Jang takes command in LPGA Final Stage
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., December 5, 2014 – Ha Na Jang (Seoul, South Korea) backed up a second round 65 on the Hills Course with a third round 66 at the Jones Course to jump from eighth place into a three-shot lead at 11-under, 205, at LPGA International.
“I have all of my shots and short game going and the thing I need to work on is not giving myself too much pressure,” Jang said. “I need to think of it as let’s just make the top-20. I don’t need to win this one to get my card. I want to make less bogeys and just make pars to keep it calm.”
The No. 25 ranked golfer in the latest installment of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings used eight birdies against a pair of bogeys to card her 6-under round on the Jones Course. The third round was a stark contrast from her first round at the Jones Course where she shot 2-over 74. Jang admitted to feeling some nerves when she started her week in Daytona Beach.
“I think the first round the pressure was too much,” Jang admitted. “The second day and third day my driver is better, my second shots are better and I’ve putted really nice this week.”
While Jang was successful on the Jones Course today she is looking forward to heading back to the Hills Course.
“Yeah it’s great,” Jang said of going back to play the Jones Course. “I actually like the Hills Course more so I’ll be a little bit more comfortable and relaxed.”
Ju Young Park (Seoul, South Korea), Alison Lee (Valencia, Calif.) and Simin Feng (Beijing, China) are three shots behind Jang at 8-under, 208.
Following tomorrow’s round, the field will be cut to the top-70 players and ties. Players who finish in the top-20, after Sunday’s final round, will earn membership through category 12 on the LPGA Tour priority list while those who finish 21 through 45 with earn membership through category 17. In laymen’s terms, players who finish in the top 20 will have “full-time” status on the LPGA Tour while players that finish 21 through 45 will have “conditional” status.
Former Oklahoma State golfers Julie Yang and Jayde Panos are tied for 60th and former Oklahoma golfer Chirapat Jao-Javanil is tied for 111th.
Third-round scores Friday in the LPGA Tour’s
$50,000 LPGA Qualifying Tournament – Stage III
at the 6542-yard, par 36-36 – 72, Hills Course,
6441-yard, par 36-36 – 72, Jones Course,
LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Fla. (a-denotes amateur):
1 Ha Na Jang 74-65-66 – 205
2 Alison Lee (a) 71-70-67 – 208
Simin Feng 69-72-67 – 208
Ju Young Park 67-68-73 – 208
5 Sophia Popov 70-67-72 – 209
Casey Grice 66-69-74 – 209
7 Sakura Yokomine 73-71-66 – 210
Sei Young Kim 69-71-70 – 210
Stephanie Meadow 72-66-72 – 210
Elizabeth Nagel 68-69-73 – 210
11 Minjee Lee 72-71-68 – 211
Laetitia Beck 69-74-68 – 211
Caroline Westrup 72-70-69 – 211
Sophie Giquel 71-70-70 – 211
Karlin Beck 69-71-71 – 211
Maria Hernandez 67-73-71 – 211
Ryann O’Toole 67-71-73 – 211
Samantha Richdale 71-66-74 – 211
19 Giulia Molinaro 74-71-67 – 212
Emily Talley 71-71-70 – 212
Louise Stahle 74-67-71 – 212
Perrine Delacour 70-71-71 – 212
Jennifer Gleason 72-68-72 – 212
24 Nontaya Srisawang 73-73-67 – 213
Camilla Lennarth 70-74-69 – 213
Ariya Jutanugarn 73-69-71 – 213
Jacqui Concolino 71-71-71 – 213
Cydney Clanton 69-73-71 – 213
Kim Welch 71-70-72 – 213
Nannette Hill 71-70-72 – 213
31 Cheyenne Woods 68-79-67 – 214
Kelly Shon 71-75-68 – 214
Lindy Duncan 74-70-70 – 214
34 Lee Lopez 72-73-70 – 215
Marina Choi 70-74-71 – 215
Rebecca Lee-Bentham 70-74-71 – 215
Marta Sanz Barrio 72-71-72 – 215
SooBin Kim (a) 71-71-73 – 215
Su Oh 72-69-74 – 215
40 Katherine Perry 75-72-69 – 216
Emma de Groot 76-69-71 – 216
Jenny Suh 72-73-71 – 216
Sara-Maude Juneau 71-74-71 – 216
Charley Hull 75-69-72 – 216
Dani Holmqvist 71-71-74 – 216
Kathleen Ekey 72-69-75 – 216
Therese Koelbaek 69-72-75 – 216
48 Jeong Eun Lee 76-73-68 – 217
Jane Rah 74-73-70 – 217
Daniela Iacobelli 72-75-70 – 217
Kristi Cardwell 73-73-71 – 217
Valentine Derrey 73-73-71 – 217
Brittany Altomare 69-77-71 – 217
Jean Reynolds 72-73-72 – 217
Hsin-Ning Yeh 72-73-72 – 217
Celine Herbin 72-73-72 – 217
Mia Piccio 71-74-72 – 217
Sue Kim 71-73-73 – 217
Megan McChrystal 70-74-73 – 217
60 Jayde Panos 76-71-71 – 218
Jing Yan (a) 72-75-71 – 218
Paola Moreno 76-70-72 – 218
Lindsay Gahm 71-75-72 – 218
Katy Harris 71-75-72 – 218
Garrett Phillips 70-76-72 – 218
Stephanie Kono 76-69-73 – 218
Veronica Felibert 74-71-73 – 218
Julie Yang (a) 71-74-73 – 218
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaph76-67-75 – 218
Jaclyn Jansen 73-70-75 – 218
Natalie Sheary 72-71-75 – 218
72 Birdie Kim 72-77-70 – 219
Dottie Ardina 73-74-72 – 219
Cara Freeman 73-74-72 – 219
Victoria Elizabeth 72-74-73 – 219
Brianna Do 75-70-74 – 219
Alejandra Cangrejo 72-71-76 – 219
78 Haley Millsap 73-77-70 – 220
Becca Huffer 78-71-71 – 220
Maude-Aimee Leblanc 76-73-71 – 220
Brittany Benvenuto 75-74-71 – 220
Hanna Kang 76-72-72 – 220
Augusta James (a) 76-72-72 – 220
Rebecca Artis 73-75-72 – 220
Reilley Rankin 72-76-72 – 220
Lili Alvarez 73-74-73 – 220
Katelyn Sepmoree 72-75-73 – 220
Julia Roth 71-76-73 – 220
Fiona Puyo 75-71-74 – 220
Vikki Laing 71-75-74 – 220
Breanna Elliott 72-73-75 – 220
92 Olivia Jordan-Higgins 82-69-70 – 221
Brittany Henderson 77-74-70 – 221
Laura Gonzalez Escallon 71-80-70 – 221
Jennifer Kirby 76-73-72 – 221
Alejandra Llaneza 75-73-73 – 221
Silvia Cavalleri 75-72-74 – 221
Noon Huachai 74-73-74 – 221
Ginger Howard 70-77-74 – 221
Jenni Jenq 75-71-75 – 221
Nicole Jeray 75-70-76 – 221
102 Maria Balikoeva 76-77-69 – 222
Mindy Kim 74-78-70 – 222
Jessica Alexander 78-72-72 – 222
Susy Benavides 75-74-73 – 222
Cindy LaCrosse 74-75-73 – 222
Maggie Yuan 72-74-76 – 222
Margarita Ramos 73-72-77 – 222
Kayla Mortellaro 75-69-78 – 222
Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu (a71-72-79 – 222
111 Yu Liu 73-80-70 – 223
Erica Popson 77-74-72 – 223
Jaclyn Sweeney 76-75-72 – 223
Julia Boland 71-79-73 – 223
Brogan McKinnon 75-74-74 – 223
Britney Yada 74-75-74 – 223
Chirapat Jao-Javanil 74-75-74 – 223
Victoria Tanco 74-74-75 – 223
119 Jennie Lee 79-72-73 – 224
Ani Gulugian 75-76-73 – 224
Annie Park (a) 75-76-73 – 224
Vicky Hurst 70-80-74 – 224
Milena Savich 72-73-79 – 224
Rachel Rohanna 71-72-81 – 224
125 Hye-Min Kim 72-79-74 – 225
Marita Engzelius 73-77-75 – 225
Anaelle Carnet (a) 76-70-79 – 225
128 Nicole Vandermade 78-74-74 – 226
Pinrath Loomboonruang 76-75-75 – 226
Pavarisa Yoktuan 74-77-75 – 226
Emma Jandel 74-75-77 – 226
Carly Werwie 75-73-78 – 226
Megan Grehan 78-69-79 – 226
134 Lorie Kane 78-76-73 – 227
Stacey Keating 75-76-76 – 227
Kelli Bowers 73-78-76 – 227
Madison Pressel 72-77-78 – 227
138 Jessy Tang 75-80-73 – 228
Chie Arimura 76-78-74 – 228
Molly Aronsson 74-77-77 – 228
Lisa McCloskey 74-77-77 – 228
142 Liv Cheng 78-79-72 – 229
Emelie Lindskog 75-80-74 – 229
Krista Puisite 69-84-76 – 229
145 Emily Childs 83-75-72 – 230
Christine Song 79-76-75 – 230
Alexandra Casi 72-81-77 – 230
Lindsey Lammers 74-78-78 – 230
Marta Silva 76-72-82 – 230
150 Ulrika Van-Niekerk 73-82-76 – 231
Shannon Fish 76-75-80 – 231
152 Shena Yang 75-75-82 – 232
153 Carleigh Silvers 76-81-78 – 235