World's Top Female Golfers in Rancho Mirage for ANA Inspiration Tournament

Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson

On the other, some thought her punishment for wrongly replacing a marked ball was too severe as it cost her a second title triumph at Mission Hills Country Club in California.

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Wie, 28, will make her 14th start at Mission Hills Country Club this week in the ANA Inspiration, the women's first major of the year.

"I love having him on the bag", she said. She has never missed the cut in her 11 previous appearances. That was Olafia Kristinsdottir's rollercoaster day at the ANA Inspiration that resulted in an Even par, 72.

"It's been rough, but you know the fans were behind me the weeks after, the months after", said Thompson in reflective mode.

Inbee Park is a former victor of this event and she too is in very good form of late.

Lee's fellow countrywomen to tee it up are Katherine Kirk, Sarah Jane Smith, Su Oh and Hannah Green who plays her very first major championship.

"I didn't realize how much it affected me until I got the surgery done", said Korda, who won the Honda LPGA in Thailand in February, her season debut. By most estimations, that victory was long overdue, and Wie's career had been undermined by overreach.

"I had to dig really deep", admitted Thompson of her immediate reaction to being told of the penalty.

Wie still competes occasionally with men, but only informally and when she is home in Jupiter, Florida.

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From an Australian perspective, the most notable moment in the event's history was Karrie Webb's reaction to holing out from 116 yards at the 72nd hole in 2006 to force a playoff before winning her 7th major championship title.

"I think that's a good combination", said the 34-year-old from Okinawa. "The guys, they care, obviously, but they are a lot more aggressive".

"Any golf course straight ball is very important, but Mission Hills is more important", she said. "It's an honor just to be playing in it and have my name on the trophy is a huge honor". She was projected as the Tiger Woods of women's golf, the transcendent talent who would transform the game, and she struggled under the weight of those expectations. It was an experience she was able to learn from and helped her in her start at the season's first major.

"We accumulate fear, we accumulate overthinking", Wie said. "That's kind of what I'm just trying to do is have fun out there, hit shots that normally I would probably not hit in a tournament".

"Every time we see each other we list off all the things". "It's a 20-minute conversation, and then we can move on from there". Now 15-years-old, she has been invited back to the ANA Inspiration, having finished low amateur last year when she was the only amateur to make the cut. When she returned, it was with a new outlook, and a new look. I heard them chanting my name on every shot, every tee. "She was in play every time". Cristie Kerr at the Kia Classic picked up the 175th top 10 of her 22-year career on the LPGA Tour. "Her putting is fantastic", she said.

Playing partner Lydia Ko, the 2016 victor, had a 70.

Wie ranked outside the top 40 in putting on the tour's past year, but is now tied for ninth.

Uehara birdied her final two holes.

"Just seeing what he's gone through with his injuries", said Wie. She recorded seven birdies and no bogies on a clean card.

"I feel better with my clubs". She's in no rush to solidify her legacy. She took the opener in the Bahamas.

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