Matchup Picks - LPGA Tour |
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FINAL RESULT: 1-3; -9.16pts
Jang/Gustafson LOST by 13
Han/Pak LOST by 2
Hurst/Pak WON by 4
Kim/Pak LOST by 7
Pak finished in the lower half of the table and still managed to beat two out
of three selections. Hurst did beat her, but of 16 selections this week, that
was the only winner. Ouch!
Matchup plays (2pts unless stated):
Jeong Jang to beat Sophie Gustafson -120 @
SkyBet
Jang may have trailed behind Gustafson in each of the last two years here - and
only by one and two shots respectively - but she comes into this event in very
good form with top-10 finishes in three of her last four LPGA Tour starts and a
win in the Japan Women's Open two weeks ago. With a 13-5-1 h2h record over the
last year on this Tour in her favour, it should be more than enough to overcome
two narrow defeats on this course.
Hee-Won Han to beat Se Ri Pak -134 @
Five
Dimes
Opposing Pak who has withdrawn from two of her last four events with a recurring
neck injury and finished 50th in her last outing, the Longs Drugs Challenge,
three weeks ago. This injury cut short her recovery to form when she had two
months of high finishes following her victory in the McDonald's LPGA
Championship. Pak finished ahead of Han in four events in that period, but has
since trailed her every time since, just as she did when she last played on this
course in 2004. That year, she finished last and 19 shots behind Han.
Pat Hurst to beat Se Ri Pak -134 @
Five
Dimes
It is a similar story with Hurst who has shown good form this season with four
top-3 finishes in the last five months and has finished ahead of Pak in each of
their last four common events. She also finished 7th on this course last year.
Mi Hyun to beat Se Ri Pak -152 @
Five
Dimes [4pts]
But in even better form is Mi Hyun KIm who has finished ahead of Pak in 25 of 29
common strokeplay events since the start of last season. With a record of eight
top-10 finishes in Kim's last ten events in California, it should really take an
exception performance by Pak to beat her compatriot this week.
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