Asahi Ryokuken International Championship

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -4.50pts

Ochoa 24th
Kung 10th
Ahn 20th

All three in the top-25, but none were ever in contention. Another poor week trying to pick the winner of a LPGA Tour event.

Outright plays (1.5pts):

Lorena Ochoa to win 12/1 e.w. @ Ladbrokes
Disappointed on her last outing, but the last time that she finished outside the top-10 - over three months ago - she bounced back with a top-3 finish the next week. By far the best player on Tour behind Annika Sorenstam and it will be a disappointment if she fails to match last year's top-3 finish.

Candie Kung to win 25/1 e.w. @ GolfingGods
Kung can also claim to be very consistent with top-20 finishes in each of her last seven starts and top-4 finishes in two of the last three. With two year's experience around this course, she should be confident of improving on her 11ht place finish last year against a field that is not particularly strong.

Shi Hyun Ahn to finish in the top-five 10/1 @ Expekt
No course experience for Tour rookie Ahn, but that has been a problem all year and it has not stopped her gaining five top-5 finishes in twenty starts this season. At that ratio and with the likes of Annika Sorenstam not playing, these odds look rather generous. While she coasted to finish a lowly 77th last time out, she had preceded it with finishes of 2nd, 11th and 2nd, so her form is good enough to be in contention yet again.

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