Who's Going to Win the LPGA Championship?
by Mulligan Stu
on Jun 3, 2008 11:25 AM EDT
You know how athletes in other sports sometimes (for good money) yell "I'm going to Disney World!" (or it Disneyland?) right after winning a huge event? I think the winner of the McDonald's LPGA Championship should look into the camera and yell, "I'm having a Happy Meal!" Or maybe, "Supersize me!"
And instead of having, say, beer dumped over her head, the winner is greeted by a slew of 19-year-old assistant managers on the final green, and they dump sackloads of quarter-pounders on her.
And just for fun, the Hamburglar should be at Bulle Rock, hiding behind trees, behind rocks, behind people, and several times per round he should leap out, make a mad dash across the fairway or green, and steal somebody's ball. Outside influence. The Hamburglar is covered in the rules.
But I digress.
It wasn't easy selecting the players to include as choices in the poll. There are a couple obvious people to include - Ochoa and Sorenstam, natch. Paula Creamer deserves to be there, even though I don't consider her a strong candidate, by virtue of her No. 3 world ranking and two wins this year.
I decided the defending champion, Suzann Pettersen, deserves a spot. And Seon Hwa Lee, coming off a win.
And I gave the lost spot to Karrie Webb because she finished second last week, and because she finished second here last year even though she wasn't playing very well at the time. I included her, in other words, because she's my pick.
There are many more who could have been included, of course. Jeong Jang has looked good all year. Youngsters like Yani Tseng and Jane Park are playing great - and who's to say this won't be the week of their first LPGA win for one of them? Players like Morgan Pressel and Cristie Kerr won't be surprises if they get into the mix. My favorite, my sentimental choice, Se Ri Pak is a 3-time winner here and finally had a good tournament last week. And there are probably another six to 10 players one could argue deserve a spot in the poll.
So I'll be interested to see how the votes break down between Ochoa, Sorenstam and "other."
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Ochoa
I just have this feeling that Ochoa is going to dedicate this tournament to her uncle and go crazy on the field. I would love to see Sorenstam or Webb step up, but the dedication factor is going to carry Ochoa through to a tearful championship.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Jun 3, 2008 1:42 PM EDT 0 recs
Karrie's putter
I’m not sure Karrie can get her head back into putting effectively after her disappointment last Sunday. I’m not saying she can’t, just wondering if she’ll be able to do it. From what I saw on the tee vee, it looked like she could have won going away if her putting had held together throughout the round, despite some wild (expletive deleted) irons.
If Lorena comes back refreshed, motivated and hits fairways, she’ll leave everyone else in her dust. Otherwise, JJ wins it in a squeaker.
by dianemarie on Jun 3, 2008 2:07 PM EDT 0 recs
You're wrong, you're wrong and you're wrong
:-) The winner is Annika, dragged along by the pull of history. SHe’s won here three times, only one golfer (Mickey Wright, of course) has won it four times. In her last appearance here, Annika ties Mickey Wright.
by bogeymcduff on Jun 3, 2008 2:37 PM EDT 0 recs
ok Stu
What does it take to get a license to post bets on a web site ? :-)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Jun 3, 2008 2:45 PM EDT 0 recs
my picks
http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/06/lpga-championship-previewpredictions.html
Jang doesn’t have a good history at this course or event; I don’t think Song-Hee Kim or Ya Ni Tseng or Na Yeon Choi or Inbee Park or Jane Park is ready to win a major; Sorenstam, Webb, and Pak could all build on their previous success at this course and event but I don’t think it’s going to happen; and the course layout doesn’t favor Creamer, Mi Hyun Kim, and Seon Hwa Lee (not enough water to cause enough big number for the longer hitters). That leaves one of the streaky players to beat Ochoa down the stretch and I just don’t think Gustafson can bounce back so quickly from such a huge collapse, nor do I think it’s Maria Hjorth’s or Christina Kim’s week. That leaves Jee Young Lee to respond to Seon Hwa’s win and finally close the deal for the first time as an LPGA member!
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it…until Sunday afternoon.
by The Constructivist on Jun 3, 2008 4:19 PM EDT 0 recs
one swing
One swing of the driver put Lorena Ochoa three out of the lead after the first round, and she got rolling again after her double. Look out – here she comes !!
Emily Bastel has been in the professional winner’s circle a few times, but this is her first time in contention on the LPGA. Should be interesting to see how she holds up. She and Allison Fouch are making Michigan State proud so far this year.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 AM EDT 0 recs
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