It is such a relaxing feeling to be able to report from the luxurious confines of one of the LPGA’s most challenging courses. More importantly it is very nice when you don’t have to deal with bumper to bumper traffic getting to and from the event. I say this jokingly because this weeks McDonald’s LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola at Bulle Rock is literally in my community.
When I say community I mean it. The course is approximately 500 yards from my front door in the Bulle Rock community. This is such a wonderful place that sometimes I too ask myself “do I really live here”. I broadcast my daily radio show from within these community gates. In the past I would commute 2 hours one-way to ESPN Radio to broadcast my drive time show. Trust me when I say “there is no place like home.” Ok enough of the love affair lets get back to the tournament.
The field in this year’s tournament has been exceptional. As the third round of the tournament progresses the leader board consists of Anna Nordvquist, Nicole Castrale, Lindsey Wright and Katherine Hull.
Nordvquist, the LPGA Tour rookie from Sweden, is the overall leader at 8-under-par, after swinging to a 2-under-par 70 in yesterday’s second round. Castrale, who yesterday overcame a double bogey and bogey on the third and fifth holes of this challenging course, remains one stroke back at 7-under-par. Wright and Hull respectively are two strokes back each at 6-under-par.
Other notables at this course are the LPGA #1 ranked player in the world, Lorena Ochoa. She is still in contention at 3-under-par. Michelle Wei who is still looking for her first LPGA Tour win is +1. Her two day totals were a 70 and 74. Yani Tseng the 2008 LPGA at Bulle Rock winner who collected $300,000 is -1.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s final round and find out who the eventual winner will be.
Lake Lewis, CEO and Founder of the Sports Journey Broadcast Network can be heard on his daily radio broadcast from 3-6pm, Monday-Friday on the Sports Journey Network and several other affiliates around the United States.