The Ladies Prepare for Their Final Major

Since the Deutsche Bank has a Monday finish, there is no motive for any of you to overlook this week's LPGA event -- specially in view that it's live in top time.

The LPGA heads as much as Portland OR for his or her very last occasion earlier than the Evian, their 5th and very last primary of 2014. With per week's destroy between the 2, that is an fantastic possibility for a person to double dip. Suzann Pettersen did so last yr, winning the Portland Classic and the Evian.

Suzann Pettersen kisses last year's Portland Classic trophy

I'll be interested to see if So Yeon Ryu can triple dip. After winning wire-to-wire last week against a much stronger field -- Tony Jesselli's preview ranks this week's strength at 56% VS 81% last week -- and with next week off to recover, Ryu could conceivably pull a McIlroy and go three in a row.

Conceivably. That remains to be seen, of course. With Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park, and Lydia Ko all taking the week off, Pettersen and Ryu are the top players in the field... and paired together for the first two days (along with Anna Nordqvist).

An interesting be aware (at least, I thought it changed into thrilling): The Web.Com Tour performed in Portland ultimate week, on the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club wherein the LPGA has performed the USA Women's Open in 1997 and 2003 (and yes, it changed into the identical Witch Hollow route that the Web.Com Tour used remaining week). However, the Portland Classic (formerly the Safeway Classic) changed into performed at Pumpkin Ridge's Ghost Creek Course from 2009-2012, and has been performed on the Columbia Edgewater Country Club since remaining 12 months.

Here's the interesting bit. Suzann received at Ghost Creek in 2011 and Columbia Edgewater last yr... And she told the media folks she doesn't certainly like either of them!

Q. You recognise, you received here last year. You've won at Pumpkin Ridge, two clearly unique styles of publications. But is this an excellent healthy for you because of your potential to form photographs?
SUZANN PETTERSEN: Well, Pumpkin Ridge I never really liked, and this one I never really liked either (laughs) until I won.
Suzann also said that this is an "old, traditional golf course... a driver's course" and that anybody who hits the fairways should get a lot of good looks at birdie. (Perhaps this will be another good week for Mo Martin!)

This is one of the weeks that Charley Hull will be playing the LPGA as well, so it looks like it could be an interesting week. GC has three hours of live coverage today starting at 6:30pm ET . Don't forget that this is the last event before the Evian, so you don't want to miss it.

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