer - 165
4- Angela Stanford - 150
5- Brittany Lincicome 141
6- Brittany Lang - 133
7- Morgan Pressel - 70
8- Lexi Thompson - 69
9- Katie Futcher - 69
10- Vicky Hurst - 66
11- Michelle Wie - 53
12- Natalie Gulbis - 52
Most consecutive tournaments without a missed cut:
1- Karrie Webb - 37
2- Paula Creamer - 34
3- Jiyai Shin, Brittany Lang - 26
5- Na Yeon Choi, Anna Nordqvist - 24
Most consecutive missed cuts:
1- Michelle Ellis - 14
2- Meridith Duncan, Tanya Degal - 12
4- Stephanie Kono, Jane Rah - 10
Most top-five finishes:
1- Stacy Lewis - 8
2- So Yeon Ryu - 6
3- Yani Tseng, Ai Miyazato, Azahara Munoz, Shanshan Feng, Inbee Park - 5
Other Tidbits:
Caroline Hedwall made the first 15 cuts of her career, but now has missed her last 4.
Yani Tseng fired her caddie Jason Hamilton after 16 wins together. Jason will be moving over to the PGA Tour, where his new employee will be Danny Lee from New Zealand. No word yet on who Yani's new caddie will be.
Who's Hot:
After a sluggish start, Paula Creamer has 3 top tens, and 4 top fifteens, in her last 5 tournaments.
Who's Not:
Amanda Blumenherst has missed five consecutive cuts.
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Yani will have Basil Van Rooyen on the bag at the Evian Masters according to Beth Ann Baldry.
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