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The LPGA offseason is officially over and the 2023 campaign begins. The women kicked off the season this week at Lake Nona for the Tournament of Champions, and over the next 11 months she will compete in 33 events and five majors in her championships, with over $100 million in prize money at stake. increase.
With must-see tournaments, a roster of superstar players, and an endless list of interesting stories in the 2023 Proceedings, it’s time to get ready for next year. Here are his six bold predictions for the 2023 LPGA season.
1. Lydia Coe won’t win in 2023
Lydia Coe is back in shape in 2022, winning three times and being named Player of the Year. However, while 2022 was a huge success, it won’t necessarily be another milestone year. In these two months, Ko has gone through some big life changes. First, she parted ways with her swing coach Sean Foley. And second, she got married in the short offseason. These are two of her dramatic changes in Coe’s life, and while these two changes don’t automatically spell doom for her game of golf, they’re about how she’s doing on the course. I can’t help but wonder how they’ll react.
2. Lexi Thompson (finally) wins another major
Lexi Thompson has become one of golf’s most tragic figures. Once she was a prospect you couldn’t pass up, of The future of gaming in America, she’s now a big name with a bigger what-if list. See 2020 U.S. Women’s Open, 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA).But the problem is, her talent hasn’t disappeared. anywhere. Thompson remains one of the best ball strikers on the planet and she always seems to be improving her game in the majors. Even though she hasn’t won a major award in nearly a decade, she’s been on the brink many times. She has had her 14(!) top 10s in the majors since her 2015, including her 6 top 5s in the last four years. If Thompson continues to put herself on the front page of her Sunday leaderboards, she’s bound to finally make her breakthrough.This could be the year.
3. Nelly Korda wins three times
Nelly Korda has made it rough in 2022. She lost several months to a severe blood clot and was unable to recreate the 2021 monster. But the way she finished last season gives us plenty of reason to be optimistic. Korda closed out her year with a top ten finish in three consecutive events, including her win at the Pelican Championship. Now one year into her GOLF Top 100 under the guidance of teacher Jamie Mulligan, Korda looks set to have another dominant season in 2023.
4. Ataya Titikul wins Most Valuable Player Award
If you don’t know the name Atthaya Thitikul, familiarize yourself with it. The 19-year-old earned his LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 2022 and placed in the top five in the Player of the Year race. She won two championships in her debut season and didn’t miss a cut in the process.A year older and smarter, Titikul is poised to become one of the biggest stars in the women’s game If she can pull off a successful rookie campaign, the teen could be the top dog on the LPGA Tour in 2023.
5. Rose Chan competes in the majors
Rose Zhang surprised many last summer when she announced her intention to return to Stanford for her sophomore season. Thanks to her title of No. 1 in her amateur rankings, Chan is all but certain to be among the game’s elite this season, including major competitions. The 19-year-old has already played in 10 majors in her young career and qualified in all three of her games last season. Should she make it to any major in her 2023, it wouldn’t be surprising at all that she would be in contention for the title.
6. Team Europe won the Solheim Cup for the third time in a row
Team USA has the best 10-7 record in Solheim Cup Series history, but the European side has recently dominated the biennial team competition. The Euros have his second consecutive Solheim Cup win heading into 2023, including his brave 15-13 win at Inverness in 2021. With many of the 2021 nuclei looking to qualify again this year, the European women will have a tough fight in her 2023 finca her cortesin.
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