And Today the Ladies Start in Earnest

Even as I recover from the shock of seeing all 4 of my Final Four choices advance from the first round at the Accenture Match Play, the LPGA tees it up in Thailand at the Honda LPGA Thailand.

And yes, #1 Inbee Park, #2 Suzann Pettersen, #3 Stacy Lewis, and #4 Lydia Ko are all in the field. Park, Pettersen, and Lewis are all playing together the first two days.



In fact, according to Tony Jesselli's preview of the event, 17 of the Top20 are in the field. (That's why I say the LPGA season begins in earnest today.) And the Constructivist has a list of the more interesting pairings for the first two days.

At the time I'm writing this on Wednesday night, the tournament has already begun but the big names haven't teed off yet. However, the leaders are currently at -3 and Lexi Thompson is one of them -- after only 2 holes! Lexi has gotten off to a slow start this year but perhaps this is the week she'll kick it into gear. Danielle Kang and Anna Nordqvist also have a share of the early lead, and both Gerina Pillar and Yani Tseng are in the group at -2.

The LPGA broadcast starts today at 9am ET on GC, followed by the Accenture and another chance for my choices to blow my brackets.