A world-class 156 player field, including 15 Canadians, as well as 48 of the top-50 players on the LPGA’s Official Money List are set to challenge The Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, B.C. for the opening-round of the $2 million (US) 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open.
Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship officially kicks off Thursday with Round 1 teeing off at 7:00 a.m. PDT off the 1st and 10th tees at The Vancouver Golf Club
Tee times click here http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Pairings.aspx?TournamentID=27873
Live scoring click here http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx
Six past champions including Brittany Lincicome (2011), Michelle Wie (2010), Suzann Pettersen (2009), Katherine Hull (2008), Cristie Kerr (2006) and Meena Lee (2005) will be in attendance as a field of 156 chases the $2 million purse.
Lincicome looks to defend her title at a new venue
Brittany Lincicome (@Brittany1golf) travels to British Columbia this week hoping to defend the CN Canadian Women's Open title she claimed last year at Hillsdale Golf & Country Club outside Montreal. The long-hitting Floridian has six top-10 finishes since winning last year's Canadian Open _ including a tie for second at last week's Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola _ but the CN trophy remains the most recent in her collection that includes five total victories.
Lincicome won the 2011 CN Canadian Women's Open with an up-and-down from 40 yards to save par and shoot a 2-under-par 70 on Sunday. She battled high winds and heavy rain caused by the remnants of Hurricane Irene to outlast defending champion Michelle Wie (@themichellewie) and Stacy Lewis (@Stacy_Lewis) by a stroke and claim the $337,500 first-place check.
International Amateurs
A pair of notable international amateur golfers will compete by way of exemption this week including the world's no. 1 ranked amateur _ 15-year old Lydia Ko of New Zealand. Ko recently won the 2012 US Women's Amateur, was a semi-finalist at the U.S. Junior Girls and finished as low amateur at the 2012 US Women's Open. Also competing will be 2012 Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Currently ranked no. 2 on the world amateur golf ranking, the 16-year old Jutanugarn lost to Ko in the semi-finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur
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