The Old American Golf Club is the next stop of the LPGA Tour. This will be the ninth edition of Volunteers of America Classic and it will be played only six months since the 2020 edition was contested. This year the tournament features a 138-player field and it has a prize fund of $1,500,000. The defending champion Angela Stanford will have the tough task to defend her title against five of the previous tournament winners and several players from the top ten in the world.
Sei Young Kim at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship © Getty Images
According to the leading bookmaker’s world number four Sei Young Kim will be the main contender on Sunday. The Korean finished tied for 12th at last week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship. She hasn't posted a top 10 since the Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg which was five tournaments ago.
Jin Young KO at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship © Getty Images
World number two Jin Young KO is the top ranked player in the field this week. The Korean didn't play her best golf last week at the Atlanta Athletic Club and as a result finished tied for 46th. She also lost the top spot at the world ranking to Nelly Korda who won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Hyo Joo Kim at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship © Getty Images
Hyo Joo Kim, ranked sixth in the world, is another of the favorites to lift the trophy on Sunday. Kim travels to The Colony, Texas with high confidence after a solid performance last week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Kim tied for third which was her first top 10 finish since she won the HSBC Women's World Championship in early May.
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