Airbus LPGA Classic Preview, Pairings, and Discussion Thread

[tonyj5]

Let me start by saying congratulations to Lizette Salas for winning last week's Kingsmill Championship. It was the first LPGA win for Salas, but it surely will not be her last.

It has been a great year so far for American players, as Lizette was the sixth U.S. player to win this year. No other country has had more than one player win this year. Jessica Korda, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie, Stacy Lewis, and Lizette Salas were all part of last year's losing Solheim Cup team, but have started this year with a vengeance.

This week the LPGA tour moves to the state of Alabama for the playing of the Airbus LPGA Classic.

This will be tournament #12 of 32 on the LPGA schedule.

Here are the key details:

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: Airbus LPGA Classic Preview & Pairings (http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/airbus-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html)

[tonyj5]

The pairings for the first 2 rounds have now been posted:

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: Airbus LPGA Classic Preview & Pairings (http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/airbus-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html)

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Catriona Matthew -8 F
2 Charley Hull -7 F
3 Suzann Pettersen -6 F
3 Stacy Lewis -6 F
3 Eun-Hee Ji -6 F
6 Se Ri Pak -5 F
6 Moira Dunn -5 F
6 Julieta Granada -5 F
6 Jenny Shin -5 F
6 Jessica Korda -5 F
6 Nicole Castrale -5 F

For full results and live scoreboard:

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: Airbus LPGA Classic Preview & Pairings (http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/airbus-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html)

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 2:

1 Catriona Matthew -13 F
2 Charley Hull -12 F
3 Hee Young Park -10 F
3 Anna Nordqvist -10 F
3 Jessica Korda -10 F
6 Lexi Thompson -9 F
6 Jenny Shin -9 F
8 Haru Nomura -8 F
8 Christina Kim -8 F
8 Felicity Johnson -8 F
8 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -8 F
8 Se Ri Pak -8 F
8 Stacy Lewis -8 F
8 Suzann Pettersen -8 F
8 Eun-Hee Ji -8 F

For full results and live scoreboard:

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: Airbus LPGA Classic Preview & Pairings (http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/airbus-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html)

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Anna Nordqvist -16 F
2 Catriona Matthew -15 F
3 Stacy Lewis -14 F
4 Michelle Wie -13 F
4 Jessica Korda -13 F
4 Charley Hull -13 F
7 So Yeon Ryu -12 F
7 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -12 F
7 Eun-Hee Ji -12 F
7 Jenny Shin -12 F

For full results and live scoreboard:

TONY'S LPGA REPORT: Airbus LPGA Classic Preview & Pairings (http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/airbus-lpga-classic-preview-pairings.html)