The 10th edition of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is set to begin this week at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich. Five past winners, including defending champion Leona Maguire and Rolex First-Time winners Linnea Strom and Baily Tardy, will be part of the action in the Great Lakes State. They will be joined by four of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, the most notable of which is Nelly Korda, who will be looking to earn her seventh LPGA Tour victory this week at Blythefield Country Club. Twenty-two LPGA Tour rookies are also in the field, including Epson Tour graduates Minji Kang, Auston Kim and Gabriela Ruffels, and all 144 players will be vying for a share of a $3 million purse as well as 500 points in the Race to the CME Globe.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give:
WHO IS IN THE FIELD
Past Champions (5):
Leona Maguire (2023), Jennifer Kupcho (2022), Nelly Korda (2021), Brooke Henderson (2019, 2017), Lexi Thompson (2015)
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings (4 of top 10):
Nelly Korda (1), Lilia Vu (2), Celine Boutier (3), Minjee Lee (10)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (3 of 8):
Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship, Mizuho Americas Open), Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (22 of 26):
Trichat Cheenglab, Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Mary Liu, Kaitlin Milligan, Benedetta Moresco, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Ana Pelaez Trivino, Yue Ren, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng
Michigan Connections:
Jennifer Song (Native)
Michigan State University:
Katie Lu (a)
Sponsor Invitations:
Katie Lu (a), Brittany Lang, Georgia Oboh
Monday Qualifiers:
Keera Foocharoen, Christina Kim
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