Golf's top women coming to Winnipeg

Golf - The top-10 players on the LPGA Tour's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings are confirmed for the $2.25 million US 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg.

Cristie Kerr, the 2006 CN Canadian Women's Open Champion and the world's No. 1-ranked player, will highlight the field Aug. 23-29 at St. Charles Country Club.

Others competing include Japan's Ai Miyazato, the world's No. 2 ranked player; six-time LPGA Tour event winner Jiyai Shin, ranked No. 3; Suzann Petersen, the defending CN Canadian Women's Open champion and No. 4-ranked in the world; fifth-ranked Yani Tseng; sixth-ranked Anna Nordqvist; seventh-ranked Karrie Webb; eight-ranked Song-Hee Kim; ninth-ranked Michelle Wie; and 10th-ranked Angela Stanford.

Canadians scheduled to tee it up are: Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, P.E.I., Hamilton's Alena Sharp, Calgary's Samantha Richdale, Montreal's Lisa Meldrum, and Jessica Shepley of Owen Sound, Ont.

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cherenkov wrote:I'll miss most of it because I'm taking off that weekend, but I plan on going for the first round or practice round. Looking forward to it. I've watched Canadian Tour, Nationwide Tour, Senior's Tour and PGA Tour events, but haven't seen the ladies yet.