Coates Golf Championship Preview & Pairings

This week the LPGA moves to the state of Florida for the playing of the Coates Golf Championship Presented by R+L Carriers. This tournament has a Wednesday start, and will conclude on Saturday (thus avoiding Super Bowl Sunday). 

Here are the key details: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

The first round pairings have now been posted: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

Here the leaders after round 1: 

1 Ha-Na Jang -7 
2 Kelly Tan -4
2 Candie Kung -4
2 Sei Young Kim -4
2 Kim Kaufman -4
2 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -4
2 In Gee Chun -4

For more scores: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

Here are the leaders after the rain shortened 2nd round: (round will be completed Friday morning): 

1 Lydia Ko -7 thru 17 
1 Ha-Na Jang -7 Did not start 
3 Haru Nomura -6 Finished 
3 Kelly Tan -6 3 
5 Lizette Salas -5 16 
5 Xi Yu Lin -5 16 

For more scores: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

The second round is now complete. 

Here are the leaders: 

1 Ha-Na Jang -7
2 Haru Nomura -6
2 Lydia Ko -6
4 Sei Young Kim -5
4 Xi Yu Lin -5
4 Lizette Salas -5
4 Lexi Thompson -5
4 Jessica Korda -5

For more scores: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

The third round was suspended due to darkness. They will try to finish the 3rd round tomorrow morning, and should complete round 4 if the weather cooperates. They will not re-pair players. 

Here are the leaders when play was suspended: 

1 Ha-Na Jang -7 6 
1 Lydia Ko -7 6 
3 Kim Kaufman -6 12 
3 Sei Young Kim -6 8 
3 Lexi Thompson -6 7 
3 Jessica Korda -6 6 
3 Haru Nomura -6 6 

For more scores: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html

Congrats to Hana Jang for winning her 1st LPGA title @ -11 for the tournament ... Even the rain didn't dampen her solid performance ... Brooks Hendersen and Chun In-Gee were -9 & -8 respectively. Lydia Ko was -7. 

The LPGA is once again dominated by the Koreans!

Here are the final results: 

1 Ha-Na Jang -11
2 Brooke Mackenzie Henderson -9
3 In Gee Chun -8
3 Sei Young Kim -8
3 Lydia Ko -8

For more scores: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2016/02/coates-golf-championship-presented-by.html