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SBS Open Preview

Defending Champion - Annika Sorenstam

Turtle Bay Resort, the Arnold Palmer Course

Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii

54 holes, begins Thursday (final round Saturday)

Par 72, 6582 yards

Field Score - 63

Last Player In - Tania Elosegui (#231)

First Players Out - Song Yi Choi (#232), Jessica Shepley, Sophia Sheridan

Scoring Averages - 73.18 (2008), 74.05 (2007), 72.68 (2006)

2008 Scoring Average (all events) - 72.88

U.S. TV coverage (all times EST):

Thu  6:30-8:30  GC

Fri   6:30-8:30  GC

Sat   6:30-9:30  GC

The LPGA Tour kicks off its 2009 season on Thursday with the fifth annual SBS Open.  Annika Sorenstam began her final (?) season here a year ago with the first of her three 2008 wins, a two-shot victory over Laura Diaz, Jane Park and Russy Gulyanamitta.  The event runs Thursday-Saturday because of the sponsor.  Being a Korean company (Seoul Broadcasting System), they prefer the final round to air on Sunday back home.

Star-divide

Like most Hawaiian courses, wind is the primary obstacle at Turtle Bay.  When the typical February winds of 15-25mph appear, the course can be challenging.  If they don't (like in 2006), par gets pounded.

The field isn't quite as strong as it was last year, with seven of my top 15 players absent (eight if you want to count Sorenstam).  With the new Priority Status system in place, I'll be highlighting the Last Player In and the First Players Out in the preview box for each event.  This week's cutoff point of 232 is lower than it will be for most tournaments.

Instead of picking a winner and two CYAs, this year I'm going to list my 12 PakPicker entries for the weekly contest at Seoulsisters.com.  From among those 12 choices, I'll keep stats on how many times I picked the outright winner, how many times the winner was listed among my Top 12, and how many Top 10 finishers I listed.  If you don't already play the PakPicker, give it try sometime!  Here's how I see the SBS Open lining up:

1.  Ji-Yai Shin

2.  In-Kyung Kim

3.  Yani Tseng

4.  Paula Creamer

5.  Angela Stanford

6.  Cristie Kerr

7.  Angela Park

8.  Hee-Won Han

9.  Brittany Lang

10. Suzann Pettersen

11. Jee Young Lee

12. Michelle Wie

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field changing fast

Song Yi Choi is now in. When I last checked last weekend, Haeji Kang had been the odd woman out. That means several people higher up the priority list dropped out. No time to figure out who right now. Saving my preview till W.

by The Constructivist on Feb 9, 2009 8:13 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

one of the hazards of posting early

I still prefer Mon or Tue, though.

by hound dog on Feb 10, 2009 4:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oops

didn’t have time to write what I planned to tonight, so I went with the preview/predictions w/o the pairings!

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2009/02/sbs-open-previewpredictions.html

by The Constructivist on Feb 9, 2009 10:31 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Still waiting

I’ll write and post something either late Wednesday or Thursday morning

by Bill Jempty on Feb 10, 2009 3:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

ss.com pakpicker thread is up

don’t forget to post your picks, now!

by The Constructivist on Feb 10, 2009 8:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

1st one of the year

My picks are made and my fingers are crossed.
Not sure how much I will get to watch as I am out of town.
Took a chance and left Wie out and went with sentimental favorites for alts.

by cannuck on Feb 10, 2009 7:45 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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