Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic - Five Groups to Watch

Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic – Five Groups to Watch

PRATTVILLE, AL - AUGUST 30: Yani Tseng of Taiwan reacts after missing a birdie putt attempt on the 18th green during the final round of the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill on August 30, 2015 in Prattville, United States. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) /

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KAPOLEI, HI – APRIL 16: Katie Burnett plays a tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented By Hershey at Ko Olina Golf Club on April 16, 2016 in Kapolei, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Can Katie Burnett recover the magic she had in Hawaii and put it to work at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic?

Can Katie Burnett recapture the magic of Hawaii? She’s a southern girl and should be feeling right at home in Prattville. She didn’t bounce back at Swinging Skirts – she missed the cut – but she played the weekend in Texas. Her game’s trending in the right direction for another run at the front page of the leaderboard, and Burnett has a brilliant short game, which will serve her well this week. Let’s see if she can get herself into red numbers Thursday.

That may be all the confidence boost she needs to turn it loose again.

I’m looking for Joanna Klatten and Mi Hyang Lee to trail Burnett. Neither of them has the short game that Burnett carries in her bag. They could surprise me, but I see Katie Burnett dominating this group.

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