LPGA Founders Cup Preview, Pairings & Discussion Thread

After a one week break, the LPGA resumes its schedule this week with the playing of the LPGA Founders Cup. This will be the first of 3 consecutive tournaments that will be played on the west coast of the United States, and will include the year's first major championship. 

Here is a preview of this week's tournament: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

The first round pairings have now been posted: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

Lydia Ko is sitting on top of the leaderboard AGAIN at -6. Seems like she will be contention almost every week.

Phenomenonal!

She is very consistent and cool ... She is the next big thing in LPGA ...

She is already the big thing in LPGA! I really love the way she plays and she is simply amazingly talented.

Here are the leaders after the rain shortened first round: 

1 Lydia Ko -6
1 a-Sophia Popov -6
1 Tiffany Joh -6
1 Kim Kaufman -6
5 In Gee Chun -5
5 Moriya Jutanugarn -5
5 Dewi Claire Schreefel -5

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

Here are the leaders after the second round: (suspended because of darkness) 

1 Ha-Na Jang -11 thru 11 
2 Hyo Joo Kim -10 F 
3 Stacy Lewis -9 F
3 Kim Kaufman -9 12 
5 Mi Hyang Lee -8 F 
5 Ilhee Lee -8 F 
5 Karine Icher -8 F 

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

Here are the leaders after the second round: (suspended because of darkness) 

1 Ha-Na Jang -11 thru 11 
2 Hyo Joo Kim -10 F 
3 Stacy Lewis -9 F
3 Kim Kaufman -9 12 
5 Mi Hyang Lee -8 F 
5 Ilhee Lee -8 F 
5 Karine Icher -8 F 

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

Mi Hyang Lee has a beautiful text-book golf swing ... But juz that she does not stand upright majestically when she completed her follow thru ... I thought there was too much reverse-C which may not be good for her back as she grows older in the future ...

Here are the leaders after round 3: 

1 Hyo Joo Kim -16
2 Stacy Lewis -14
3 Kim Kaufman -13
3 Alison Lee -13
5 Lydia Ko -12
5 Mi Hyang Lee -12
5 Ha-Na Jang -12

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

Another teenager from Korea wins! They must be doing something right or is it just the kimchi!

Congrats t- Hyo Joo Kim!

Here are the final standings: 

1 Hyo Joo Kim -21 
2 Stacy Lewis -18 
3 Ilhee Lee -16 F 
3 Pornanong Phatlum -16
3 Mi Hyang Lee -16

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/03/lpga-founders-cup-preview-pairings.html

The up and coming young Koreans have been performing very well for the last few LPGA tourneys ... Even Stacy Lewis who is currently in fine form cannot beat them ...