CATRIONA MATTHEW MISSES THE CUT BY ONE IN NORTH TEXAS LPGA SHOOTOUT
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2013 LPGA Tour rookie Caroline Masson managed to weather a rough finish to her second round and hold the lead for the second straight day at the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas.
Masson followed up her bogey-free 64 on Thursday by recording bogeys on three of her final four holes in Friday’s second round to shoot an even-par 71 and remain at 7-under-par overall for the event.
Masson leads by one shot over 2012 LET Rookie of the Year Carlota Ciganda, who fired a 1-under 71 on Friday.
“I didn't play as good as yesterday, but I expected that after that round yesterday,” Masson said. “So I was off to a good start with a birdie on one, which was really nice. And it calmed me down a little bit, and after that I just made a few good pars, but I also made some good putts for birdie. The last few ‑‑ yeah, that was just some bad shots on the last few holes, but still I think, yeah a round of level par is never bad, you know. And especially in that situation. So I'm just looking forward to the weekend.”
The round of the day on Friday belonged to a fellow LPGA Tour rookie, 18-year-old Moriya Jutanugarn. The Bangkok, Thailand native shot a 5-under 66 to move into a tie for third, two shots behind the leader, Masson.
Jutanugarn currently leads the 2013 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race. Also sitting two shots back of Masson is Rolex Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park, who shot a 1-under 70 despite missing two short putts around five feet in over her final two holes.
“Today was a little bit more windier than yesterday,” Park said. “So it was a little bit more challenging with picking clubs.”
There is a strong group of players currently at 4-under-par including Yani Tseng, who held the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks prior to losing the ranking to Stacy Lewis on March 18. Also in that group at 4-under are a few other former LPGA Tour winners including Shanshan Feng, who captured last year’s Wegmans LPGA Championship to become the first ever winner on the LPGA from China, and Americans Brittany Lincicome and Jessica Korda.
Fort Worth resident Angela Stanford remained the top ranking Texan in the field, following up her opening round 2-under 69 with a 1-under 70 to sit in a tie for 11th at 3-under-par. Stanford is one of seven Texans to make the cut following Friday’s second round.
A total of 80 players made the cut, which fell at 3-over-par 145. As part of the event’s “Shootout” format, there will also be a second cut made on Saturday that will reduce the field to the top 50 players and ties.
Make it stop! Caroline Masson struggled to close her round on Friday, making bogies at three of the last four holes, but the 23-year-old German still holds a one-shot lead after 36 holes at the North Texas LPGA Shootout. Following an even-par 71 in the second round, Masson was honest about her round.
“I'm pretty happy it's over now,” she said. “I can just relax now and tomorrow I think I'll be fine again.”
Masson’s career-best LPGA finish came as a member of the Ladies European Tour in 2011, when she tied for fifth at the RICOH Women’s British Open. This year, her best finish was a tie for 13th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Masson’s outlook was simple.
“An even par round is fine and I'm still in the lead, so yeah, I'm just going to take it as it is and just look forward to the weekend,” she said.
Traveling queen: Carlota Ciganda has spent the last eight weeks traveling the U.S. as part of her second year on the LPGA Tour. But the native of Pamplona, Spain, who is sitting in second following a round of 71 on Friday, plans to split the 2013 season between the LPGA and the LET Tours. That decision is likely a result of her desire to make this year’s European Solheim Cup Team.
Ciganda, who currently ranks second in points for the European Solheim Cup Team, will travel back to Spain next week and the plan is for her to spend the month of May playing events on the LET in Turkey, Holland and Germany. She will then return to the U.S. for the Wegmans LPGA Championship followed by another LPGA event in Arkansas and then the U.S. Women’s Open. The top four points earners will make the European Solheim Cup Team.
But Ciganda doesn’t seem to mind the travel.
“I really like the U.S.,” Ciganda said. “It's a great country. I studied here, and I mean I love it here because everything is easy. I mean the courses we play, they are great and the people are very, very nice. I just take my weeks off in Arizona, which it was really nice to go back there and see my friends.
“And Europe, it's nice, too, because I am closer from home and I can go home in the weeks off. But I love it here and I think the future is to be here. So I'll be playing in the U. S. and Europe this year, and then next year I'll try to go more here.”
Ciganda didn’t play many LPGA events in her rookie year in 2012. She spent the majority of her time on the Ladies European Tour, where she became the first player since Laura Davies in 1985 to win both the LET Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year honors.
Everybody’s Working for the Weekend: A total of 80 players made the cut, which fell at 3-over-par 145.
Catriona Matthew missed out by one shot on 146 with scores of 76 and 70. A rare miss by the former British Women's Open Champion from North Berwick.
Of Note…LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame member Se Ri Pak withdrew after playing eight holes in the second round on Friday…The two qualifiers from the High School Shootout, which took place on Monday at Las Colinas Country Club, both made the cut. Haley Mills, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas finished at 2-over-par while 16-year-old Taylor Coleman of San Antonio, Texas was 3-over-par through two rounds.
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2013 LPGA Tour rookie Caroline Masson managed to weather a rough finish to her second round and hold the lead for the second straight day at the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas.
Masson followed up her bogey-free 64 on Thursday by recording bogeys on three of her final four holes in Friday’s second round to shoot an even-par 71 and remain at 7-under-par overall for the event.
Masson leads by one shot over 2012 LET Rookie of the Year Carlota Ciganda, who fired a 1-under 71 on Friday.
“I didn't play as good as yesterday, but I expected that after that round yesterday,” Masson said. “So I was off to a good start with a birdie on one, which was really nice. And it calmed me down a little bit, and after that I just made a few good pars, but I also made some good putts for birdie. The last few ‑‑ yeah, that was just some bad shots on the last few holes, but still I think, yeah a round of level par is never bad, you know. And especially in that situation. So I'm just looking forward to the weekend.”
The round of the day on Friday belonged to a fellow LPGA Tour rookie, 18-year-old Moriya Jutanugarn. The Bangkok, Thailand native shot a 5-under 66 to move into a tie for third, two shots behind the leader, Masson.
Jutanugarn currently leads the 2013 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race. Also sitting two shots back of Masson is Rolex Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park, who shot a 1-under 70 despite missing two short putts around five feet in over her final two holes.
“Today was a little bit more windier than yesterday,” Park said. “So it was a little bit more challenging with picking clubs.”
There is a strong group of players currently at 4-under-par including Yani Tseng, who held the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks prior to losing the ranking to Stacy Lewis on March 18. Also in that group at 4-under are a few other former LPGA Tour winners including Shanshan Feng, who captured last year’s Wegmans LPGA Championship to become the first ever winner on the LPGA from China, and Americans Brittany Lincicome and Jessica Korda.
Fort Worth resident Angela Stanford remained the top ranking Texan in the field, following up her opening round 2-under 69 with a 1-under 70 to sit in a tie for 11th at 3-under-par. Stanford is one of seven Texans to make the cut following Friday’s second round.
A total of 80 players made the cut, which fell at 3-over-par 145. As part of the event’s “Shootout” format, there will also be a second cut made on Saturday that will reduce the field to the top 50 players and ties.
Make it stop! Caroline Masson struggled to close her round on Friday, making bogies at three of the last four holes, but the 23-year-old German still holds a one-shot lead after 36 holes at the North Texas LPGA Shootout. Following an even-par 71 in the second round, Masson was honest about her round.
“I'm pretty happy it's over now,” she said. “I can just relax now and tomorrow I think I'll be fine again.”
Masson’s career-best LPGA finish came as a member of the Ladies European Tour in 2011, when she tied for fifth at the RICOH Women’s British Open. This year, her best finish was a tie for 13th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Masson’s outlook was simple.
“An even par round is fine and I'm still in the lead, so yeah, I'm just going to take it as it is and just look forward to the weekend,” she said.
Traveling queen: Carlota Ciganda has spent the last eight weeks traveling the U.S. as part of her second year on the LPGA Tour. But the native of Pamplona, Spain, who is sitting in second following a round of 71 on Friday, plans to split the 2013 season between the LPGA and the LET Tours. That decision is likely a result of her desire to make this year’s European Solheim Cup Team.
Ciganda, who currently ranks second in points for the European Solheim Cup Team, will travel back to Spain next week and the plan is for her to spend the month of May playing events on the LET in Turkey, Holland and Germany. She will then return to the U.S. for the Wegmans LPGA Championship followed by another LPGA event in Arkansas and then the U.S. Women’s Open. The top four points earners will make the European Solheim Cup Team.
But Ciganda doesn’t seem to mind the travel.
“I really like the U.S.,” Ciganda said. “It's a great country. I studied here, and I mean I love it here because everything is easy. I mean the courses we play, they are great and the people are very, very nice. I just take my weeks off in Arizona, which it was really nice to go back there and see my friends.
“And Europe, it's nice, too, because I am closer from home and I can go home in the weeks off. But I love it here and I think the future is to be here. So I'll be playing in the U. S. and Europe this year, and then next year I'll try to go more here.”
Ciganda didn’t play many LPGA events in her rookie year in 2012. She spent the majority of her time on the Ladies European Tour, where she became the first player since Laura Davies in 1985 to win both the LET Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year honors.
Everybody’s Working for the Weekend: A total of 80 players made the cut, which fell at 3-over-par 145.
Catriona Matthew missed out by one shot on 146 with scores of 76 and 70. A rare miss by the former British Women's Open Champion from North Berwick.
Of Note…LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame member Se Ri Pak withdrew after playing eight holes in the second round on Friday…The two qualifiers from the High School Shootout, which took place on Monday at Las Colinas Country Club, both made the cut. Haley Mills, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas finished at 2-over-par while 16-year-old Taylor Coleman of San Antonio, Texas was 3-over-par through two rounds.
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