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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IRVING, TX – MAY 01: Gerina Piller hits her tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club on May 1, 2016 in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Look for Gerina Piller & Ariya Jutanugarn to slug it out again this week.

I can’t imagine anything more fun than watching these three powerful women move golf balls around the Senator track, unless it’s playing in a pro-am with one of them – any of them!

I’m going to sit back and watch this group chew up the golf course and spit it out. Ariya Jutanugarn and Gerina Piller are knocking on the door. They’ll both hoist a trophy, some time this year I predict. The Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic could be the week for one of them.

While I see Brooke Henderson setting the early pace and enjoying at least a few hours with the clubhouse lead, I also see Jutanugarn and Piller challenging that lead. Lincicome could take them all, if she has her mind on the game.

Let’s see how it works out with these three power players. I know that Piller and Jutanugarn are tired. They’ve both been playing flat out for a month, but I look for one of them to grab the lead going into Friday.

Next: Group 40: S Lewis, Minjee Lee, Ai Miyazato

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