Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Preview & Pairings

The LPGA resumes its schedule this week with the playing of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Championship. It is the first of four consecutive tournaments to be played in Asia. Tournaments in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan will follow. All four of these tournaments will be limited field events.

This will be tournament 22 of 27 scheduled this year. Here are the key details:

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2012/10/SimeDarbyPreview.html

Thanks for the info bro.

Poor Michelle Wie need sponsor to join. I do not think she is going to win again ...

"Michelle Wie did not earn her way into this event, but was given a sponsor exemption. There is no cut in this event, but any money she earns will not be added to her 2012 earnings. The LPGA rules stipulate that any money earned by a player entering a tournament as a sponsor exemption on foreign soil, does not count as official earnings."

Here are the first round pairings:

http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Pairings.aspx?TournamentID=27878&__utma=105709790.1558257563.1349797965.1349797965.1349797965.1&__utmb=105709790.0.10.1349797965&__utmc=105709790&__utmx=-&__utmz=105709790.1349797965.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=191049898

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1- Na Yeon Choi -6
1- Karroie Webb -6
3- S.Y. Yoo -5
3- Mika Miyazato -5
3- Min Lee (a) -5
6- HY Park -4
6- Hee Won Han -4
8- Ai Miyazato -3
8- Cristie Kerr -3
8- Momoko Ueda -3
8- Jessica Korda -3
8- S.Y. Ryu - -3
8- Catrina Matthew -3

Other notables:
Lexi Thompson -2
Paula Creamer -2
Sydnee Michaels -2
Suzann Petteren Even
Brittany Lincicome Even
Natalie Gulbis +1
Se Ri Pak +3
Yani Tseng +7

Golf channel telecast live now.

Leader-board now

Yeon Choi -9 (hole 12)
Paula C - 8 ( hole 17)
Mika Miyazato -8 ( hole 13 )

Yeon Choi just got a birdies .. now -10

Yeon Choi is on fire .. another birdies .. now -11

There is a HIO in hole 15 ... too fast, did not get the player name..

Sydnee Micheals pretty girl with -8 .. get 5 birdies so far today. 2nd behind Choi now

Here are the leaders after round 2:

1- N.Y. Choi -10
2- Sydnee Michaels -8
3- Suzann Pettersen -7
3- Lizette Salas -7
3- Momoko Ueda -7
3- Mika Miyazato -7
7- Paula Creamer -6
7- Catriana Matthew -7
7- Lindsey Wright -7
7- S.Y. Yoo -7
7- Karrie Webb -7

Other notalbles:
Ai Miyazato -5
Stacy Lewis -3
Lexi Thompson -2
Jiyai Shin -1
Michelle Wie +5
Yani Tseng +8

Leaders after round 3:

1- Na Yeon Choi -13
2- Inbee Park - 11
3- Karrie Webb -9
4- Ai Miyazato -8
4- Suzann Pettersen -8
6- Paula Creamer -7
6- Catriona Matthew -7
6-Mika Miyazato
9- Brittany Lang -6
10- 3 players tied at -5

Typing this from the KLGCC clubhouse.

The LPGA just ended.

InBee Park won by 2 strokes despite pushing her tee shot on the 18th to the rough and then pitching it into the fairway bunker.

Facing a high bunker lip and with the green protected by water, we thought, she's got a 3 stroke lead, but if she hits the water, we're in for a showdown! But she calmly hit a gutsy shot and hit the green, ball coming to a stop just on the fringe. From there, she scared the hole with a putt, leaving a tap-in for a 2-stroke victory.

Yesterday, play was stopped by rain, and I got offered a ride back to the clubhouse in Haeji Kang's buggy by her caddy, Mark. Very cool and friendly dude. I hopped into the back and squatted under the hood and we chatted. It was his first trip out to Asia, and he told me about their other tour stops in the region. That was an interesting and original experience for me. Later I checked out Kang's photos on the web, and I must say, she's even prettier in person, and very gracious.

Got some videos of some swings, might put them up later.

Final Results:

1 Inbee Park -15 F
2 Na Yeon Choi -13 F
3 Karrie Webb -12 F
4 Catriona Matthew -11 F
5 So Yeon Ryu -10 F
6 Lindsey Wright -9 F
6 Paula Creamer -9 F
8 Jessica Korda -8 F
9 Candie Kung -7 F
9 Lizette Salas -7 F
9 a-Ariya Jutanugarn -7 F
9 Mika Miyazato -7 F
9 Ai Miyazato -7 F