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Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Yuka Saso of Japan tees off on the 9th tee during the finald round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Midland Michigan United States PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xJorgexLemusx originalFilename:lemus-dowgreat230722_npIPN.jpg
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Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Yuka Saso of Japan tees off on the 9th tee during the finald round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Midland Michigan United States PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xJorgexLemusx originalFilename:lemus-dowgreat230722_npIPN.jpg
The 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic kicks off on Friday, June 7. Women’s professional golf returns to its regular LPGA Tour event after an exhausting weekend at the US Women’s Open. Golf fans witnessed Yuka Saso emerge as the champion at the Lancaster Country Club. The event will be a three-day event.
The 2023 champion, Ashleigh Buhai, will be more than excited to defend her title this year. We also see some notable top picks for the win not participating in the ShopRite LPGA Classic tournament, including Nelly Korda, Rose Zhang, and Minjee Lee. There could also be a chance that we witness a new name for the title run. But before that, here are the tee timings and pairings for the First of three rounds.
Teeing-off timings at the ShopRite LPGA Classic
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The tee-off for the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic is scheduled to commence at 7:30 a.m., at the Galloway Golf Course, New Jersey. It will start with Jennifer Son, Robyn Choi, and Jeongeun Lee5 leading at the front, and Lauren Stephenson, Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, and Min Lee at the back, at 2:36 p.m.
| 1 | 1 | 07:30 AM | Jennifer Song, Robyn Choi, Jeongeun Lee5 |
| 10 | 2 | 07:35 AM | Eun-Hee Ji, Jennifer Chang, Kaitlyn Papp Budde |
| 1 | 3 | 07:41 AM | Gina Kim, Muni He, Jaravee Boonchant |
| 10 | 4 | 07:46 AM | Jeongeun Lee6, Azahara Munoz, Stephanie Kyriacou |
| 1 | 5 | 07:52 AM | Yu Liu, Hee Young Park, Lauren Hartlage |
| 10 | 6 | 07:57 AM | Isabella Fierro, Jenny Coleman, Sofia Garcia |
| 1 | 7 | 08:03 AM | Mina Harigae, So Mi Lee, Minji Kang |
| 10 | 8 | 08:08 AM | Pernilla Lindberg, Yu Jin Sung, Sarah Kemp |
| 1 | 9 | 08:14 AM | Alexa Pano, Peiyun Chien, Jasmine Suwannapura |
| 10 | 10 | 08:19 AM | Frida Kinhult, Auston Kim, Narin An |
| 1 | 11 | 08:25 AM | Hira Naveed, Yealimi Noh, A Lim Kim |
| 10 | 12 | 08:30 AM | Nasa Hataoka, Marina Alex, Arpichaya Yubol |
| 1 | 13 | 08:36 AM | Nataliya Guseva, Lauren Coughlin, Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
| 10 | 14 | 08:41 AM | Jin Young Ko, Atthaya Thitikul, Brooke M. Henderson |
| 1 | 15 | 08:47 AM | Kristen Gillman, Minami Katsu, Jin Hee Im |
| 10 | 16 | 08:52 AM | Yuka Saso, Hinako Shibuno, Hannah Green |
| 1 | 17 | 08:58 AM | Pavarisa Yoktuan, Celine Borge, Benedetta Moresco |
| 10 | 18 | 09:03 AM | Laetitia Beck, Sandra Gal, Caroline Inglis |
| 1 | 19 | 09:09 AM | Morgane Metraux, Liqi Zeng, Maria Fassi |
| 10 | 20 | 09:14 AM | Perrine Delacour, Danielle Kang, Aline Krauter |
| 1 | 21 | 09:20 AM | Gabriella Then, Kaitlin Milligan, Clariss Guce |
| 10 | 22 | 09:25 AM | Rachel Kuehn , Amanda Doherty, Soo Bin Joo |
| 1 | 23 | 09:31 AM | Laura Wearn, Ssu-Chia Cheng, Gianna Clemente |
| 10 | 24 | 09:36 AM | Yue Ren, Maisie Filler, Maddie Szeryk |
| 1 | 25 | 12:30 PM | Ana Pelaez Trivino, Bianca Pagdanganan, Yuri Yoshida |
| 10 | 26 | 12:35 PM | Agathe Laisne, Isi Gabsa, Ruixin Liu |
| 1 | 27 | 12:41 PM | Karis Davidson, Matilda Castren, Wei-Ling Hsu |
| 10 | 28 | 12:46 PM | Mary Liu, Hyo Joon Jang, Jiwon Jeon |
| 1 | 29 | 12:52 PM | Polly Mack, Daniela Darquea, Alena Sharp |
| 10 | 30 | 12:57 PM | Jing Yan, Weiwei Zhang, Brittany Lincicome |
| 1 | 31 | 01:03 PM | Marissa Steen, Kelly Tan, Lindsey Weaver-Wright |
| 10 | 32 | 01:08 PM | Lizette Salas, Sophia Schubert, Linnea Strom |
| 1 | 33 | 01:14 PM | Albane Valenzuela, Yan Liu, Hye-Jin Choi |
| 10 | 34 | 01:19 PM | Ayaka Furue, Wichanee Meechai, Anna Nordqvist |
| 1 | 35 | 01:25 PM | Mao Saigo, Stephanie Meadow, Yuna Nishimura |
| 10 | 36 | 01:30 PM | Ashleigh Buhai, Megan Khang, Stacy Lewis |
| 1 | 37 | 01:36 PM | Xiaowen Yin, Jodi, Ewart Shadoff, Chanettee Wannasaen |
| 10 | 38 | 01:41 PM | Angel Yin, Grace Kim, Jenny Shin |
| 1 | 39 | 01:47 PM | Savannah Grewal, Lucy Li, Aditi Ashok |
| 10 | 40 | 01:52 PM | Angela Stanford, Karrie Webb, Gaby Lopez |
| 1 | 41 | 01:58 PM | Haeji Kang, Paula Reto, Kiira Riihijarvi |
| 10 | 42 | 02:03 PM | In Kyung Kim, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Roberta Liti |
| 1 | 43 | 02:09 PM | Dani Holmqvist, Malia Nam, Gurleen Kaur |
| 10 | 44 | 02:14 PM | Cydney Clanton, Lindy Duncan, Alexandra Forsterling |
| 1 | 45 | 02:20 PM | Emma Talley, Gigi Stoll, Dewi Weber |
| 10 | 46 | 02:25 PM | Becca Huffer, Pornanong Phatlum, Annie Park |
| 1 | 47 | 02:31 PM | Brianna Do, Dottie Ardina, Trichat Cheenglab |
| 10 | 48 | 02:36 PM | Lauren Stephenson, Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, Min Lee |
Who will fans see as major contenders at the ShopRite LPGA Classic?
The Rolex ranking’s # 5 and # 6, namely Yuka Saso and Hannah Green, are teeing up in the same group, with Hinako Shibuno as their third pairing. However, Group 16 seems a bit different from the rest. It has the Filipino-Japanese combination, they both emerged as the winner and runner-up from the highly coveted 2024 US Women’s Open. And of course, the Australian, Hannah Green, who has also shown impressive form this year, winning two LPGA tiles out of nine.
Moreover, she had a T-2 finish at the Mizuho Americas Open in May. With big names missing at the event, who do you think will make themselves heard throughout the ShopRite LPGA Classic? Will it be Yuka Saso, Ashleigh Buhai, Brooke Henderson, or someone else? Share your take in the comments below.
