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LPGA U.S. OPEN
Again going against the heavy fav and obvious Yani Tseng.....Defending champ Paula Creamer is playing well of late with 3 Top 5s in her last 4 tournaments with a T3 in two consecutive tournaments (the Shoprite and Wegmans).
CRISTIE KERR 7/1 to win outright - Kerr is the 2nd ranked player on tour and is coming off a T3rd at the Wegman's and 3 straight runner-up finishes in the Sybase Matchplay, Shoprite, and State Farm. In 10 starts on the year Kerr has 7 Top 10 finishes. She ranks 4th in rounds under par, 2nd in birdies, 9th in GIR, 6th in putting, 2nd in Top 10s, 3rd in scoring average and 6th in GIR putting. Amazingly accurate from the fairway or rough she ranks 41st in driving accuracy and 44th in driving distance.
JIYAI SHIN 14/1 to win outright - Shin is the 4th ranked player on the ladies tour and has 3 Top 10s in 9 starts on the year (runner-up finishes in the Kia and Shoprite) and is 2/4 in Top 10s at the U.S. Open with a T5th in 2010 and a solo 6ht in 2007. She finished T13th in 2009 and T19th in 2008. She is 7th in scoring average, 16th in birdies 6th in GIR, 7th in fairways off the tee, 15th in rounds under par and 11th in GIR putting.
SUZANN PETTERSEN 10/1 to win outright - Pettersen is 3/8 in Top 10s in the U.S. Open and has 5 Top 10s in 8 starts on the year. She won the Sybase, T3rd in the Avnet, T8th at the Honda, and T10th at the Kia. She is currently ranked 3rd on tour, is 4th in scoring average, 3rd in GIR, 21sr in driving, 19th in putting and 21st in birdies. Everyone one of her starts this season has resulted in a Top 20 finish.
Again going against the heavy fav and obvious Yani Tseng.....Defending champ Paula Creamer is playing well of late with 3 Top 5s in her last 4 tournaments with a T3 in two consecutive tournaments (the Shoprite and Wegmans).
CRISTIE KERR 7/1 to win outright - Kerr is the 2nd ranked player on tour and is coming off a T3rd at the Wegman's and 3 straight runner-up finishes in the Sybase Matchplay, Shoprite, and State Farm. In 10 starts on the year Kerr has 7 Top 10 finishes. She ranks 4th in rounds under par, 2nd in birdies, 9th in GIR, 6th in putting, 2nd in Top 10s, 3rd in scoring average and 6th in GIR putting. Amazingly accurate from the fairway or rough she ranks 41st in driving accuracy and 44th in driving distance.
JIYAI SHIN 14/1 to win outright - Shin is the 4th ranked player on the ladies tour and has 3 Top 10s in 9 starts on the year (runner-up finishes in the Kia and Shoprite) and is 2/4 in Top 10s at the U.S. Open with a T5th in 2010 and a solo 6ht in 2007. She finished T13th in 2009 and T19th in 2008. She is 7th in scoring average, 16th in birdies 6th in GIR, 7th in fairways off the tee, 15th in rounds under par and 11th in GIR putting.
SUZANN PETTERSEN 10/1 to win outright - Pettersen is 3/8 in Top 10s in the U.S. Open and has 5 Top 10s in 8 starts on the year. She won the Sybase, T3rd in the Avnet, T8th at the Honda, and T10th at the Kia. She is currently ranked 3rd on tour, is 4th in scoring average, 3rd in GIR, 21sr in driving, 19th in putting and 21st in birdies. Everyone one of her starts this season has resulted in a Top 20 finish.