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Women's British Open
Leading Contenders
Player Profiles
July 29, 2008
This week's Ricoh Women's British Open will be played at Sunningdale Golf Club near London. Players listed have made the cut in the first three major championships of the year and are ranked in their cumulative order of finish in those majors. The number in parenthesis is the cumulative place of finish for the player in the Kraft Nabisco Champion, McDonald's LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open.
1
- MI HYUN KIM (22)
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Photo By G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images - Only player with three top-10 finishes in the majors this year (T-6, T-10, T-6). Has missed the cut in last five British Opens, but was second at Sunningdale in 2001.
2
- ANNIKA SORENSTAM (29)
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Photo By David Cannon/Getty Images - T-2 at Kraft Nabisco and T-3 at the McDonald's, both of which she could have won if she had putted better. Could make her last major a memorable one.
3
- LORENA OCHOA (35)
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Photo By Travis Lindquist/Getty Images - Hasn't won since the Sybase Classic May 18 but may have recharged her batteries after some time off. Won last year at St. Andrews and was fourth at Sunningdale in '04.
4
- PAULA CREAMER (37)
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Photo By Andrew Redington/Getty Images - A win here to go with three LPGA victories puts her in the Player-of-the-Year race with Ochoa. Likely learned from her painful closing 78 in the U.S. Open.
5
- SEON HWA LEE (42)
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Photo By David Cannon/Getty Images - Has quietly emerged as a top-10 player, winning twice this year and four times on the LPGA at the age of 22. MC and T-61 in only two British Opens.
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- NA YEON CHOI (43)
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Photo By Andrew Redington/Getty Images - Remarkably consistent 21-year-old rookie. Worse finish is T-32, in her first event of the year, and has six top-10 finishes. Has never played the British Open.
7
- CRISTIE KERR (44)
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Photo By Andrew Redington/Getty Images - T-11 at Sunningdale in 2004. Has been in the top five in two of the last three British Opens. Second-best on tour in putts per GIR. Has proven she can win a major
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- SUZANN PETTERSEN (49)
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Photo By Scott Halleran/Getty Images - No LPGA wins this year but has two in Europe. Playing well (fourth in scoring average) and due to have it all come together. Struggled in last three British Opens.
9
- JEE YOUNG LEE (52)
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Photo By David Cannon/Getty Images - Long hitter who plays majors well, finishing in top 22 in last 10. Was second last year at St. Andrews. If she hits fairways can overpower Sunningdale.
10
- INBEE PARK (56)
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Photo By G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images - The 20-year-old U.S. Women's Open champion has finished T-11 (St. Andrews last year) or better in four of her last five majors. Leads in putts per GIR.
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