CRISTIE KERR WILL DEFEND the first of two consecutive titles this week when she tees off at Panther Creek Country Club on Thursday in the $1.7 million LPGA State Farm Classic. Last year Kerr scorched the Springfield, Illinois, course with a 22-under winning total. It included a 63 in the third round. She followed that performance with a record-setting 12-stroke victory at the Wegmans LPGA Championship (a major), which will be played in Pittsford, New York, in two weeks.Kerr has posted two consecutive runner-up finishes and has five top-10 finishes in eight events this season. She is No. 4 in the Rolex Rankings.
Purse: $1.7 million
Defending champion: Cristie Kerr
Course: Panther Creek Country Club, Par 72, 6,746 yards
2011 LPGA State Farm Classic Leaderboard
Tournament preview
Final field
Pairings
LPGA State Farm Classic website
TV SCHEDULE
All TV coverage of the 2011 LPGA State Farm Classic is on Golf Channel.
Thu, Jun 09
6:30-8:30 PM ET
Fri, Jun 10
6:30-8:30 PM ET
Sat, Jun 11
6:30-9:30 PM ET
Sun, Jun 12
7:00-9:30 PM ET
−The Armchair Golfer
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