2016: UL International Crown

I'm excited to attend this event. Some of my favorite players will be there.
In Gee, Amy Yang, Minjee, Yani, Hull, Reid, Shan Shan.
There are a lot of lower ranking players in this event.  That's OK, I'll get to know them.
This is such a difficult event to get right.  You need 3 or 4 players per team to get the patriotic vibe right, but then you have low ranking players there.  I think that's OK.  It's different though.  

Don
For sure fanboy Dumbo, Bada*s, Minjee, Hull, Mel, Jodi, Su Oh, Lexi, Gerina, Porna, Ariya, and Xi Yu Lin.
Too bad the LOVELY HYP is not playing.

Huh...WTF...a Kerr avatar...you should be embarrassed.
Here's  a classic post on WRX about Kerr at the KPMG...she's such a b*tch.


"After this shot, Kerr and her caddie complained about the volunteer with the flag manning the tee box. Apparently the volunteer was in a bad position and Kerr saw the bright yellow flag out of the corner of her eye during her backswing. I thought your head was supposed to be still during the swing? Why wait until after the shot to complain about it?"

As I mentioned on the Olympic watch thread, if Inbee does not play (and I think she probably won't), that would mean that this year's Crown team from Korea would be completely different from the 2014 team.

I'd be very surprised if Inbee played. I'd also be surprised if Ha Na elected not to take her place.

I have a family wedding to attend on Thursday and Friday, so I'll likely be attending Saturday only. I'm curious if they'll be providing shuttle buses from either of the nearby Metra commuter railroad stations (Waukegan and Prairie Crossing). Edit: So much for public transportation. The North Central Service line doesn't run on weekends, and the Milwaukee District North line doesn't run until 8:35 am, arriving at 9:42 am, which pretty much blows half the morning. The Union Pacific North line leaves downtown at 6:35 am, but it's a slow milk run that doesn't arrive until 7:55 am. Ugh. 'Looks like I'll be driving.

Do the Korean players like In Gee or are they jealous because she is so popular in Korea and has such a slick and well-oiled publicity department that caters to both Korea and US?

I think that's true but there are exceptions.  For example, I think Arnold Palmer was and is beloved even though he is the richest and maybe the most handsome of all the golfers.


Rory also seems to be extremely well-liked even though he is near the top and will only add to his resume with an easy victory at Oakmont this week. 

I should have gone to this in 2014...Maryland is not that far for me.  My one regret is not going to past LPGA events when they were in Delaware or Maryland.

How far in the future has the LPGA committed to the UL Crown?  The event website has no information on if, where, or when they'll play it in 2018.