Welcome to the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola. Are you looking for a player to root for this weekend at Pumpkin Ridge?
Or just a little knowledge on who some of the players in the field? Well, here are nine names to remember.
| 1. | Defending Champion Ai Miyazato highlights a star-studded field. Miyazato is coming into this year’s event playing some of her best golf of the season. She earned her first victory of 2011 at the Evian Masters last month, becoming the fourth player to have won multiple titles at the event, and finished tied for sixth at the U.S. Women’s Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. |  |
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Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng is coming off her second major victory of the season at the RICOH Women’s British Open, which made her the youngest golfer in history – male or female– to capture five major titles. | ||||
| 3. | Suzann Pettersen is heading into the event with a recent win on the Ladies European Tour. Pettersen ended her 20 month win draught on the LPGA Tour earlier this season at the Sybase Match Play Championship and has finishes of T4 and T2 in the previous years at Pumpkin Ridge. |  |
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Cristie Kerr has a strong history at the Safeway Classic, having won the event in 2008 when it was played at Columbia Edgewater Country Club and finishing in a tie for second at the tournament last year. Her hope is that perhaps her winless drought will come to an end this week at Pumpkin Ridge. | ||||
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