It's finally here! The new LPGA season starts offevolved this week at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. This became the occasion where Americans learned to respect the name Sei Young Kim, who got the first of her three LPGA wins as a rookie at the accurately-named (for her, besides) Paradise Island.
Sei Young stated her intention in coming to America was to make the Korean Olympic team -- a actual mission, given the number of Koreans inside the Top15 of the Rolex Rankings -- but she's well on her manner. Currently #7 within the world, she's third on the Olympic list at the back of Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu, but several more Koreans are right on her heels. A title defense could pass a protracted manner towards setting her at the crew.
Although Lydia Ko is not in the area this week -- she begins her season next week in Florida -- the list of high-ranking players in the Bahamas is quite well stacked. According to Tony Jesselli in his preview, 30 of the Top50 inside the Rolex will tee it up. Good information for Sei Young, as several of the Korean gamers she's seeking to beat out for Rio might not be there!
For the ones of you demanding to see her play, Brooke Henderson IS inside the discipline. Also among other famous players who haven't played the LPGA plenty these days, Charley Hull, Cheyenne Woods, and Juli Inkster are there. And whilst some of the huge names determined to postpone their seasons for any other week, Michelle Wie and Stacy Lewis are not amongst them; each players may be within the Bahamas.
I should admit I actually have trouble expertise why every person could skip a week in the Bahamas, especially given the cold weather we're having here within the US. But whats up, I wager that is what takes place when you make a number of money gambling golf all over the global.
The first round is live on GC at 11:30am ET Thursday . The ladies are back in action -- be there!
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