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Wednesday, February 14, 2001
King hopes for FOR LPGA Hall of Famer Betsy King, there's no place like Hawaii.
more success
in Hawaii
She will begin her defense
of the Hawaiian Ladies Open
starting tomorrowPairings and tee times
By Bill Kwon
Star-BulletinKing defends her Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open title starting tomorrow as the LPGA Tour moves from the Big Island to the Kapolei Golf Course.
She tied the tournament record with a 12-under 204 last year, ending a winless streak that lasted two years and 10 months.
It was King's fourth LPGA victory in Hawaii.
The very first of her 33 career victories occurred in Hawaii when she won the 1984 Women's Kemper Open at Kaanapali, Maui. King won the tournament two more times in 1988 and 1989, when the event was held at Princeville, Kauai.
She missed the cut at last week's Takefuji Classic at the Kona Country Club, but remains confident about her chances this week.
LPGA Cup Noodles
Hawaiian Ladies OpenWhat: 54-holes, tomorrow through Saturday.
Winning is a great confidence builder, according to King.
"Once you win, that changes your thinking," said the LPGA career money leader who is closing in on $7 million. "I thought I'd have to play perfectly to win. Now I know you can make mistakes and still do it."
An obvious winner on the golf course, King continues her winning ways off it as well. She has worked on three Habitat for Humanity house-building projects in Phoenix and in Charlotte, N.C. King also organized a group of LPGA Tour players to carry much-needed supplies to orphans in war-torn Romania.
Now King has embarked on a Drive for Life (a World Vision project) as her fund-raising focus for 2001.
She and a number of her LPGA peers will raise money for needy residents in Tanzania. They will go there in the fall.
To that end, King has pledged $120 for every birdie she makes this year. Eagles will be worth even more.
"This is an opportunity for us to capitalize on our skills to the benefit of others," King said. "We can and will make a difference."
Joining King in the 144-player field will be fellow Hall of Famer Patty Sheehan, who's making her 2001 debut, as well as last week's winner Lorie Kane and the other two 2001 champions, Sophie Gustafson and Grace Park.
Two-time LPGA player of the year Karrie Webb and Annika Sorenstam are expected to wage another duel, as well.
Besides King, five past Hawaiian Ladies Open champions will tee it up -- Sorenstam (1997), Sheehan (1991), Wendy Ward (1998), Cindy Flom (1987) and Sherri Turner (1989).
Twelve players from the Japan LPGA will also compete for the $750,000 purse, with the winner getting $112,500. The 54-hole tournament ends Saturday.
At Kapolei Golf Course Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
First round starting times
First tee
7:20 a.m.--Leslie Spalding, Cathy Johnston-Forbes, Diana D'Alessio. 7:30--Pamela Kerrigan, Suzy Green, Denise Killeen. 7:40--Karen Weiss, Helen Dobson, Jean Bartholomew. 7:50--Heather Daly-Donofrio, Allison Finney, Nanci Bowen.
8--Miyuki Shimabukuro, Suzanne Strudwick, Kathryn Marshall. 8:10--Vicki Fergon, Beth Bader, Mhairi McKay. 8:20--Caroline Blaylock, Michelle Ellis, Leigh Ann Mills. 8:30--Kelli Kuehne, Catriona Matthew, Kellee Booth.
8:40--Shani Waugh, Dina Ammaccapane, Becky Iverson. 8:50--Michele Redman, Dorothy Delasin, Danielle Ammaccapane. 9--Helen Alfredsson, Amy Fruhwirth, Cristie Kerr. 9:10--Catrin Nilsmark, Laura Diaz, Susie Redman.
11:50--Betsy King, Donna Andrews, Pat Hurst. Noon--Moira Dunn, Laurel Kean, Brandie Burton. 12:10 p.m.--Wendy Ward, Mardi Lunn, Jeong Jang. 12:20--Patty Sheehan, Carin Koch, Chris Johnson.
12:30--Nancy Scranton, Liselotte Neumann, Kristi Albers. 12:40--Jennifer Feldott, Penny Hammel, Heather Bowie. 12:50--Sherri Turner, Lisa Kiggens, Susan Ginter. 1--Cathy Gerring, Angie Ridgeway, Ashli Bunch.
1:10--Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Pearl Sinn, Silvia Cavalleri. 1:20--Cindy Schreyer, Nancy Harvey, Yu Ping Lin. 1:30--Eva Dahllof, Mineko Nasu, Joan Pitcock. 1:40--Hsiu-Feng Tseng, Nan Kyong Ha, Sara Sanders.
Tenth tee
7:20 a.m.--Mitzi Edge, Kris Lindstrom, Tracy Hanson. 7:30--Gloria Park, Jennifer Rosales, Audra Burks. 7:40--Kate Golden, Jean Zedlitz, Stefania Croce. 7:50--Michie Ohba, Emilee Klein, Dana Dormann.
8--Karen Stupples, Gail Graham, Karen Pearce. 8:10--Michelle Murphy, Fiona Pike, Amy Read. 8:20--Jill McGill, Marilyn Lovander, Jen Hanna. 8:30--Sherri Steinhauer, Jan Stephenson, Dale Eggeling.
8:40--Jane Geddes, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Kris Tschetter. 8:50--Jenny Lidback, A.J. Eathorne, Joanne Morley. 9--Rachel Teske, Michelle McGann, Wendy Doolan. 9:10--Charlotta Sorenstam, Tina Barrett, Janice Moodie.
11:50--Maria Hjorth, Val Skinner, Deb Richard. Noon--Grace Park, Riko Higashio, Hiromi Kobayashi. 12:10 p.m.--Lorie Kane, Sophie Gustafson, Leta Lindley. 12:20--Kelly Robbins, Akiko Fukushima, Mi Hyun Kim.
12:30--Karrie Webb, Annika Sorenstam, Aki Nakano. 12:40--Cindy Flom, Heather Zakhar, Tamie Durdin. 12:50--Luciana Bemvenuti, Nobuko Kizawa, Maggie Will. 1--Kim Saiki, Marisa Baena, Hee-Won Han.
1:10--Aki Takamura, Marnie McGuire, Anne Marie Palli. 1:20--Laurie Brower, Kasumi Fujii, Kristal Parker. 1:30--Dodie Mazzuca, Woo-Soon Ko, Jody Niemann. 1:40--Angela Stanford, Toshimi Kimura, Orle Fujino.
Second round starting times
First tee
7:20 a.m.--Cindy Flom, Heather Zakhar, Tamie Durdin. 7:30--Luciana Bemvenuti, Nobuko Kizawa, Maggie Will. 7:40--Kim Saiki, Marisa Baena, Hee-Won Han. 7:50--Aki Takamura, Marnie McGuire, Anne Marie Palli.
8--Laurie Brower, Kasumi Fujii, Kristal Parker. 8:10--Dodie Mazzuca, Woo-Soon Ko, Jody Niemann. 8:20--Angela Stanford, Toshimi Kimura, Orle Fujino. 8:30--Maria Hjorth, Val Skinner, Deb Richard.
8:40--Grace Park, Riko Higashio, Hiromi Kobayashi. 8:50--Lorie Kane, Sophie Gustafson, Leta Lindley. 9--Kelly Robbins, Akiko Fukushima, Mi Hyun Kim. 9:10--Karrie Webb, Annika Sorenstam, Aki Nakano.
11:50--Sherri Steinhauer, Jan Stephenson, Dale Eggeling. Noon--Jane Geddes, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Kris Tschetter. 12:10 p.m.--Jenny Lidback, A.J. Eathorne, Joanne Morley. 12:20--Rachel Teske, Michelle McGann, Wendy Doolan.
12:30--Charlotta Sorenstam, Tina Barrett, Janice Moodie. 12:40--Mitzi Edge, Kris Lindstrom, Tracy Hanson. 12:50--Gloria Park, Jennifer Rosales, Audra Burks. 1--Kate Golden, Jean Zedlitz, Stefania Croce.
1:10--Michie Ohba, Emilee Klein, Dana Dormann. 1:20--Karen Stupples, Gail Graham, Karen Pearce. 1:30--Michelle Murphy, Fiona Pike, Amy Read. 1:40--Jill McGill, Marilyn Lovander, Jen Hanna.
Tenth tee
7:20 a.m.--Jennifer Feldott, Penny Hammel, Heather Bowie. 7:30--Sherri Turner, Lisa Kiggens, Susan Ginter. 7:40--Cathy Gerring, Angie Ridgeway, Ashli Bunch. 7:50--Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Pearl Sinn, Silvia Cavalleri.
8--Cindy Schreyer, Nancy Harvey, Yu Ping Lin. 8:10--Eva Dahllof, Mineko Nasu, Joan Pitcock. 8:20--Hsiu-Feng Tseng, Nan Kyong Ha, Sara Sanders. 8:30--Betsy King, Donna Andrews, Pat Hurst.
8:40--Moira Dunn, Laurel Kean, Brandie Burton. 8:50--Wendy Ward, Mardi Lunn, Jeong Jang. 9--Patty Sheehan, Carin Koch, Chris Johnson. 9:10--Nancy Scranton, Liselotte Neumann, Kristi Albers.
11:50--Kelli Kuehne, Catriona Matthew, Kellee Booth. Noon--Shani Waugh, Dina Ammaccapane, Becky Iverson. 12:10 p.m.--Michele Redman, Dorothy Delasin, Danielle Ammaccapane. 12:20--Helen Alfredsson, Amy Fruhwirth, Cristie Kerr.
12:30--Catrin Nilsmark, Laura Diaz, Susie Redman. 12:40--Leslie Spalding, Cathy Johnston-Forbes, Diana D'Alessio. 12:50--Pamela Kerrigan, Suzy Green, Denise Killeen. 1--Karen Weiss, Helen Dobson, Jean Bartholomew.
1:10--Heather Daly-Donofrio, Allison Finney, Nanci Bowen. 1:20--Miyuki Shimabukuro, Suzanne Strudwick, Kathryn Marshall. 1:30--Vicki Fergon, Beth Bader, Mhairi McKay. 1:40--Caroline Blaylock, Michelle Ellis, Leigh Ann Mills.