(Some days time slips up on you. Sorry this submit is past due, but luckily the women don't play until later today.)
No rely how true you are, some matters are just tough to get... Like a selected principal. Even getting one predominant is exquisite, but for those at the pinnacle of the sport it is able to be that remaining main in a career slam that drives them nuts. Phil Mickelson's pursuit of the USA Open is one example. Neither Arnold Palmer nor Tom Watson ever landed the PGA Championship. Nancy Lopez's heartbreaks at the US Women's Open additionally come to mind.
Few people think about Se Ri Pak's preference to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship. It's proper that she by no means gained the du Maurier Classic either, however that one ceased to be a major rapidly after she joined the LPGA so she never really had an excellent danger. (It's nonetheless an event on Tour though. Now you know why the CN Canadian Women's Open is so crucial to the women.)
Today she gets what may be her best chance ever to capture the KNC. (Her best previous finish was T8 in 2012.) Of course, it's not going to be easy. At -8 she's 2 strokes back of leaders Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson -- two players who have found any major to be elusive, although Lexi hasn't had that many chances yet.
Let's face it: The odds aren't on Se Ri's side. As a general rule, the KNC winner comes from the final pairing. And even as Se Ri's a reasonably lengthy hitter, her closest competitors are 3 of the longest hitters on Tour -- Michelle, Lexi, and Charley Hull, who's also at -eight.
I do not know what will manifest these days. It should be thrilling because we have four distinctive techniques to the sport combating for this essential. The important attention could be on Lexi and Michelle who, in the event that they play to shape, will assault the direction very otherwise. Lexi will bomb her manner around the direction at the same time as Michelle will methodically dissect it. Bear in mind that Lexi's approach ended in bogey on the 18th the day past -- and bombing it on that hole gave her no gain due to the fact she could not reach the green even with an excellent power. If it comes all the way down to these two gamers, I think Michelle has the gain and, to be honest, I suppose she's going to win today.
That is, if all of us maintains a take care of on their nerves. Being this near some thing as elusive as a major can do peculiar things to people.
If those stumble, that could occur if nerves get to their setting, Se Ri and Charley ought to steal this thing. Se Ri's "veteran perspective" ought to supply her an advantage if she does not get in advance of herself. But do not over look Charley Hull. Kelly Tilghman known as her a "wild card," however Charley is way extra than that. She hasn't allow her ability to bomb it get within the manner of approach the manner Lexi has. If the opposite 3 get in their very own manner, I assume Charley's "hit it and see in which it goes" philosophy makes her the probably winner.
I wish they all could win but only one can grab that elusive major. We'll find out at 5pm ET on GC today. I think this win would mean more to Michelle and I'd love to see her get it... but I still have to say...
Good luck, Se Ri.
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