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Ariya Jutanugarn has one of the strongest all-around games on the LPGA Tour. She’s long off the tee, and she prefers driving with a 3 wood because it yields a greater accuracy than a driver in her hands. She’s inside the top 20 on the Tour in GIR 75.79%) and putting average (28.79 putts per round). And she tops the Tour’s rankings in number of birdies recorded this season – an eyeball popping 126. Those stats will serve her well this week. I’m expecting Ariya to contend and she’s among my top picks to win the LOTTE Championship.