Kingsmill Championship: Stacy Lewis ready to rattle rivals
American Stacy Lewis is seeking to grab the number one spot in the Women’s World Golf Rankings and the coming Kingsmill Championship at Virginia can give her plenty of chances to help her storm to the top.
Lewis knows if she really wants to make her dream come true, which is becoming the number one in the world rankings, she will have record a couple of victories in the coming tournaments.
Right now, the pressure seems to be mounting as players from Asian countries are proving tough, making it hard for her to keep moving ahead. Currently ranked second in the Women’s World Golf Rankings, the American star has now set her sights on the Kingsmill Championship 2012.
The tournament will be very crucial for her as the field, which is yet to be finalised, is pretty solid.
Commentators said that Lewis is performing well in the current season, but she will have to keep a close eye not only on top-ranked LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) stars, but also young guns who have emerged as the growing threat.
Players like Lydia Ko of New Zealand might have grabbed the media attention by recording wins young, but most of the limelight will be on Lewis-Tseng rivalry.
Yani Tseng has stood firm at the number one position for more a year now, which appears to be the biggest obstacle for Lewis. Tseng is far superior to Lewis when it comes to overall points —despite the Taiwanese star has not been able to end her brief victory drought.
With some analysts pointing out some obvious flaws in Tseng’s game, Lewis’s chances are bright as she has been playing well right from the start of the 2012 season.
Although she is not better than Tseng when it comes to the number of victories and top-20 finishes, Tseng will not find it easy to rattle her rivals, given her shaky performance in most of the recent tournaments.
Lewis’s last victory was recorded at the ShopRite LPGA Classic 2012. Before proving her mettle at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the LPGA titan impressed her fans at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic 2012 in the month of April.
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