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LPGA - Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Friday, May 24th through Sunday, May 26th |
| SITE: Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Dick Wilson (1954), Tom Weiskopf (2000 - redesign) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 362 Yds | 10 - Par 4 388 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 374 Yds | 11 - Par 5 542 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 167 Yds | 12 - Par 3 170 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 5 535 Yds | 13 - Par 4 378 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 3 183 Yds | 14 - Par 4 412 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 370 Yds | 15 - Par 5 530 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 5 480 Yds | 16 - Par 4 397 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 4 310 Yds | 17 - Par 3 176 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 385 Yds | 18 - Par 5 485 Yds | |
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| 36 3,166 Yds | 37 3,478 Yds | |
| Annual: | 1st |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Friday -- 6:30-8:30 p.m. (et) - taped, |
| | - Saturday/Sunday -- 3-6 p.m. (et) |
| Total Purse: | $1,300,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $195,000; 2nd Place - $119,470; 3rd Place - $86,125 |
| Past Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 1st | Year of the Event |
| Top Players in the Field |
| Na Yeon Choi | World No. 4, Won 2012 U.S. Women's Open |
| Jennifer Johnson | Won Mobile Bay LPGA Classic last week |
| Cristie Kerr | Won Kingsmill Championship, World No. 10 |
| Jessica Korda | T-2 at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic last week |
| Stacy Lewis | 2nd on money list, 2 wins in 2013, World No. 2 |
| Inbee Park | 1st on money list, 3 wins in 2013, World No. 1 |
| Suzann Pettersen | Won LPGA LOTTE Championship, World No. 3 |
| Pornanong Phatlum | T-2 at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic last week |
| So Yeon Ryu | 2 career LPGA Tour titles, World No. 6 |
| Jiyai Shin | Won ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, World No. 7 |
| Yani Tseng | 15 career LPGA Tour titles, World No. 5 |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Suzann Pettersen |
| Darkhorse - Anna Nordqvist |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Stacy Lewis) - Finished 9th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Karine Icher) - Finished tied for 22nd |
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| NOTES:The LPGA Tour travels to the Bahamas this week for the inaugural Pure |
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Silk-Bahamas LGPA Classic at Paradise Island. The event is being held at Ocean
Club Golf Course, which opened for play in 1954. Dick Wilson originally
designed the course, while Tom Weiskopf redesigned the layout in 2000. The top
seven players in the world are in the field.
World No. 1 Inbee Park can surpass the $1 million mark in earnings on the year
with a win this week. Park has already won three times this year and currently
leads the money list by more than $165,000 over Stacy Lewis. Lewis, the world
No. 2, is the only other player who has won twice this season. She has the
most top-10 finishes in 2013 on tour with eight.
This will be the first official event for the LPGA Tour in the Bahamas. The
Ocean Club Golf Course previously hosted the Michael Jordan Celebrity
Invitational from 2001 to 2010 and currently stages the Michael Douglas and
Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament.
Bahama native Georgette Rolle received a sponsor's exemption into the field.
She is a two-time Bahamas National Women's Amateur Champion (2003, 07). Rolle
attended Texas Southern University and is currently an assistant coach at her
alma mater and an LPGA Teaching Professional.
The tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. The event will begin on
Friday and conclude on Sunday with the 36-hole cut made on Saturday night.
The LPGA Tour heads to New Jersey next week for the ShopRite LPGA Classic,
where Lewis will defend her title.
05/22 16:47:34 ET
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As of May 22, 2013, at 04:47 PM ET
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