7:41a.m. – First Tee – Alison Lee, Pornanong Phatlum, Sandra Gal
Alison Lee returns to the Tour in what will be her first start after taking the past four weeks off to return to school at UCLA. Lee hasn’t played since the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship. Pornanong Phatlum is coming off a T-21 finish in Mexico last week and finished 50th in this event last year. Sandra Gal posted a T-5 in this event last season and looks to continue her good play of late after finishing T-5 at the Blue Bay LPGA.
8:36a.m. – First Tee – Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel, Mirim Lee
Since winning the season’s first major championship at the ANA Inspiration, Brittany Lincicome has three top-10 finishes. She’s coming off a T-23 last week in Mexico. She’ll tee it up alongside Morgan Pressel who finished fourth in this event last year, but has struggled of late, her best finish since the Evian Championship coming in a T-25 at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Mirim Lee rounds out this group, with five top-10’s this season, most recently finishing T-16 at the TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC.
8:36a.m. – 10th Tee – Karrie Webb, Christina Kim, Charley Hull
Karrie Webb finished T-36 in this event last year and has struggled of late, finishing no better than T-23 since the U.S. Women’s Open where she was T-14. She’ll play alongside Christina Kim, who is coming off her best finish of the year in a T-8 at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational thanks to her second round 66, her low round of the year. Charley Hull will play alongside this duo, coming off a fourth place finish in her last start at the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship.
9:20a.m. – First Tee – Sei Young Kim, Lexi Thompson, So Yeon Ryu
Having already clinched the 2015 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award, the pressure is off Sei Young Kim this week. She’s played great golf of late, winning at the Blue Bay LPGA for her third victory of the season and finished third last week at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. Lexi Thompson finished T-20 in this event last year and has some momentum on her side with five top-10’s in her last eight events. So Yeon Ryu is looking for her first win of the year and is on the right track with two top-4’s in her last two starts.
9:31a.m. – First Tee – Lydia Ko, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis
No.1, 2, and 3 tee it up together in the final group of the day. Defending champion Lydia Ko has a lot to play for, competing with Inbee Park for the season long Race to the CME Globe, Player of the Year, Vare Trophy and money title honors. World No.3 and third in the Race to the CME Globe standings, Stacy Lewis is hoping to pick up her first win of the year, having six times finished runner-up in 2015.
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