After a difficult test at the U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally that saw Yuka Saso capture her second USWO title, the LPGA Tour’s best are in Galloway, N.J., for the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer this week. Nine past champions are in the field, including 41-time LPGA Tour winner Karrie Webb, U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Stacy Lewis, 2022 winner Brooke Henderson and defending champion Ashleigh Buhai. Twenty-two of the 26 total 2024 LPGA Tour rookies will also tee it up, the most notable of whom are Epson Tour graduates Isabella Fierro, Minji Kang and Auston Kim, as well as Ladies European Tour winner Alexandra Forsterling. A $1.75 million purse is up for grabs at Seaview, as are 500 valuable points in the Race to the CME Globe, which are becoming ever more critical as the season rolls along.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer:
Past Champions (9):
Ashleigh Buhai (2023), Brooke Henderson (2022), Annie Park (2018), In Kyung Kim (2017), Anna Nordqvist (2015, 2016), Stacy Lewis (2012, 2014), Karrie Webb (2013), Brittany Lincicome (2011), Angela Stanford (2003)
2024 LPGA Tour Winners (2 of 7):
Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally)
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, Mao Saigo, Gigi Stoll, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (3 of 10):
Hannah Green (No. 5), Yuka Saso (No. 6), Jin Young Ko (No. 7)
Area Connections:
New Jersey Native:Marina Alex
Sponsor Exemptions:
Gianna Clemente (a), Maisie Filler (a), Rachel Kuehn (a)
Monday Qualifiers:
Brianna Do, Gabriella Then
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