This week, the LPGA moved to the United States to the Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles to hold the DiYao Los Angeles Open. From April 22nd to 25th, Golf Channel will broadcast live for you, so stay tuned!
With a total prize fund of US$1.5 million, the DiYao Los Angeles Open will feature five Chinese players, namely Lin Xiyu, Liu Yu, Liu Ruixin, He Muni and Yin Ruoning.
Defending champion Brooke Henderson trailed the top four strokes into the final round last year to finish with a one-stroke advantage over his 10th career win. At last week's Rakuten Championship, Brooke Henderson withdrew with a neck injury, handing just a 74 in the first round. She will be back on the field this week.
After encountering two consecutive eliminations, Liu Yu finally successfully advanced to the Lotte Championship. Liu Yu is the fourth time to come to Ershir Country Club and was only eliminated in 2019. She said that although the length of the court is not long, it is a great test of the accuracy of the golfer, especially in terms of kick-off, which she feels is not very sure of.
Lin Xiyu took a one-week off after achieving T17 at the Grand Slam Chevron Championship. She finished T27 at the 2021 Los Angeles Open, having not finished in the top 30 in her last three games before last year.
Also returning from the Chevron Championship is the world's number one, Zhenrong Gao. She delivered her worst result of the season at a Grand Slam, but last year she tied for third at the Los Angeles Championship.
This week's stadium is close to Ms. Park's home, and South Koreans have also said they love the stadium. Park suffered her second elimination of the season at the Lotte Championship last week, where she last won the Kia Classic in March last year.
Wilshire Country Club opened in 1919 and hosted its inaugural Los Angeles Open in 2018. The course was 6447 yards and the par was 71. With a wealth of experience in hosting major tournaments, it is one of the few stadiums that has hosted the PGA Tour for men and women. The stadium is located in the Korean City of Los Angeles, because it is close to the downtown area, so the area of the stadium is small, and the length of the fairway is not long.
See China's five golden flowers Los Angeles adventure tour, the world's no. 1 Gao Zhenrong broke through the downturn. From April 22nd to 25th, Golf Channel will broadcast the DiYao Los Angeles Open live for you, so stay tuned!