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LPGA - ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, February 9th through Sunday, February 12th |
| SITE: Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course), Victoria, Australia |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Dr. Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell (1925, 1927) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 353 Yds | 10 - Par 4 386 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 5 502 Yds | 11 - Par 4 359 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 142 Yds | 12 - Par 5 478 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 4 367 Yds | 13 - Par 4 331 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 3 136 Yds | 14 - Par 4 403 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 310 Yds | 15 - Par 4 381 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 4 397 Yds | 16 - Par 3 174 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 5 474 Yds | 17 - Par 5 506 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 408 Yds | 18 - Par 4 398 Yds | |
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| 36 3,089 Yds | 37 3,416 Yds | |
| Annual: | 21st (1st on LPGA Tour) |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Friday -- 12:30-2:30 p.m. (et) - taped |
| | - Saturday/Sunday -- 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (et) - taped |
| Defending Champion: | Yani Tseng |
| Runner-Up: | Melissa Reid, Eun Hee Ji, Jiyai Shin |
| Total Purse: | $1,100,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $165,000; 2nd Place - $100,458; 3rd Place - $72,875 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Yani Tseng | 276 | Sandra Gal | 286 |
| Melissa Reid | 283 | Karrie Webb | 287 |
| Eun-Hee Ji | 283 | Cindy LaCrosse | 287 |
| Jiyai Shin | 283 | Katherine Hull | 287 |
| Jennifer Song | 285 | Karen Stupples | 288 |
| | Nikki Campbell | 288 |
| Past ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng (276) -- Melissa Reid, Eun-Hee Ji, Jiyai Shin |
| 2010 | Yani Tseng (283) -- Laura Davies |
| 2009 | Laura Davies (285) -- Tania Elosegui |
| 2008 | *Karrie Webb (284) -- Jiyai Shin |
| 2007 | Karrie Webb (278) -- Yun-Jye Wei |
| 2006 | Not Held |
| 2005 | Not Held |
| 2004 | Laura Davies (283) |
| 2003 | Mhairi McKay (277) |
| 2002 | Karrie Webb (278) |
| 2001 | Sophie Gustafson (276) |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb (270) |
| 1999 | Not Held |
| 1998 | Marnie McGuire (280) |
| 1997 | Jane Crafter (279) |
| 1996 | Catriona Matthew (283) |
| 1995 | Liselotte Neumann (283) |
| 1994 | Annika Sorenstam (286) |
| 1993 | Not Held |
| 1992 | Not Held |
| 1991 | Not Held |
| 1990 | Not Held |
| 1989 | Not Held |
| 1988 | Not Held |
| 1987 | Not Held |
| 1986 | Not Held |
| 1985 | Not Held |
| 1984 | Not Held |
| 1983 | Not Held |
| 1982 | Not Held |
| 1981 | Not Held |
| 1980 | Not Held |
| 1979 | Not Held |
| 1978 | Debbie Austin (213) |
| 1977 | Jan Stephenson (145) |
| 1976 | Donna Caponi Young (206) |
| 1975 | JoAnne Carner (228) |
| 1974 | Chako Higuchi (219) |
| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | | | | | | | |
| Yani Tseng | --- | Won | Won | | | | | | | |
| Eun-Hee Ji | --- | --- | T-2 | | | | | | | |
| Melissa Reid | T-3 | T-16 | T-2 | | | | | | | |
| Jiyai Shin | --- | --- | T-2 | | | | | | | |
| Jennifer Song | --- | --- | 5th | | | | | | | |
| Sandra Gal | --- | T-65 | 6th | | | | | | | |
| Karrie Webb | T-6 | 3rd | T-7 | | | | | | | |
| Katherine Hull | T-6 | T-4 | T-7 | | | | | | | |
| Laura Davies | Won | 2nd | T-15 | | | | | | | |
| Stacy Lewis | --- | 7th | T-35 | | | | | | | |
| Giulia Sergas | --- | T-4 | T-49 | | | | | | | |
| Lexi Thompson | --- | T-16 | mc | | | | | | | |
| Cristie Kerr | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Brittany Lincicome | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Suzann Pettersen | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Morgan Pressel | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Suzann Pettersen |
| Darkhorse - Sandra Gal |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win - Q-School (Mariajo Uribe) - Finished tied for 34th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse - Q-School (Stephanie Kim) - Withdrew after 3rd round |
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| NOTES: |
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The 2012 LPGA Tour season kicks off this week with the ISPS Handa Women's
Australian Open in Victoria, Australia. This is the first time that the LPGA
Tour has played in Australia in over a decade. This is the 21st installment
of this tournament but the first on the LPGA Tour.
Three of the top four players in the world are in the field - Yani Tseng (1),
Suzann Pettersen (2) and American Cristie Kerr (4). Tseng is coming off an
amazing year which saw her win seven times on the LPGA Tour and 12 times
worldwide, including the Wegmans LPGA Championship and Women's British Open.
She also captured the money title with over $2.9 million in earnings.
Pettersen won two times in 2011 and finished fifth on the money list. Kerr did
not win last year, but finished second on the money list due to three runner-
up finishes and nine top-five finishes.
American teenage sensation Lexi Thompson is also in the field. Thompson became
the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history when she won the Navistar LPGA
Classic in September at 16 years old. She also became the youngest winner in
Ladies European Tour history when she won the OMEGA Dubai Ladies Masters in
December. Thompson will turn 17 years old on Friday.
The tournament this week will be played at historic Royal Melbourne Golf Club,
which hosted the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2011.
The LPGA Tour travels to Thailand next week for the Honda LPGA Thailand 2012,
where Tseng will defend her title.
02/07 14:46:01 ET
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As of February 7, 2012, at 02:46 PM ET
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