As the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger celebrates 25 years on LPGA Tour and finishes up its first round of play today, last year’s champion Paula Creamer is unable to defend her title. Though Creamer prides herself on playing well even if she’s not, she was unable to overcome her injuries to compete and become the second back-to-back winner behind Se Ri Pak. Se Ri is the only back-to-back winner in the event’s 25-year history. If Se Ri wins, she’ll become the only player to win the same event six times.
After first round of play, Laura Diaz, Morgan Pressel and Song-Hee Kim currently reside on the top of the leaderboard. All three shot 7-under-par today for a total of 64. Just one stroke behind are Suzann Pettersen and Michelle Wie at 6-under-par. Five-time defending champion Se Ri Pak is currently tied for 66 at 1-under-par at 70 alongside Team VTech’s own Karen Stupples and Alena Sharp who’s also 1-under. Diana D’Alessio is tied at 87 at even total 71 while Becky Morgan is tied at 48 at 2-under-par at 69.