Preview: Samsung World Championship

samsung-world-champ-logoThe LPGA Tour is in California for the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines.  This exclusive event pits the 20 of the games best players in fight for a $1 million prize. Paula Creamer won last year by one shot over Song Hee Kim.  Creamer, still looking for her first win of 2009, would welcome a successful title defense.

This year’s field includes all four 2009 major championship winners -  Brittany Lincicome (Kraft Nabisco Championship), Anna Nordqvist (McDonald’s LPGA Championship), Eun-Hee Ji  (U.S. Women’s Open) and Catriona Matthew (RICOH Women’s British Open).  Also, an LPGA event would not be elite without Lorena Ochoa, who is joined by other top ranked golfers Cristie Kerr,  Jiyai Shin, Yani Tseng and Suzann Pettersen.  Also looking to take home one of the LPGA’s biggest purses are In-Kyung Kim, Angela Stanford, Ai Miyazato, Song-Hee Kim, Lindsey Wright, Kristy McPherson, Sophie Gustafson, Karrie Webb and Na Yeon Choi.  Receiving the only sponsor’s exemption is Juli Inkster.

The Samsung World Championship is being hosted by the famous Torrey Pines South Course, home of the PGA TOUR’s 2008 U. S. Open and Buick Invitational.  The municipal course will measure 6,721 yards and play to a par-72.

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