U.S. Women's Open Groupings, Tee Times

The U.S. Women's Open tees off Thursday at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. And there are two groupings in particular that are likely to draw a lot of attention in Rounds 1 and 2:

• Cristie Kerr, a-Maria Jose Uribe, Lorena Ochoa
• Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen

A betting person could do worse than to wager that the winner will come from one of these two pairings. (Maria Jose Uribe plays collegiately at UCLA and is in the field - and in the spotlight pairing with the defending champ - Kerr - and British Open champ - Ochoa - by virtue of being the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion.)

A couple other very good groupings of which to take note:

• Karrie Webb, Yani Tseng, Christina Kim
• Inbee Park, Morgan Pressel, Jane Park

The second of those two is particularly intriguing to me. Inbee Park is playing very well right now, Jane Park has a game tailor-made for U.S. Open conditions, and Morgan Pressel is, well, Morgan Pressel. These three are old friends and competitors from the junior ranks.

How about sleepers? Here are two groups that could have several of their players in contention - perhaps even winning - on Sunday:

• Angela Stanford, Lindsey Wright, Jeong Jang
• Jee Young Lee, Leta Lindley, Maria Hjorth

Lindley is the only golfer of those six I can't see getting into the mix in the final round. The other five all represent excellent choices to contend.

For the full pairings and tee times,

Hole 1 Thursday/Hole 10 Friday

7 a.m./12:30 p.m. - Hilary Lunke, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, a-Alison Walshe

7:11 a.m./12:41 p.m. - Jill McGill, Kelli Kuehne, Se Ri Pak

7:22 a.m./12:52 p.m. - Alena Sharp, Bettina Hauert, Shi Hyun Ahn

7:33 a.m./1:03 p.m. = Cristie Kerr, a-Maria Jose Uribe, Lorena Ochoa

7:44 a.m./1:14 p.m. - Teresa Lu, Hee-Won Han, Laura Diaz

7:55 a.m./1:25 p.m. - Natalie Gulbis, Young Kim, Carin Koch

8:06 a.m./1:36 p.m. - Il Mi Chung, Janice Moodie, In-Kyung Kim

8:17 a.m./1:47 p.m. - a-Kimberly Kim, Julieta Granada, Michelle Wie

8:28 a.m./1:58 p.m. - Wendy Doolan, Sarah Lee, Reilley Rankin

8:39 a.m./2:09 p.m. - Mi-Jeong Jeon, Charlotte Mayorkas, Sunny Oh

8:50 a.m./2:20 p.m. - Amy Yang, a-Victoria Tanco, Whitney Wade

9:01 a.m./2:31 p.m. - a-Emily Powers, Hee Young Park, Janell Howland

9:12 a.m./2:42 p.m. - Katrina Leckovic, a-Erynne Lee, Gina Umeck

12:30 p.m./7 a.m. - Martha Nause, a-Alexis Thompson, Sherri Turner

12:41 p.m./7:11 a.m. - a-Kristen Park, Moira Dunn, Na On Min, Korea

12:52 p.m./7:22 a.m. - Stacy Prammanasudh, Seon Hwa Lee, Karen Stupples

1:03 p.m./7:33 a.m. - Minea Blomqvist, Sakura Yokomine, Song-Hee Kim

1:14 p.m./7:44 a.m. - Angela Stanford, Lindsey Wright, Jeong Jang

1:25 p.m./7:55 a.m. - Birdie Kim, Candy Hannemann, Meaghan Francella

1:36 p.m./8:06 a.m. - Diana D'Alessio, Gwladys Nocera, Eun-Hee Ji

1:47 p.m./8:17 a.m. - Grace Park, Meg Mallon, Sherri Steinhauer

1:58 p.m./8:28 a.m. - Giulia Sergas, Jimin Kang, Angela Park

2:09 p.m./8:39 a.m. - a-Joanne Lee, Ji-Yai Shin, Leah Wigger

2:20 p.m./8:50 a.m. - Carri Wood, a-Ha-Na Jang, Amy Hung

2:31 p.m./9:01 a.m. - Na Ri Kim, a-Lauren Doughtie, Jamie Fischer

2:42 p.m./9:12 a.m. - Vanessa Brockett, Laurie Brower, a-Kathleen Ekey

Hole 10 Thursday/Hole 1 Friday

7 a.m./12:30 p.m. - Michele Redman, a-Mina Harigae, Liselotte Neumann

7:11 a.m./12:41 p.m. - Jennifer Rosales, a-Sydnee Michaels, Heather Daly-Donofrio

7:22 a.m./12:52 p.m. - Eva Dahllof, Brittany Lincicome, a-Jennifer Song

7:33 a.m./1:03 p.m. - Karrie Webb, Yani Tseng, Christina Kim

7:44 a.m./1:14 p.m. - Candie Kung, Mi Hyun Kim, Catriona Matthew

7:55 a.m./1:25 p.m. - Laura Davies, Stacy Lewis, Helen Alfredsson

8:06 a.m./1:36 p.m. - Katherine Hull, Momoko Ueda, Nicole Castrale

8:17 a.m./1:47 p.m. - Rachel Hetherington, Ai Miyazato, Ji Young Oh

8:28 a.m./1:58 p.m. - Louise Friberg, Allison Fouch, Sun Young Yoo

8:39 a.m./2:09 p.m. - Jee Young Lee, Leta Lindley, Maria Hjorth

8:50 a.m./2:20 p.m. - Danah Ford, a-Tiffany Lua, Miriam Nagl

9:01 a.m./2:31 p.m. - Kim Hall, a-Cyd Okino, Bomi Suh

9:12 a.m./2:42 p.m. - Nicole Hage, Aiko Yoshida, a-Jessica Korda

12:30 p.m./7 a.m. - Virada Nirapathpongporn, Anna Grzebien, a-Jenny Shin

12:41 p.m./7:11 a.m. - a-Angela Oh, Kristen Samp, Jeanne Cho-Hunicke

12:52 p.m./7:22 a.m. - Marcy Hart, Sin Ham, a-Courtney Ellenbogen

1:03 p.m./7:33 a.m. - Sophie Gustafson, Juli Inkster, Pat Hurst

1:14 p.m./7:44 a.m. - Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen

1:25 p.m./7:55 a.m. - Inbee Park, Morgan Pressel, Jane Park

1:36 p.m./8:06 a.m. - Brittany Lang, a-Amanda Blumenherst, Na-Yeon Choi

1:47 p.m./8:17 a.m. - Karin Sjodin, Meena Lee, Heather Young

1:58 p.m./8:28 a.m. - Kyeong Bae, a-Jennie Lee, Silvia Cavalleri

2:09 p.m./8:39 a.m. - a-Paola Moreno, Sun-Ju Ahn, Shanshan Feng

2:20 p.m./8:50 a.m. - Chieko Amanuma, a-Cydney Clanton, Ashleigh Simon

2:31 p.m./9:01 a.m. - Linda Wessberg, a-Sarah Almond, TBD

2:42 p.m./9:12 a.m. - Lynn Valentine, a-Tara Goedeken, Rachel Bailey

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