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Post by 18majors on Mar 24, 2019 19:42:09 GMT
Website: www.kiaclassic.com/Purse: $1,800,000
Format: 72 holes
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,558
Final Field: www.lpga.com/tournaments/kia-classic/final-field
TV Time (EDT): March 28 9:00-11:00 PM (Tape), 29 8:30-10:30 PM (Tape), 30-31 7:00-9:00 PM
Course: Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, CA
Course Map: We've probably the best field in the tournament history; the winner will win about 65 Rolex points.
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Post by 18majors on Mar 24, 2019 19:52:02 GMT
- 45 of the top 50 players on the 2018 Official Money List
- 20 of the top 25 players on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings including-
- Nine of the top 10 players in the world: No. 1 Sung Hyun Park, No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn, No. 3 Minjee Lee, No. 4 So Yeon Ryu, No. 5 Inbee Park, No. 6 Nasa Hataoka, No. 7 Lexi Thompson, No. 9 Jin Young Ko, No. 10 Brooke Henderson
BREAKING DOWN THE 2019 KIA CLASSIC FIELD
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Post by 18majors on Mar 24, 2019 19:58:17 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Mar 24, 2019 20:06:43 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Mar 24, 2019 21:19:54 GMT
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Post by awhson on Mar 25, 2019 8:26:57 GMT
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Post by philknj on Mar 25, 2019 14:44:32 GMT
I just noticed Mariel Galdiano (A) got a sponsor invite...excluding the USWO, I can't recall her getting into an LPGA event. I saw her practice at Lancaster with the ECP...also saw her lose 22-hole match to Muni at the 2016 USWA. She's finishing up her junior year at UCLA...has two wins and a scoring avg. of 71.5. When you're scoring avg. is below 72 at a major college program, you MIGHT have a chance to survive as a lady pro.
Muni also had her number at the 2015 Polo Junior Classic
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 16:32:35 GMT
Same as my calculation yesterday:
Ariya has dropped from 7.34 at the beginning of the year, Sung Hyun was 6.74, Minjee 5.36, Jin Young 4.51 and Nelly 3.59 to start the year.
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 17:45:54 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 18:19:07 GMT
The final field was waiting for: Holding Spots: Qualifers (2); Winner Bank of Hope Founders Cup (1); Bank of Hope Founders Cup Top-10 (2)
No players benefited from Bank of Hope winner or top 10 finishes, Charlotte Thomas was already in the field.
The beneficiaries are three players who're on alternate list.
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 23:12:51 GMT
As for why Nelly is having her strongest season to date, one stat jumps out: She's ranked No. 1 in greens in regulation. That's a stark improvement from her No. 27 ranking in the same stat in 2018, and being ranked 95th in the category in 2017. Giving herself all of those birdie opportunities has resulted in a jump in another key stat for Nelly, as she's No. 1 in birdies in 2019. Nelly Korda overtakes Lexi Thompson, becomes highest-ranked American in women's golf
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 23:27:44 GMT
Monday Qualifier
Playoff bound (-2): Dori Carter, Cheyenne Woods, Katherine Perry, Jennifer Hahn
Suzuka Yamaguchi -1 Lilia Vu Even Eun Jeong Seong Even Muni He +3 Britney Yada +3 Karen Chung +5
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Post by 18majors on Mar 25, 2019 23:59:06 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Mar 26, 2019 0:02:42 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Mar 26, 2019 1:28:20 GMT
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