LPGA 2014 Season Opens today without the Top Two Players in the Field

LPGA 2014 Season Opens today without the Top Two Players in the Field
As the 2014 season begins today at the Pure Silk LPGA Bahamas Classic, two very important names will be missing from the leaderboard, Inbee Park and Suzann Pettersen.

Park confirmed via her Twitter account this week that she will be beginning her season with the Honda LPGA Thailand in February. Until then the current number 1 will be training in Australia.

For Pettersen a shoulder injury is preventing her appearance in the Bahamas this week.
In an email to GolfChannel.com the number 2 explained a sore shoulder requires some more rest before she beginning her season in Australia in two weeks time.

Stating, “Once I start, I play four weeks straight.”

With the top two players out of the tournament it will be interesting to see who takes the lead at the second Pure Silk LPGA Bahamas Classic. Golfers to definitely watch include American Stacy Lewis and the young Lydia Ko from New Zealand.

As Ko officially begins her first full year on Tour, Lewis believes she’s destined for success.

“She doesn't think she's as good as she is,” Lewis said at a press conference ahead of today’s opener.  “I think it's going to be a little bit of an adjustment playing week in and week out on our Tour, but once she figures that out, I think that will probably be No. 1 in the world sometime in the future.” 

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