Sybase Match Play Championship
Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Gladstone, N.J.
First-round notes and interviews
May 19, 2011
Paula Creamer (def. Aree Song 5&4)
Cristie Kerr (def. Amanda Blumenherst 3&2)
Karrie Webb (def. Sarah Kemp 3&2)
The first-round matches of the Sybase Match Play Championship played at Hamilton Farm Golf Club are now complete and the field has been narrowed from 64 players to 32. Nine of the Top-10 players in the Rolex Rankings started the day and eight of the nine advanced to the second round. Only Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jiyai Shin was upset, as she lost 2 UP to the 33rd seed Meena Lee.
The biggest margin of victory was 5&4, which was the final score of three matches: Paula Creamer over Aree Song, Brittany Lang over Christina Kim and Hee Kyung Seo over Jee Young Lee.
Friendly foes: The first round match-ups featured quite a few friends and fellow countrymen squaring off against each other. There were three players from Spain in this week’s field and two faced each other on Thursday. Sponsor’s exemption and 60th seed Belen Mozo defeated fellow Spaniard Azahara Munoz in 21 holes to move on to the second round. Two Aussies faced off in another match with Karrie Webb defeating Sarah Kemp 3&2.
There were a few tight matches over the course of the first day of play. Four matches went extra holes and another four ended on the 18th hole. Of the four matches that went to extra holes, three of them were not completed until the 21st hole.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Kathy Whitworth bracket
Yani Tseng def. Marcy Hart 3&2
Jenny Suh def. Juli Inkster 2&1
Julieta Granada def. Morgan Pressel 1 UP
Seon Hee Lee def. Maria Hjorth 3&2
Suzann Pettersen def. Natalie Gulbis 1 UP
Amy Hung def. Vicky Hurst 2&1
Shanshan Feng def. Katherine Hull 2&1
Stacy Lewis def. Katie Futcher in 19 holes
Mickey Wright bracket
Meena Lee def. Jiyai Shin 2 UP
Mi Hyun Kim def. M.J. Hur 3 &1
Wendy Ward def. Brittany Lincicome 5&3
Angela Stanford def. Candie Kung 4&2
I.K. Kim def. Mindy Kim 3&1
Brittany Lang def. Christina Kim 5&4
Paula Creamer def. Aree Song 5&4
Karrie Webb def. Sarah Kemp 3&2
Annika Sorenstam bracket
Cristie Kerr def. Amanda Blumenherst 3&2
Belen Mozo def. Azahara Munoz in 21 holes
Kyeong Bae def. Amy Yang 1 UP
Hee Kyung Seo def. Jee Young Lee 5&4
Ai Miyazato def. Hee Young Park in 21 holes
Hee-Won Han def. Kristy McPherson 3&2
Inbee Park def. Stacy Parmmanasudh 3&2
Chella Choi def. Jimin Kang 2&1
Patty Berg bracket
Na Yeon Choi def. Catriona Matthew 3&2
Karen Stupples def. Se Ri Pak 2&1
Sun Young Yoo def. Grace Park in 21 holes
Alena Sharp def. Mika Miyazato 4&3
Sophie Gustafson def. Song-Hee Kim 3&1
Paige Mackenzie def. Karine Icher 2&1
Michelle Wie def. Beatriz Recari 4&3
Anna Nordqvist def. Haeji Kang 4&3
PAULA CREAMER, Rolex Rankings No. 12
MODERATOR: We would like to welcome Paula Creamer into the interview room. First off, congratulations on
Full Article: LPGA.com News & Entertainment
Gladstone, N.J. – The Sybase Match Play Championship will once again play host to the top female golfers in the world as the event returns to Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, NJ next week, May 19 – 22, 2011. The final field features nine of the top-10 players in the Rolex World Golf Rankings including No. 1 Yani Tseng, Jiyai Shin (2), and Suzann Pettersen (3). In addition, nine of the top-10 players from the 2011 Official Money List and six of the top-10 players from the all-time Career Money List will play. LPGA Tour professionals had until Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. to register to participate in the event.
The Sybase Match Play Championship is offering young golf fans and artists the chance to meet and walk inside-the-ropes with LPGA Tour stars Stacy Lewis, Morgan Pressel and Beatriz Recari next week when the event returns to Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, NJ, May 19 – 22, 2011.
