My 5 to Watch for the LPGA Championship

The Champions Tour is achieved. The PGA Tour is achieved. But the LPGA is NOT accomplished.

With majors, this is.

LPGA Major #4 of 2014, the Wegmans LPGA Championship, begins the next day. As typical, Tony Jesselli has carried out a preview of the occasion at his web page so that it will get you orientated. And of course it's time for me to pick out my "5 to Watch" because... Well, I much like to make a idiot of myself, I wager.

In case you hadn't heard, Michelle Wie is out for a few weeks with what they may be calling a "strain response" to her right index finger. She's hoping to be lower back in time for the Evian. And on the time of this writing, Mo Martin's reputation is yet to be determined. Mo additionally withdrew last week with some ligament damage to her thumb -- she known as it a sprain in her presser this week. She's in Rochester and says she's approximately eighty five% but will make a selection on whether or not to play or now not via Thursday.

That may want to suggest of the principal champions this 12 months might not be playing. Bummer.

Having stated that, right here are my alternatives:

• So Yeon Ryu is simply due. I don't know any other way to put it. She has played poorly in all three majors and yet has been in the mix at almost every other event. She's got to break through eventually, so why not this week?
• Inbee Park is defending champion and she seems to be gaining steam despite her loss to rookie Mirim Lee last week. Maybe she feels she has something to prove this week.
• Suzann Pettersen is another player who's due. She's coming off finishes of T6, T2, and 3 since she missed the cut at the US Open.
• Stacy Lewis . Need I say more? And she's won here before. She's my overall pick to win.
• And finally, I'm taking another flier on Stephanie Meadow . That girl's got some game and I think this could be a good week for her.

Why am I not choosing Lexi Thompson? I just think she's still not back from her win at the year's first major -- she's been too erratic for me to pick her this week.

So there you move. Will I do better than I did ultimate week, in which at the least I had Rory and Rickie? Stay tuned...

LPGA.com says coverage begins tomorrow on GC at 12:30pm ET .