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Blue Bay LPGA…Oct 23-26

History: This is the first year for the event.
Race to the CME Globe: 500 points
Purse: $2,000,000
Format: 72 holes

Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course
Hainan Island, China
Par: 72
No Yardage

Information is sketchy??

No Official Site

Link to hole Descriptions:
www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/blue-bay-lpga/course-info.aspx

Could not find an Official Scorecard?

Hole 1...Par 4 Mountain view:
Hole 2...Par 4 Gambler's Corner:
Hole 3...Par 5 Silk Road:
Hole 4...Par 3 Biarritz:
Hole 5...Par 4 Morning Solitude:
Hole 6...Par 4 Lake Crossing:
Hole 7...Par 3 Eden:
Hole 8...Par 5 Long:
Hole 9...Par 4 The Pit:
Out...........36
Hole 10...Par 4 Royal Palm:
Hole 11...Par 3 Lakeside:
Hole 12...Par 4 Bottleneck:
Hole 13...Par 4 The Plateau:
Hole 14...Par 5 Sahara:
Hole 15...Par 4 If You Dare
Hole 16...Par 4 Ocean:
Hole 17...Par 3 Beachside:
Hole 18...Par 5 Cape
In...............36
Total...........72

No Past Performance by Michelle….

Hainan Island time is 12 hours ahead of EST
TV Times
Oct 22 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET
Oct 23 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET
Oct 24 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET
Oct 25 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET

Hainan Island, China Weather Forecast???
Thu, Oct 23
High 75°…Low 60°
Mostly Sunny
Chance of rain: 0%
Wind: SSW at 7 mph
Fri Oct 24
High 80°…Low 58°
Sunny
Chance of rain: 0%
Wind: SSW at 6 mph
Sat Oct 25
High 80°…Low 61°
Sunny
Chance of rain:0%
Wind: SSW at 6 mph
Sun Oct 26
High 82°…Low 61°
Mostly Sunny
Chance of rain: 0%
Wind: SE at 6 mph

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Pairing and Tee Time:

Michelle’s group tees off at 9:10 PM EST and will be 2 hours and 20 minutes into their golf game when TV comes on at 11:30 PM EST...

CST is 12 hours ahead of EST
Thursday, 22 Oct.
9:10 AM CST…9:10 PM EST Wednesday Evening
Tee #1...Grp #21
FENG, Shanshan
KO, Lydia
WIE, Michelle

TV Times
Oct 22 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET

Go michelle go

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Blue Bay LPGA Tuesday Pre-Tournament Notes and Interviews

Shanshan Feng of China watches her shot on the 3rd hole during day four of the Sime Darby
LPGA at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 12, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course
Sanya, China
Pre-Tournament Notes
October 21, 2014
Rolex Rankings No. 5 Shanshan Feng
Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie
Rolex Rankings No. 11 Anna Nordqvist

Excerpt:
Q. Feel free to ask questions of our players as well. The question is to Michelle. Is this your first time to be in the Blue Bay area? This is my first time and I certainly was struck when I got here, totally impressed by the surroundings. If you are as well, would you feel that this is different from other resorts or golf courses that you have been to? If so, would you Twitter it, for example? Would you take some shots by yourself and send them to your friends? The second question is: I certainly would like to send my best wishes to you. Do enjoy your stay here?
MICHELLE WIE: We all arrived in the nighttime and weren't really sure what's happening. Up in the morning, our room is facing the ocean, and I have to say I have never been to a resort this incredible. It is absolutely mind blowing.

Yesterday I took a day off, and me and couple of friends on Tour, we were at the pool all day. It was absolutely perfect. We just were sitting out by the pool. We were laying out, and it's just we were taking so many pictures. It's showing the backdrop of the hotel, the infinity pool, the ocean. It's incredibly pretty. The food has been amazing as well, too. We went down to the Bay yesterday and there's food from all parts of the world.

Played nine holes today on the golf course and was extremely impressed. I asked when the golf course opened, because the course is in perfect shape. It's incredible that the golf course opened maybe two months ago. It feels like it's been there for a long time. It's incredible what the staff has done. I'm excited to get started and I definitely want to come back.

Link to Article:
www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/10/blue-bay-tues-pre-notes.aspx

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Blue Bay LPGA Wednesday Pre-Tournament Notes and Interviews

Michelle Wie of United States plays a shot during day four of the KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf Course in Incheon, South Korea

Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course
Sanya, China
Pre-Tournament Notes
October 22, 2014

Rolex Rankings No. 3 Lydia Ko
Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie

Excerpts:

A MEANINGFUL RETURN

Michelle Wie will be the first one to admit that she jumped the gun when she tried to return to action at the Evian Championship last month from her finger injury. Wie didn’t make it through the first 18 holes and withdrew on No. 13 and was forced to take another four weeks off.
“I was practicing back in Jupiter and the week before HanaBank I was thinking back to Evian and I don’t even know how I thought that I could play,” said Wie. “It was one of those things that at that time you don’t have anything to com­pare it to. It just feels better than what you did before. You kind of psych yourself up and say ‘oh I’m going to be ok. I can do this. But then it was three weeks after Evian and I was like how did I even decide to play because I had a pad on my hand. I couldn’t putt. I couldn’t hit a four-foot putt without it hurting.”
It was too hard to watch from the sidelines when her game has been so good this year. But Wie played it smart and listened to her doctors to skip the first two Asian events in China and Malaysia. And the decision seemed to pay off.
“So I was going to play China, Malaysia and my doctor told me not to,” said Wie. “And I felt really good. I got to the point where I could play 18 holes without much pain which is really good. I didn’t think about it. I strengthened it a lot so it’s good.”
Wie made her comeback in Korea last week and confessed that her play was a little rusty in addition to keeping track of her own tee times. Her first round on Thursday made it look like she may have rushed back into action once again when she finished with a 4-over 76.
“It was definitely rusty coming back. Especially the first day with that much wind. I felt so flustered out there,” said Wie. “I also thought my tee time was seven minutes later than it actually was so I arrived to the tee box a minute before my tee time and I looked at who was hitting first and I was hitting first. I grabbed someone else’s stat card instead of their scorecard. I was just flustered but I think I learned a lot that round. I made a lot of mistakes but I feel like I learned a lot from it.”
But back-to-back rounds of 67 on the weekend pushed Wie up the leaderboard and gave her a tie for fifth finish, something that boosted her confidence. She said her work around the greens is still a work in progress as she works with playing pain free with her finger.
“Every day I felt a little less rusty. Definitely some of the mistakes I made on Saturday and Sunday I don’t think I would’ve made in the heat of the season,” said Wie. “I still feel like I’m working on my touch. My wedge game, my short game. I still need to shake some rust off but everyday feels a little bit better. Making less and less mistakes hopefully. I feel stronger everyday which is good.”

WIE EYES SEASON-ENDING AWARDS
Michelle Wie already clinched one of the season’s biggest awards when she won the inaugural Rolex ANNIKA Major Award on Sunday at the Evian Championship. But the 25-year old said racking up more trophies (and winner’s checks) is something on the back of her mind.
“Yea I think it’s definitely on the back of my mind. It’s something that I’m not consciously thinking of,” said Wie. “I feel like if I play good golf and keep playing well and shooting low scores that will take care of itself. Obviously over the last three months I did drop a couple of spots on all the rankings so I really want to finish the year strong and climb back up.”
When asked whether she would like to win the Race to the CME Globe or the Rolex Player of the Year, Wie took a few seconds to answer and politically said she couldn’t choose. But she went on to say that it’s been really cool to watch the day-to-day rankings and projections for the inaugural Race and that it wouldn’t hurt winning the $1 million prize at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
“I think it’d be really cool to win the inaugural Race to the CME Globe. Not because of the money but just because on how the point system works all year,” said Wie. “You kind of have to see the leaderboard from day two to day three and where your projected ranking is with a certain finish. So I think it’d be really cool to win. But I’ve never won player of the year before and it’s something that I’ve always worked towards. So I can’t really choose.”
Wie is currently ranked fourth in the points standings and has a great opportunity this week to rack up some points with the absence of No. 1 Stacy Lewis and No. 2 Inbee Park.

Link to Article:
www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/10/blue-bay-wed-pre-notes.aspx