| 2017 LPGA SCHEDULE & RESULTS |
PRACTICE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
08:00am - Public Gates Open
08:00am - 04:00pm - Lady Professionals Practice
04:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: FREE
08:00am - Public Gates Open
08:00am - 04:00pm - Lady Professionals Practice
04:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: FREE
| Indianapolis Brickyard Crossing Schedule |
PRO-AM - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
08:00am - Public Gates Open
07:30am - 09:30am - Pro-Am Tee Times
12:30pm - 02:30pm - Pro-Am Tee Times
04:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: FREE
08:00am - Public Gates Open
07:30am - 09:30am - Pro-Am Tee Times
12:30pm - 02:30pm - Pro-Am Tee Times
04:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: FREE
PARKING You can park in any of the lots across the street from the Speedway, on 16th street, for $10
Spectator entrance is at Gate 3, located at the south east corner of the Speedway. Event Map
Spectator entrance is at Gate 3, located at the south east corner of the Speedway. Event Map
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will host a new tournament,
the Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim. The
tournament will feature a full field of 144 players competing for a $2 million purse.
the Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim. The
tournament will feature a full field of 144 players competing for a $2 million purse.
| BRICKYARD CROSSING |
| Indy Women in Tech Championship |
| September 5-9, 2017 |
OPENING ROUND OF IWIT CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 04:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
11:30am - 02:30pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
02:00pm - Public Gates Close
03:15pm - 18th Green Closing Ceremony
Admission: $20 or $40 for all three days Broadcast on GOLF at 3p & 8:30p
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 04:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
11:30am - 02:30pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
02:00pm - Public Gates Close
03:15pm - 18th Green Closing Ceremony
Admission: $20 or $40 for all three days Broadcast on GOLF at 3p & 8:30p
FINAL ROUND OF IWIT CHAMPIONSHIP - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 04:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
11:30am - 02:30pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
02:00pm - Public Gates Close
03:15pm - 18th Green Closing Ceremony
Admission: $20 Broadcast on GOLF at 12:30p & 9p
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 04:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
11:30am - 02:30pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
02:00pm - Public Gates Close
03:15pm - 18th Green Closing Ceremony
Admission: $20 Broadcast on GOLF at 12:30p & 9p
ROUND 2 OF IWIT CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 07:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
12:30pm - 02:30pm - Second Round Tee Times - #1 and #10 Tee
04:00pm - 07:00pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
06:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: $20 Broadcast on GOLF at 3p & 9p
07:00am - Public Gates Open
08:15am - 10:30am - Final Round Tee Teimes - #1 and #10 Tee
09:00am - 07:00pm - Hospitality Tents Open
12:30pm - 02:30pm - Second Round Tee Times - #1 and #10 Tee
04:00pm - 07:00pm - byte @ THE #IWiTCHAMP
06:00pm - Public Gates Close
Admission: $20 Broadcast on GOLF at 3p & 9p
| Morgan Pressel |
Indy Women in Tech Championship
Sep 11 - The LPGA tournament held at the Speedway's
golf course this past weekend is a new event. It is called
the Indy Women in Tech (IWIT) championship
presented by Guggenheim and attracted 144 of the best
female golfers in the world. The LPGA last held a
contest here in June 1968. This was the first major
touring professional golf series hosted at the Brickyard
Crossing since 2000.
The course was created in 1929. Paul (Pete) Dye did a
complete remodel of the course in 1960, which brought
the first professional golf tournament to the newly
crowned "Brickyard Crossing". Then in the early 1970s,
the IMS Museum moved from the corner of 16th Street
and Georgetown Road to inside the oval. That forced the
removal of some of the original nine holes in the infield,
and nine redesigned holes were built in a smaller,
“executive” footprint. Now there are four holes inside
the IMS oval and 14 outside the backstretch of the oval.
With a lights-out 19-under 197 at Brickyard Crossing
Golf Course, Lexi Thompson captured the inaugural
IWIT Championship by four strokes over Lydia Ko
Thompson spent most of Saturday’s final round in cruise
control, draining six birdies to two bogeys in her 4-under
68. She carried a four-stroke lead over Ko to No. 16,
where her wayward drive found the water and
temporarily put a stop to Thompson’s momentum.
But even that bogey was not enough to stop the 22-year-
old from South Florida. Thompson birdied the reachable
par-4 18th to capture her ninth career LPGA victory.
Like the winning race car drivers, Thompson got a
ceremonial wreath, drank the traditional milk and kissed
the bricks of the track's start/finish line. She also drove a
lap around the track in the 2017 Corvette pace car,
reaching 122 mph.
She is projected to move to World No. 2 with the
victory.
Sep 11 - The LPGA tournament held at the Speedway's
golf course this past weekend is a new event. It is called
the Indy Women in Tech (IWIT) championship
presented by Guggenheim and attracted 144 of the best
female golfers in the world. The LPGA last held a
contest here in June 1968. This was the first major
touring professional golf series hosted at the Brickyard
Crossing since 2000.
The course was created in 1929. Paul (Pete) Dye did a
complete remodel of the course in 1960, which brought
the first professional golf tournament to the newly
crowned "Brickyard Crossing". Then in the early 1970s,
the IMS Museum moved from the corner of 16th Street
and Georgetown Road to inside the oval. That forced the
removal of some of the original nine holes in the infield,
and nine redesigned holes were built in a smaller,
“executive” footprint. Now there are four holes inside
the IMS oval and 14 outside the backstretch of the oval.
With a lights-out 19-under 197 at Brickyard Crossing
Golf Course, Lexi Thompson captured the inaugural
IWIT Championship by four strokes over Lydia Ko
Thompson spent most of Saturday’s final round in cruise
control, draining six birdies to two bogeys in her 4-under
68. She carried a four-stroke lead over Ko to No. 16,
where her wayward drive found the water and
temporarily put a stop to Thompson’s momentum.
But even that bogey was not enough to stop the 22-year-
old from South Florida. Thompson birdied the reachable
par-4 18th to capture her ninth career LPGA victory.
Like the winning race car drivers, Thompson got a
ceremonial wreath, drank the traditional milk and kissed
the bricks of the track's start/finish line. She also drove a
lap around the track in the 2017 Corvette pace car,
reaching 122 mph.
She is projected to move to World No. 2 with the
victory.
Former World No. 1 Lydia Ko showed flashes of her
well-known brilliance at Brickyard Golf Course, finishing
second for her best finish since April’s LOTTE
Championship presented by Hershey. But while the New
Zealand native can certainly take many positives from
her play this week, it just wasn’t enough to match
Thompson’s dominant performance.
Ko pointed to putting as the key difference, as she
needed 85 putts to make her way around the golf course
to Thompson’s 77.
“Lexi played great, especially down the stretch,” said Ko,
who has now gone 28 tournaments without a victory, the
longest such stretch of her LPGA career. “She had some
3-, 4-footers for par and bogey and she was able to
knock them all in, so it just shows the confidence that
she was playing with. But yeah, I had a great time being
in this position.”
While she may not have won, Ko added her name yet
again to the LPGA Record Books. In her 93rd start as a
professional and with the $186,096 runner-up check, Ko
became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross $8
million in career earnings.
Minjee Lee finished third for the final podium spot,
punctuating her final round with an eagle-3 at No. 14
and finishing at 13-under 202.
LPGA rookie Olafia Kristinsdottir, the first Tour’s
player from Iceland, chipped in for eagle at No. 18 to cap
Saturday’s 4-under 68 and take solo fourth at 14-under
203. It is the first top-10 finish of her young LPGA
career, besting her T13 showing at the 2017 Aberdeen
Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.
Candie Kung, who started Saturday’s final round just
one stroke off the lead, shot a 2-over 74 on Saturday and
finished tied for fifth at 12-under 204, along with Haeji
Kang, Lizette Salas, Brooke Henderson and Ashleigh
Buhai. Moriya Jutanugarn rounded out the top 10 at
11-under 205.
well-known brilliance at Brickyard Golf Course, finishing
second for her best finish since April’s LOTTE
Championship presented by Hershey. But while the New
Zealand native can certainly take many positives from
her play this week, it just wasn’t enough to match
Thompson’s dominant performance.
Ko pointed to putting as the key difference, as she
needed 85 putts to make her way around the golf course
to Thompson’s 77.
“Lexi played great, especially down the stretch,” said Ko,
who has now gone 28 tournaments without a victory, the
longest such stretch of her LPGA career. “She had some
3-, 4-footers for par and bogey and she was able to
knock them all in, so it just shows the confidence that
she was playing with. But yeah, I had a great time being
in this position.”
While she may not have won, Ko added her name yet
again to the LPGA Record Books. In her 93rd start as a
professional and with the $186,096 runner-up check, Ko
became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross $8
million in career earnings.
Minjee Lee finished third for the final podium spot,
punctuating her final round with an eagle-3 at No. 14
and finishing at 13-under 202.
LPGA rookie Olafia Kristinsdottir, the first Tour’s
player from Iceland, chipped in for eagle at No. 18 to cap
Saturday’s 4-under 68 and take solo fourth at 14-under
203. It is the first top-10 finish of her young LPGA
career, besting her T13 showing at the 2017 Aberdeen
Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.
Candie Kung, who started Saturday’s final round just
one stroke off the lead, shot a 2-over 74 on Saturday and
finished tied for fifth at 12-under 204, along with Haeji
Kang, Lizette Salas, Brooke Henderson and Ashleigh
Buhai. Moriya Jutanugarn rounded out the top 10 at
11-under 205.
| Lexi Thompson |
| RESULTS |
