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September 01, 2009

McPherson invited to Samsung World Championship

Conway native Kristy McPherson is one of 20 players invited to participate in the prestigious Samsung World Championship based on her standing of 14th on the 2009 LPGA Tour Official Money List. The event has a $1 million purse.
The elite field includes 11 major championship winners, two Hall of Fame members and four past winners of the Samsung World Championship. Headlining the list of players participating at the Torrey Pines South Course in La Jolla, Calif., from Sept. 17-20 are 2009 leading money winner Cristie Kerr, Rolex Women's World Rankings leader Lorena Ochoa and Samsung defending champion Paula Creamer.
In addition, the winners of this year's LPGA majors earned automatic berths into the field. Ten weeks after giving birth to her second child, Catriona Matthew of Scotland secured her place in the field after claiming victory at the 2009 RICOH Women's British Open. Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea birdied the final hole of this year's U.S. Women's Open to claim the victory, and Anna Nordqvist of Sweden qualified by capturing the McDonald's LPGA Championship.
Brittany Lincicome of Seminole, Fla., won the first major of the 2009 season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, when she eagled the final hole to defeat McPherson and Kerr by a shot.
Past Samsung World Championship winner Sophie Gustafson qualified by leading the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, while Karrie Webb made the field by being the leading player in the top 30 on the LPGA Official Money List who is also an active LPGA Hall of Fame member. Hall of Fame member Juli Inkster accepted the sole sponsor exemption.
Rounding out the 10 remaining spots are leading money winners McPherson, Jiyai Shin of South Korea; Ai Miyazato of Japan; In-Kyung Kim of South Korea; Yani Tseng of Taiwan; Suzann Pettersen of Norway; Angela Stanford of Saginaw, Texas; Song-Hee Kim of South Korea; Lindsey Wright of Australia; and Na Yeon Choi of South Korea.

Posted by Alan Blondin at 04:21 PM in On Tour |

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