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TCU golfer Brun, Texas freshman Stone crack list of 2013 Hogan Award semifinalists #TCU, #Longhorns

TCU golfer Julien Brun is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2013 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the nation’s top college golfer.

Brun, a sophomore from Antibes, France who won a European Challenge Tour event as an amateur last fall, made the list of semifinalists for a second consecutive season. He was joined Thursday by Texas freshman Brandon Stone as well as Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers, one of three finalists in 2012.

The three finalists for the Hogan Award will take part in a live announcement of the winner May 20 in Fort Worth. The announcement is part of tournament week activities at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Three of Thursday’s other semifinalists made the list for a second consecutive year: Washington’s Cheng-Tsung Pan, Alabama’s Justin Thomas and Washington’s Chris Williams. Other semifinalists include North Carolina State’s Albin Choi, North Florida’s Sean Dale, California’s Michael Kim and Alabama’s Bobby Wyatt.

The list of candidates will be trimmed to three finalists on May 8, with those golfers honored during the live announcement of the winner in Fort Worth. No TCU golfer has advanced past the semifinals stage in Hogan Award voting.

 But Brun, the No. 6 player in the Scratch Players World Amateur golf rankings, joins Williams (No. 1), Wyatt (No. 4) and Thomas (No. 5) among the highest-ranked Hogan semifinalists on the elite list.

 Thursday’s list of semifinalists includes the top four players, as well as eight of the top 10, in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings for college golfers. Brun is fourth on that list, which is topped by Kim, Dale and Stone.

Members of the Hogan Award selection committee consider a player’s record in both college and amateur events over the past year.

 

 

Full list of competitors for next week's inaugural LPGA North Texas Shootout in Irving

The commitment deadline passed today for golfers planning to participate in the North Texas LPGA Shootout, April 25-28 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. Below is a look at the final field for next week’s event:

 

Karlin Beck, Amanda Blumenherst, Christel Boeljon, Julia Boland, Heather Bowie Young, Dori Carter, Nicole Castrale, Silvia Cavalleri, Irene Cho, Esther Choe, Chella Choi, Na Yeon Choi, Carlotta Ciganda, Jacqui Concolino, Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Lauren Doughtie, Moira Dunn, Kathleen Ekey, Victoria Elisabeth, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Veronica Felibert, Shanshan Feng, Katie Futcher, Sandra Gel, Jennifer Gleason, Julieta Granada, Casey Grice, Natalie Gulbis, Numa Gulyanamitta, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Mina Harigae, Marcy Hart, Caroline Hedwall, Maria Hjorth, Katherine Hull-Kirk, Amy Hung, Mi Jung Hur, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Iacobelli, Karine Icher, Juli Inkster, Nicole Jeary, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Sara Maude Juneau, Moriya Jutanugam, Lorie Kane, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Taylore Karle, Cristie Kerr, I.K. Kim, Mindy Kim, Song-Hee Kim, Jessica Korda, Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Ilhee Lee, Jee Young Lee, Jennie Lee, Meena Lee, Mi Hyang Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Paige Mackenzie, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Lisa McCloskey, Kristy McPherson, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazoto, Mika Miyazoto, Paola Moreno, Becky Morgan, Kayla Mortellaro, Belen Mozo, Azhara Munoz, Anna Nordqvist, Ryann O’Toole, Jin Young Pak, Se Ri Pak, Brooke Pancake, Hee Young Park, Inbee Park, Jane Park, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Stacy Prammanasudh, Madison Pressel, Morgan Pressel, Jane Rah, Beatriz Recari, Jennifer Rosales, So Yeon Ryu, Lizette Salas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee Kyung Seo, Giulia Sergas, Alena Sharp, Stephanie Sherlock, Jenny Shin, Jiyai Shin, Karin Sjodin, Nicole Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Marina Stuetz, Karen Stupples, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Lexi Thompson, Yani Tseng, Momoko Ueda, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Wendy Ward, Kim Welch, Michelle Wie, Lindsey Wright, Amy Yang, Sun Young Yoo.

 

 

Holding spots:

LPGA Medical (1)

Top-10 Week prior (2)

LPGA Winner week prior (1)

Qualifier (2)

Shootout Amateur (2)

 

Alternates

1. Reilley Rankin

2. Ji Young Oh

3. Christina Kim

4. Sandra Changkija

5. Sarah Kemp

6. Meaghan Francella

7. Hannah Yun

8. Victoria Tanco

9. Danah Bordner

10. Jessica Shepley

11. Jill McGill

12. Cydney Clanton

13. Nicole Hage

14. Lisa Ferrero

15. Jiayun Li

16. Kelly Jacques

17. Frances Bondad

18. Katie Burnett

19. Sophia Sheridan

20. Marita Engzelius

21. Hanna Kang

22. Amelia Lewis

23. Maria Hernandez

24. Marina Alex

25. Haley Millsap

26. Sue Kim

27. Min Seo Kwak

28. Paz Echeverria

29. Alejandra Llaneza

30. Perrine Delacour

31. Inhong Lim

32. Shasta Averyhardt

33. P.K. Kongkraphan

34. Brianna Do

35. Mitsuki Katahira

36. Jordan Hardy

37. Michelle McGann

38. Eunjung Yi

39. Diana D'Alessio

40. Beth Bader

41. Jean Bartholomew

42. Jamie Hullett

43. Stephanie Louden

44. Janice Gibson

_ Jimmy Burch

 

 

Strong field for next week's LPGA event in Irving will feature 49 of top 50 on money list

Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis, the top two players in the women’s world golf rankings, will compete at next week’s inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout, April 25-28 in Irving.

Tuesday’s deadline passed with officials holding commitments from 49 of the top 50 players on the LPGA Tour season money list, as well as 93 of the top 100. The tournament, to be played at Las Colinas Country Club, marks the first full-field event for the LPGA in Dallas-Fort Worth since the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.

Park won the season’s first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and Lewis, a native of The Woodlands, was the 2012 LPGA Player of the Year. Other notable names in the field for the $1.3 million event include Saginaw resident Angela Stanford, a former TCU golfer, as well as Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie, Yani Tseng, Natalie Gulbis, Se Ri Pak, Juli Inkster and Morgan Pressel.

Other Texans in the field include Fort Worth resident Heather Bowie Young, Brittany Lang and Gerina Piller.

LPGA commissioner Michael Whan praised the quality of the field for the inaugural Shootout.

“It’s not often that a tournament can boast 49 of the top 50 players,” Whan said. “The people of North Texas will see the absolute best of the best next week.”

Tournament officials still seek volunteers to work at the event. For information, visit www.NTShootout.com or call 214-393-2198. Tickets can be purchased online at www.NTShootout.com.

_ Jimmy Burch

 

Hogan instruction book available in paperback form

Ben Hogan’s iconic golf instruction book, first released in 1957, is back in paperback form and available online. Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf has been reprinted by Simon & Shuster and was re-released last week.

The book (Touchstone Trade Paperback Reprint, $13) features the same text and Anthony Ravielli drawings that has made it one of the best-selling instruction books of all time, with more than 1 million copies sold. Hogan, the late golf legend from Fort Worth, won nine major championships and wrote the book with noted golf writer Herbert Warren Wind.

For information about the book, visit www.SimonandSchuster.com. Information also available via Facebook.com/TouchstoneBooks or Twitter.com/TouchstoneBooks.

_ Jimmy Burch

 

As Tuesday commitment deadline looms for LPGA event in Irving, field still looking strong

The commitment deadline is Tuesday for LPGA Tour participants planning to compete in next week's North Texas LPGA Shootout, the first full-field event in Dallas-Fort Worth since the 1991 U.S. Women's Open at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.

And officials of the inaugural Shootout, set for April 25-28 in Irving, still are sitting on a strong collection of names on their latest commitment list. All 10 of the top 10 golfers in the latest women's world rankings remain in the mix to play at Las Colinas Country Club.

Below is the latest list of projected competitors, which becomes official when the commitment deadline passes Tuesday: 

 

2013 North Texas LPGA Shootout Field

Below is a look at golfers who have committed to participate in the North Texas LPGA Shootout, April 25-28 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. NOTE: Field is preliminary and subject to change up until the commitment deadline on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:

 

Karlin Beck, Amanda Blumenherst, Christel Boeljon, Julia Boland, Heather Bowie Young, Dori Carter, Nicole Castrale, Silvia Cavalleri, Irene Cho, Esther Choe, Chella Choi, Na Yeon Choi, Carlotta Ciganda, Jacqui Concolino, Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Lauren Doughtie, Moira Dunn, Kathleen Ekey, Victoria Elisabeth, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Veronica Felibert, Shanshan Feng, Katie Futcher, Sandra Gel, Jennifer Gleason, Julieta Granada, Casey Grice, Natalie Gulbis, Numa Gulyanamitta, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Maria Hjorth, Katherine Hull-Kirk, Amy Hung, Mi Jung Hur, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Iacobelli, Karine Icher, Juli Inkster, Nicole Jeary, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Sara Maude Juneau, Moriya Jutanugam, Lorie Kane, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Jimin Kang, Taylore Karle, Sarah Kemp, Cristie Kerr, I.K. Kim, Mindy Kim, Song-Hee Kim, Jessica Korda, Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Ilhee Lee, Jee Young Lee, Jennie Lee, Meena Lee, Mi Hyang Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Paige Mackenzie, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Lisa McCloskey, Kristy McPherson, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazoto, Mika Miyazoto, Paola Moreno, Becky Morgan, Kayla Mortellaro, Belen Mozo, Azhara Munoz, Anna Nordqvist, Ryann O’Toole, Jin Young Pak, Se Ri Pak, Brooke Pancake, Hee Young Park, Inbee Park, Jane Park, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Stacy Prammanasudh, Madison Pressel, Morgan Pressel, Jane Rah, Beatriz Recari, Jennifer Rosales, So Yeon Ryu, Lizette Salas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee Kyung Seo, Stephanie Sherlock, Jenny Shin, Jiyai Shin, Karin Sjodin, Nicole Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Marina Stuetz, Karen Stupples, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Lexi Thompson, Yani Tseng, Momoko Ueda, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Wendy Ward, Kim Welch, Michelle Wie, Lindsey Wright, Amy Yang, Sun Young Yoo.

 

Holding spots:

Qualifier (2)

HOF/Tournament winner (2)

Top-10 Week prior (2)

LPGA Winner week prior (1)

Shootout Amateur (2)

 

Alternates

1. Marcy Hart

2. Alena Sharp

3. Reilley Rankin

4. Ji Young Oh

5. Christina Kim

6. Sandra Changkija

7. Meaghan Francella

8. Hannah Yun

9. Victoria Tanco

10. Danah Bordner

11. Jessica Shepley

12. Jill McGill

13. Cydney Clanton

14. Nicole Hage

15. Lisa Ferrero

16. Jiayun Li

17. Kelly Jacques

18. Frances Bondad

19. Katie Burnett

20. Sophia Sheridan

21. Marita Engzelius

22. Hanna Kang

23. Amelia Lewis

24. Maria Hernandez

25. Marina Alex

26. Haley Millsap

27. Min Seo Kwak

28. Paz Echeverria

29. Alejandra Llaneza

30. Perrine Delacour

31. Inhong Lim

32. Shasta Averyhardt

33. P.K. Kongkraphan

34. Brianna Do

35. Mitsuki Katahira

36. Jordan Hardy

37. Michelle McGann

38. Eunjung Yi

39. Diana D'Alessio

40. Beth Bader

41. Jean Bartholomew

42. Jamie Hullett

43. Stephanie Louden

44. Janice Gibson

 

_ Jimmy Burch

CBS' final-round Masters ratings up by 26 pct over last year with Scott win, Tiger subplot

 CBS Sports’ overnight ratings for Sunday’s final-round coverage of the Masters Tournament, which featured Adam Scott’s playoff victory over Angel Cabrera and the ongoing saga of Tiger Woods’ two-stroke penalty that impacted his weekend title hopes, were up by up by 26 percent over the final-round ratings from 2012, network officials announced Monday.

In the Nielsen metered markets, Sunday’s Masters telecast earned an average household rating/share of 10.2/21. The 2012 final-round telecast, won by Bubba Watson with Woods out of contention, drew a rating/share of 8.1/19.

The ratings for Saturday’s third-round, when Woods absorbed a two-stroke penalty for taking an improper drop late in Friday’s round, were up by 24 percent this year, with a rating/share of 6.3/15. In Sunday’s final round, Scott became the first Australian to win a Masters title in the tournament’s 77-year history.

_ Jimmy Burch

Crowne Plaza releases latest humorous commercials featuring Rickie Fowler, a 2013 Colonial competitor

Officials at Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, the title sponsor for Fort Worth’s annual PGA Tour stop, launched their new golf-related advertising campaign today that will feature tour competitor Rickie Fowler for a second consecutive year.

Fowler, who already has committed to play in the 2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (May 20-26 at Colonial Country Club), is featured in a pair of humorous spots that will air for the first time Saturday on CBS and The Golf Channel.

One spot, dubbed “Autograph,” shows Fowler signing all kinds of items _ including a baby and a hotel towel _ on his way to his room after a round of golf. The other, named “Caddie,” features a cameo appearance by Joe Skovron, Fowler’s caddie.

The campaign will run from Saturday through Aug. 4. For a look at the videos, hit this link: 

 http://ihg.co/Crowne-Plaza-YouTube

 

 

_ Jimmy Burch

 

Woods installed as decisive Masters favorite; FW golfer Peterson given 500/1 odds in Masters debut

Tiger Woods, the world’s top-ranked golfer who has not won a major championship since the 2008 U.S. Open, will head to the first tee as the clear-cut favorite in Thursday’s opening round of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga.

Woods, the PGA Tour’s only three-event winner this season, has been a near-unanimous selection among oddsmakers around the globe and has been assigned 5/2 odds of winning by Bovada Sports Book (www.Bovada.lv).

Rounding out the website’s top five favorites are Rory McIlroy (8/1), Phil Mickelson (10/1), Justin Rose (20/1) and Charl Schwartzel (22/1).

John Peterson, a Fort Worth native who won the 2011 NCAA individual championship while competing for LSU, has been assigned 500/1 odds to win in his Masters debut. Peterson, 23, is a Fort Worth Paschal graduate who earned his spot in the Masters field by finishing tied for fourth at the 2012 U.S. Open.

The player with Texas connections given the most favorable odds this week is Hunter Mahan (40/1), who moved from Colleyville to Dallas in the off-season.

Below is a look at the individual odds assigned to all Masters competitors heading into Thursday’s opening round:

The 2013 Masters  - Outright Winner          
Tiger Woods                 5/2
Rory McIlroy                 8/1
Phil Mickelson               10/1
Justin Rose                   20/1
Charl Schwartzel            22/1
Dustin Johnson             25/1
Lee Westwood              25/1
Louis Oosthuizen           25/1
Adam Scott                  28/1
Brandt Snedeker           28/1
Keegan Bradley             28/1
Bubba Watson              33/1
Luke Donald                 33/1
Matt Kuchar                  33/1
Hunter Mahan                40/1
Ian Poulter                    40/1
Sergio Garcia                40/1
Rickie Fowler                45/1
Graeme McDowell         50/1
Henrik Stenson              50/1
Jason Day                    50/1
Jim Furyk                      50/1
Nick Watney                  50/1
Padraig Harrington        50/1
Steve Stricker               50/1
Webb Simpson             50/1
Jason Dufner                55/1
K.J. Choi                      66/1
Bill Haas                       75/1
Martin Kaymer               75/1
Peter Hanson                75/1
Martin Laird                   75/1
Angel Cabrera               80/1
Nicolas Colsaerts          80/1
Bo Van Pelt                  100/1
Ernie Els                       100/1
Zach Johnson               100/1
Fredrik Jacobson          125/1
Ryan Moore                  125/1
Thorbjorn Olesen           125/1
Francesco Molinari        150/1
Fred Couples                150/1
George Coetzee            150/1
Matteo Manassero         150/1
Robert Garrigus             150/1
Russell Henley              150/1
Stewart Cink                  150/1
Vijay Singh                   150/1
Branden Grace              200/1
Carl Pettersson             200/1
D-A Points                    200/1
David Toms                  200/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano                  200/1
John Huh                      200/1
John Senden                 200/1
Kevin Streelman            200/1
Michael Thompson        200/1
Richard Sterne              200/1
Scott Piercy                  200/1
Tim Clark                      200/1
Trevor Immelman           200/1
Yong-Eun Yang             200/1
John Merrick                 225/1
Ben Curtis                     250/1
Brian Gay                      250/1
Jamie Donaldson          250/1
Paul Lawrie                   250/1
Thomas Bjorn                250/1
Kevin Na                       300/1
Lucas Glover                 300/1
Marc Leishman              300/1
Ryo Ishikawa                 300/1
Darren Clarke                350/1
David Lynn                   400/1
Bernhard Langer            500/1
Hiroyuki Fujita               500/1
John Peterson               500/1
Mike Weir                      500/1
Ted Potter Jr.                500/1
Jose Maria Olazabal      600/1
Mark O'Meara                1000/1
Thaworn Wiratchant       1000/1
Tom Watson                 1000/1
Alan Dunbar                  2000/1
Michael Weaver             2000/1
Nathan Smith                2000/1
Steven Fox                   2000/1
Tj Vogel                        2000/1
Craig Stadler                 2500/1
Ian Woosnam                2500/1
Tian-Lang Guan            3000/1
Ben Crenshaw               5000/1
Larry Mize                     5000/1
Sandy Lyle                    5000/1
 
The 2013 Masters - Top American Player  
Tiger Woods                 7/4
Phil Mickelson               11/2
Keegan Bradley             12/1
Dustin Johnson             14/1
Matt Kuchar                  14/1
Brandt Snedeker           16/1
Bubba Watson              16/1
Hunter Mahan                20/1
Rickie Fowler                20/1
Steve Stricker               28/1
Nick Watney                  28/1
Jason Dufner                28/1
Webb Simpson             28/1
Bill Haas                       30/1
Jim Furyk                      33/1
Bo Van Pelt                  40/1
Zach Johnson               50/1
Ryan Moore                  66/1
Stewart Cink                  66/1
Fred Couples                66/1
Robert Garrigus             70/1
Scott Piercy                  75/1
Russell Henley              75/1
John Merrick                 75/1
Ben Curtis                     80/1
Kevin Streelman            80/1
John Huh                      80/1
David Toms                  80/1
D.A Points                    80/1
Brian Gay                      100/1
Michael Thompson        100/1
Ted Potter Jr                 125/1
John Peterson               150/1
Lucas Glover                 150/1
Kevin Na                       150/1
Mark O'Meara                250/1
Tom Watson                 250/1
Steven Fox                   300/1
Michael Weaver             300/1
TJ Vogel                       300/1
Nathan Smith                500/1
Larry Mize                     500/1
Craig Stadler                 500/1
Ben Crenshaw               1000/1

The 2013 Masters - Top Amateur Player    
Steven Fox                   5/2
Michael Weaver             7/2
Alan Dunbar                  7/2
TJ Vogel                       5/1
Nathan Smith                6/1
Tian-Lang Guan             8/1
 
The 2013 Masters - Top Past Champion     
Tiger Woods                 8/11
Phil Mickelson               3/1
Charl Schwartzel            6/1
Bubba Watson              8/1
Angel Cabrera               25/1
Zach Johnson               25/1
Fred Couples                33/1
Trevor Immelman           40/1
Vijay Singh                   40/1
Bernhard Langer            66/1
Jose M Olazabal           100/1
Mike Weir                      100/1
Tom Watson                 125/1
Mark O'Meara                125/1
Ian Woosnam                250/1
Craig Stadler                 400/1
Larry Mize                     400/1
Sandy Lyle                    400/1
Ben Crenshaw               750/1

The 2013 Masters - 1st Round Leader        
Tiger Woods                 11/2
Rory McIlroy                 10/1
Phil Mickelson               14/1
Justin Rose                   20/1
Charl Schwartzel            28/1
Matt Kuchar                  28/1
Adam Scott                  33/1
Dustin Johnson             33/1
Keegan Bradley             33/1
Lee Westwood              33/1
Louis Oosthuizen           33/1
Brandt Snedeker           40/1
Bubba Watson              40/1
Hunter Mahan                40/1
Ian Poulter                    40/1
Luke Donald                 40/1
Sergio Garcia                40/1
Graeme McDowell         50/1
Henrik Stenson              50/1
Jason Day                    50/1
Jason Dufner                50/1
Nick Watney                  50/1
Padraig Harrington        50/1
Rickie Fowler                50/1
Steve Stricker               50/1
Webb Simpson             50/1
Angel Cabrera               66/1
Bill Haas                       66/1
Jim Furyk                      66/1
Martin Kaymer               66/1
Peter Hanson                66/1
Bo Van Pelt                  75/1
K.J. Choi                      75/1
Ernie Els                       80/1
Fred Couples                80/1
Fredrik Jacobson          80/1
Matteo Manassero         80/1
Nicolas Colsaerts          80/1
Russell Henley              80/1
Ryan Moore                  80/1
Zach Johnson               80/1
Martin Laird                   80/1
Branden Grace              100/1
Francesco Molinari        100/1
George Coetzee            100/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano      100/1
Robert Garrigus             100/1
Scott Piercy                  100/1
Stewart Cink                  100/1
Thorbjorn Olesen           100/1
Tim Clark                      100/1
Trevor Immelman           100/1
Carl Pettersson             125/1
D-A Points                    125/1
David Toms                  125/1
Jamie Donaldson          125/1
John Huh                      125/1
John Peterson               125/1
John Senden                 125/1
Michael Thompson        125/1
Thomas Bjorn                125/1
Vijay Singh                   125/1
Ben Curtis                     150/1
Brian Gay                      150/1
John Merrick                 150/1
Kevin Na                       150/1
Kevin Streelman            150/1
Paul Lawrie                   150/1
Richard Sterne              150/1
Ryo Ishikawa                 150/1
Ted Potter Jr.                150/1
Thaworn Wiratchant       150/1
Yong-Eun Yang             150/1
Alan Dunbar                  200/1
Craig Stadler                 200/1
David Lynn                   200/1
Lucas Glover                 200/1
Marc Leishman              200/1
Nathan Smith                200/1
Tj Vogel                        200/1
Ben Crenshaw               250/1
Bernhard Langer            250/1
Darren Clarke                250/1
Hiroyuki Fujita               250/1
Jose Maria Olazabal      250/1
Mark O'Meara                250/1
Mike Weir                      250/1
Steven Fox                   250/1
Tom Watson                 250/1
Ian Woosnam                500/1
Larry Mize                     500/1
Michael Weaver             500/1
Sandy Lyle                    500/1
Tian-Lang Guan             500/1

_ Jimmy Burch

 

A look at full commitment list for North Texas LPGA Shootout, which is drawing strong field to Irving

Officials at the North Texas LPGA Shootout, which will be played April 25-28 in Irving, are drawing some serious star power for their inaugural event at Las Colinas Country Club. As of today, the commitment list includes the top 10 players in the women's world golf rankings and 95 of the top 100 from the 2013 LPGA Tour season money list.

Below is a look at the updated commitment list released today by tournament officials:

 

2013 North Texas LPGA Shootout Field
Below is a look at golfers who have committed to participate in the North Texas LPGA Shootout, April 25-28 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. NOTE: Field is preliminary and subject to change up until the commitment deadline on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:

Karlin Beck, Amanda Blumenherst, Christel Boeljon, Julia Boland, Heather Bowie Young, Dori Carter, Nicole Castrale, Silvia Cavalleri, Irene Cho, Esther Choe, Chella Choi, Na Yeon Choi, Carlotta Ciganda, Jacqui Concolino, Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Lauren Doughtie, Moira Dunn, Kathleen Ekey, Victoria Elisabeth, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Veronica Felibert, Shanshan Feng, Katie Futcher, Sandra Gel, Jennifer Gleason, Julieta Granada, Casey Grice, Natalie Gulbis, Numa Gulyanamitta, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Maria Hjorth, Katherine Hull-Kirk, Amy Hung, Mi Jung Hur, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Iacobelli, Karine Icher, Juli Inkster, Nicole Jeary, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Sara Maude Juneau, Moriya Jutanugam, Lorie Kane, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Jimin Kang, Taylore Karle, Sarah Kemp, Cristie Kerr, I.K. Kim, Mindy Kim, Song-Hee Kim, Jessica Korda, Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Ilhee Lee, Jee Young Lee, Jennie Lee, Meena Lee, Mi Hyang Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Paige Mackenzie, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Lisa McCloskey, Kristy McPherson, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazoto, Mika Miyazoto, Paola Moreno, Becky Morgan, Kayla Mortellaro, Belen Mozo, Azhara Munoz, Anna Nordqvist, Ryann O’Toole, Jin Young Pak, Se Ri Pak, Brooke Pancake, Hee Young Park, Inbee Park, Jane Park, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Stacy Prammanasudh, Madison Pressel, Morgan Pressel, Jane Rah, Beatriz Recari, Jennifer Rosales, So Yeon Ryu, Lizette Salas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee Kyung Seo, Stephanie Sherlock, Jenny Shin, Jiyai Shin, Karin Sjodin, Nicole Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Marina Stuetz, Karen Stupples, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Lexi Thompson, Yani Tseng, Momoko Ueda, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Wendy Ward, Kim Welch, Michelle Wie, Lindsey Wright, Amy Yang, Sun Young Yoo.

Holding spots:
Qualifier (2)
HOF/Tournament winner (2)
Top-10 Week prior (2)
LPGA Winner week prior (1)
Shootout Amateur (2)

Alternates
1. Marcy Hart
2. Alena Sharp
3. Reilley Rankin
4. Ji Young Oh
5. Christina Kim
6. Sandra Changkija
7. Meaghan Francella
8. Hannah Yun
9. Victoria Tanco
10. Danah Bordner
11. Jessica Shepley
12. Jill McGill
13. Cydney Clanton
14. Nicole Hage
15. Lisa Ferrero
16. Jiayun Li
17. Kelly Jacques
18. Frances Bondad
19. Katie Burnett
20. Sophia Sheridan
21. Marita Engzelius
22. Hanna Kang
23. Amelia Lewis
24. Maria Hernandez
25. Marina Alex
26. Haley Millsap
27. Min Seo Kwak
28. Paz Echeverria
29. Alejandra Llaneza
30. Perrine Delacour
31. Inhong Lim
32. Shasta Averyhardt
33. P.K. Kongkraphan
34. Brianna Do
35. Mitsuki Katahira
36. Jordan Hardy
37. Michelle McGann
38. Eunjung Yi
39. Diana D'Alessio
40. Beth Bader
41. Jean Bartholomew
42. Jamie Hullett
43. Stephanie Louden
44. Janice Gibson

_ Jimmy Burch

LPGA event in Irving lands top 10 in world rankings, 95 of tour's top 100 money winners

Officials at the North Texas LPGA Shootout have received commitments from the top 10 players in the women’s world golf rankings as well as 95 of the top 100 money winners on the LPGA Tour money list for their April 25-28 event in Irving.

Included is top-ranked Stacy Lewis, a native of The Woodlands who was the 2012 LPGA Player of the Year, and No. 2 Yani Tseng. Other top 10 players on the commitment list released today include Paula Creamer, Ai Miyazoto and Suzann Pettersen. The 72-hole event offers a $1.3 million purse and will be played at Las Colinas Country Club.

Saginaw resident Angela Stanford, a former TCU standout, and Fort Worth resident Heather Bowie Young will be among the Texans competing in the LPGA’s first full-field event played in D-FW since the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.

Tournament officials are reserving four spots in the field for amateurs, with two going to college golfers who have qualified for the tournament (Madison Pressel, Casey Grice) and two more going to high school players who will take part in an April 22 qualifier.

Tournament officials still need more volunteer workers at the event. Individuals interested in information about volunteering or purchasing tickets can visit www.NTShootout.com or call 214-393-2198.

_ Jimmy Burch