It's every other restrained-area occasion for the LPGA this week. The HSBC Women?S Champions has a trifling 60 players within the area, however that includes forty eight or 49 of the Rolex Top50. (According to Tony Jesselli's preview of the occasion, Line Vedel is out with an damage. The LPGA says of the Top25 are lacking but would not call them.)
The speak, as typical, is set Lydia Ko and protecting champ Inbee Park squaring off against every other. But maybe it must be approximately Lexi Thompson, warm off her win at the Honda final week and her resulting leap to #three inside the international. Nobody knows exactly what to anticipate from her -- she has had an inclination to be either warm or cold, with out a real logic to which manner she'll play in a given week -- but you have to think she's in a good frame of thoughts to contend at this occasion.
Or she's emotionally tired and will revel in a notable letdown at this event. Take your choice.
You also need to think that Stacy Lewis is extraordinarily frustrated at this point. It's not sufficient that she's been bumped all the way down to #4 within the global rankings. She's additionally having a gradual start this year -- after a T2 within the Bahamas she's posted a T22 and T35, hardly ever what we have come to anticipate from her. I generally tend to consider she's simply urgent too difficult, but it could also be the travel. Hopping all over the planet is not smooth for everybody, but when you're additionally struggling together with your recreation it can't make matters any less complicated.
In Stacy's prefer? She gained this event in 2013, so perhaps she'll have some proper reminiscences to draw on.
Of path, just due to the fact those are the Top4 players inside the world scores does not imply they have a few form of lock in this event. If you want me to take those 4 or the sphere, I'll take the sector. (Despite Lydia's T3-win-second start this year.) But it must be an interesting battle!
As the title of this post says, it's more late night golf this week. GC's live coverage begins Wednesday night at 11pm ET .
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