JTBC Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa
Phoenix, Ariz.
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Lewis Returns to Defend
Stacy Lewis returns to the course where she captured her second win of the 2013 season and ascended to the number one spot in the Rolex World Golf Rankings. Lewis used an impressive nine birdies to card a final-round 64 and claim a three-stroke victory over Ai Miyazato.

Lewis is having a solid 2014 campagin, ranking fifth in the Race to CME Globe, with three top-10 finishes. Prior to her t40 finish at the HSBC Women’s Champions, Lewis had finished in the top-10 in her last 13 events, a mark which finished three shy of the record held by Karrie Webb in the 1999-2000 seasons.

Creamer’s First Event Since “The Putt”
Paula Creamer will be back in action for the first time since draining what may have been the putt of her career on Sunday, March 1, to clinch her 10th career LPGA victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions. Creamer burried a 75-foot eagle putt on the second sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Spain’s Azahara Munoz. The victory snaped a 79 event winless streak for Creamer that dated back to the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.

Back in the Winner’s Ciricle
All four winners on the LPGA tour this season have been previous victors on the LPGA Tour. The last first-time winner on Tour was Taiwan’s Teresa Lu who captured the Mizuno Classic in Japan six events ago.

Race for Number One Continues
With her five-stroke victory at the Ladies European Tour World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills, Inbee Park continued her 48 week reign in the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Rankings. Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis are trying to chase down Park and trail the World Number One by 0.92 and 2.03 points respectively.

International Crown Qualifiying Enters Stretch Run
With only two events left, players are looking to lock in their spots and represent their countries in the inaugural International Crown.

Several notable players, including Ha Na Jang (South Korea), Amy Yang (South Korea), Angela Stanford (USA), Mamiko Higa (Japan), Thidapa Suwannapura (Thailand) and Stacey Keating (Australia), sit narrowly outside of the cutline for their respective countries. Three of those players (Stanford, Suwannapura and Yang), as well as numerous others, can make a push for a roster spot with a strong showing at the JTBC Founders Cup.

If the International Crown Started Today...
Pool "A"			Pool " B"
1.	South Korea	27	2.	United States	35
	Inbee Park	1		Stacy Lewis	3
	So Yeon Ryu	5		Paula Creamer	8
	Na Yeon Choi	9		Lexi Thompson	10
	I.K. Kim	12		Cristie Kerr	14

4.	Thailand	241	3.	Japan	130
	Pornanong Phatlum	32		Mika Miyazato	25
	Ariya Jutanugarn	33		Ai Miyazato	28
	Moriya Jutanugarn	81		Sakura Yokomine	37
	Onnarin Sattayabanphot	95		Rikako Morita	40

5.	Spain	253	6.	Sweden	311
	Beatriz Recari	21		Anna Nordqvist	15
	Azahara Munoz	24		Caroline Hedwall	22
	Carlota Ciganda	43		Pernilla Lindberg	114
	Belen Mozo	165		Mikaela Parmlid	160

8.	Australia	360	7.	Chinese Taipei	348
	Karrie Webb	6		Yani Tseng	45
	Katherine Kirk	110		Teresa Lu	50
	Minjee Lee	112		Candie Kung	97
	Lindsey Wright	132		Hsuan-Yu Yao	156

Quick facts
March 20-23
JTBC Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott
Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa
Phoenix, Ariz.

Field: 132 (132 professionals)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,583
Purse: $1,500,000
Winner: $210,000
Defending Champion: Stacy Lewis

TV Times
Golf Channel
March 20 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
March 21 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
March 22 7:00 p.m. - 9 p.m.
March 23 7:00 p.m. - 9 p.m.
All times listed are Eastern

Past Champions
2011   Karrie Webb
2012   Yani Tseng
2013   Stacy Lewis

2014 LPGA Tour Rookies (12)

Amy Anderson	Jay Marie Green
Megan Grehan	Jennifer Kirby
Lydia Ko	Mirim Lee
Xiyu Lin	Giulia Molinaro
Erica Popson	Paula Reto
Kelly Tan	Line Vendel

Sponser Invitations (2)
Birdie Kim
Cheyenne Woods

Monday Qualifiers (2)
Alex Stewart 66
Jenny Suh 67

Rolex Rankings
Top 10: 10/10
Top 20: 18/20

2014 LPGA Official Money List
Top 10: 10/10
Top 20: 20/20

Press conference and media event schedule
*Tuesday, March 18*
Time	Event	Location
2:00 p.m.	Stacy Lewis Press Conference	Media Center
2:30 p.m.	Inbee Park Press Conference	Media Center
3:00 p.m.	Suzann Pettersen Press Conference	Media Center
8:00 p.m.	LPGA Officially Announces U.S. Solheim Cup Captain	Sonoran Ballroom

*Wednesday, March 19*
10-10:30 a.m.	Girls Golf Press Conference (2014 LPGA Player Ambassadors)	Media Center
12:00 p.m.	Cheyenne Woods Press Conference	Media Center
12:30 p.m.	Paula Creamer Press Conference	Media Center
12:45 p.m.	Karrie Webb Press Conference	Media Center

* All times are Pacific

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