Lorena Ochoa Invitational Preview, Pairings, and Discussiona

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With the Asian swing of the tour completed, the LPGA moves to Mexico this week for the playing of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. With a field of just 36 players, this will be the smallest field of the year.

Here are the key details:

TONY S LPGA REPORT Lorena Ochoa Invitational Preview Pairings

 

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The first round pairings have now been posted:

TONY S LPGA REPORT Lorena Ochoa Invitational Preview Pairings

 

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Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Christina Kim -7
2 Azahara Munoz -6
3 Lydia Ko -4
4 Gerina Piller -3
4 Lizette Salas -3
4 Pornanong Phatlum -3
7 Morgan Pressel -2
7 Paula Creamer -2
7 So Yeon Ryu -2
7 Lexi Thompson -2
7 Brittany Lincicome -2
7 Inbee Park -2
7 Karine Icher -2

For full scoreboard and all live scores:

TONY S LPGA REPORT Lorena Ochoa Invitational Preview Pairings

 

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Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Christina Kim -14
2 Shanshan Feng -9
3 So Yeon Ryu -8 F
3 Pornanong Phatlum -8
3 Azahara Munoz -8
6 Inbee Park -7
7 Brittany Lincicome -6
8 Lydia Ko -5
8 Paula Creamer -5
10 Lexi Thompson -4
10 Suzann Pettersen -4

For full scoreboard and live scores:

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Final standings:

1 x-Christina Kim -15 (wins playoff on 2nd playoff hole)
2 Shanshan Feng -15
3 Inbee Park -11 F
4 Brittany Lincicome -9
4 So Yeon Ryu -9
6 Pornanong Phatlum -8
7 Jenny Shin -7
7 Azahara Munoz -7
9 Angela Stanford -5
9 Lydia Ko -5

For full scoreboard and live scores:

TONY S LPGA REPORT Lorena Ochoa Invitational Preview Pairings