The championship began in 1955, making it the second-longest running LPGA tournament, and was previously known as the Rochester LPGA Championship. It has been played at Locust Hill, outside the city of Rochester, NY, for the past three years. History: The championship began in 1955, making it the second-longest running LPGA tournament, and was previously known as the Rochester LPGA Championship. It has been played at Locust Hill, outside the city of Rochester, NY, for the past three years. The course: Locust Hill Country Club is an old course, measuring 6534 yards, par 72. Bentgrass greens. Prizemoney: $US 2.250 million The Australians: Karrie Webb, Katherine Hull-Kirk, Sarah Kemp, Lindsey Wright, Sarah Jane Smith, Breanna Elliott (alternate). Recent winners: 2012 Shanshan Feng (China) 282 2011 Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 269 2010 Cristie Kerr (USA) 269 2009 Anna Nordqvist (Norway) 273 2008 Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 276 Television: Fox Sports Live scoring: www.lpga.com The Women’s top 10, Rolex World Rankings Rank Player Age 1 Inbee Park 24 2 Stacy Lewis 27 3 Na Yeon Choi 25 4 Suzann Pettersen 32 5 Yani Tseng 24 6 So Yeon Ryu 22 7 Shanshan Feng 23 8 KARRIE WEBB 38 9 Jiyai Shin 25 10 Ai Miyazato 27
Author: Martin Blake / Golf Australia