Marathon Classic field brings international flair to Toledo area

7/10/2018
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    2017 Marathon Classic champion In-Kyung Kim is one of eight golfers in this year's field to hail from South Korea.

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  • The LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic will have a field full of international flair when it begins Thursday at Highland Meadows in Sylvania.

    The 144 players come from 27 different countries and one United States territory. Most of the players in this year's event come from America, with South Korea next.

    To check out where your favorite player might be from, click on the map below and click on the golfer icons to check out more information on that golfer:

     

     

    The field for the 2018 LPGA Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows in Sylvania.

    (Updated as of July 9)

    * denotes player in top 50 of Rolex world rankings as of July 9

    *Marina Alex, Wayne, N,J.,

    Beth Allen, San Diego, Calif.,

    Rebecca Artis, Coonabarabran, Australia

    Aditi Ashok, Bangalore, India

    Laetitia Beck, Caesarea, Israel

    Brittany Benvenuto, Langhorne, Pa.

    Danah Bordner, Indianapolis

    Celine Boutier, Montrouge, France

    Ashli Bunch, Morristown, Tenn.

    Katie Burnett, Brunswick, Ga.

    Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga.

    Silvia Cavalleri, Milano, Italy

    Tiffany Chan, Hong Kong

    Sandra Changkija, Orlando, Fla.

    Peiyun Chien, Pingtung, Taiwan

    Chella Choi, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    *In Gee Chun, Republic of Korea

    Cydney Clanton, Concord, N.C.

    Holly Clyburn, Grimsby, England

    Jacqui Concolino, Orlando, Fla.

    Lauren Coughlin, Charlottesville, Va.

    Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif.

    Katelyn Dambaugh, Charleston, S.C.

    Daniela Darquea, Quito, Ecuador

    Perrine Delacour, Paris, France

    Laura Diaz, Scotia, N.Y.

    Brianna Do, Lakewood, Calif.

    Kendall Dye, Edmond, Okla.

    Martina Edberg, Jonkoping, Sweden

    Allison Emrey, Charlotte, N.C.

    *Austin Ernst, Seneca, S.C.

    Simin Feng, Beijing, China

    Julieta Granada, Asuncion, Paraguay

    Jaye Marie Green, Boca Raton, Fla.

    Jennifer Hahn, Las Vegas

    Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.

    Caroline Hedwall, Stockholm, Sweden

    *Brooke M. Henderson, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada

    Celine Herbin, Avranches, France

    Maria Hernandez, Pamplona, Spain

    Nannette Hill, Pelham Manor, N.Y.

    Jillian Hollis (i), Rocky River, Ohio

    Dani Holmqvist, Stockholm, Sweden

    Wei-Ling Hsu, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    *Charley Hull, Woburn, England

    Daniela Iacobelli, Melbourne, Fla.

    Caroline Inglis, Eugene, Ore.

    Nicole Jeray, Berwyn, Ill.

    Tiffany Joh, San Diego

    Haeji Kang, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Jimin Kang, Scottsdale, Ariz.

    Kim Kaufman, Clark, S.D.

    Sarah Kemp, Sydney, Australia

    Christina Kim, San Jose, Calif.

    *Hyo Joo Kim, Wonju, Republic of Korea

    *In-Kyung Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif.

    *Sei Young Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Smorum, Denmark

    P.K. Kongkraphan, Khonkaen, Thailand

    Olafia Kristinsdottir, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Candie Kung, Allen, Texas

    Jennifer Kupcho (a) (i), Westminster, Colo.

    Cindy LaCrosse, Tampa, Fla.

    Brittany Lang, McKinney, Texas

    Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

    Alison Lee, Los Angeles

    Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash.

    Harang Lee, Bilbao, Spain

    Ilhee Lee, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Min Lee, Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei

    *Mirim Lee, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

    Camilla Lennarth, Stockholm, Sweden

    Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla.

    *Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas

    Xiyu Lin, Guangzhou, China

    *Brittany Lincicome, Seminole, Fla.

    Yu Liu, Beijing, China

    Gaby Lopez, Mexico City, Mexico

    Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif.

    Brittany Marchand, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

    Mo Martin, Naples, Fla.

    Maddie McCrary, Wylie, Texas

    Ally McDonald, Fulton, Miss.

    Kristy McPherson, Conway, S.C.

    Wichanee Meechai, Bangkok, Thailand

    Sydnee Michaels, Murrieta, Calif.

    Mika Miyazato, Okinawa, Japan

    Giulia Molinaro, Treviso, Italy

    Becky Morgan, Abergavenny, Wales

    Mind Muangkhumsakul, Khonkean, Thailand

    AJ Newell, Tampa, Fla.

    Benyapa Niphatsophon, Thailand

    Haru Nomura, Kanagawa, Japan

    Lee-Anne Pace, Paarl, South Africa

    Bianca Pagdanganan (a) (i), Quezon City, Philippines

    Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y.

    Emily K. Pedersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Katherine Perry, Cary, N.C.

    Pornanong Phatlum, Chaiyaphum, Thailand

    Pinya Pipatjarasgit, Toledo (e)

    Sophia Popov, Heidelberg, Germany GER

    Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla.

    Leticia Ras-Anderica, Konstanz, Germany

    Beatriz Recari, Pamplona, Spain

    Robynn Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif.

    Mel Reid, Derby, England

    Paula Reto, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa.

    Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, Buengkan, Thailand

    Katelyn Sepmoree, Tyler, Texas

    Giulia Sergas, Trieste, Italy

    Alena Sharp, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Madeleine Sheils, Boise, Idaho

    Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y.

    Molly Skapik, Miamisburg, Ohio

    Luna Sobron, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    *Jennifer Song, Orlando, Fla.

    Mariah Stackhouse, Riverdale, Ga.

    Angela Stanford, Saginaw, Texas

    Jackie Stoelting, Vero Beach, Fla.

    Thidapa Suwannapura, Bangkok, Thailand

    Emma Talley, Princeton, Ky.

    Kris Tamulis, Naples, Fla.

    Jessy Tang, Orlando, Fla.

    Kassidy Teare, San Diego

    Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Roi-Et, Thailand

    *Lexi Thompson, Delray Beach, Fla.

    Maria Torres, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Samantha Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

    Yani Tseng, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif.

    Ayako Uehara, Naha, Japan

    Mariajo Uribe, Bucaramanga, Colombia

    Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass.

    Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio

    Kim Williams, Bethesda, Md.

    Lizzie Win, Toledo (e)

    Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, Ariz.

    Jing Yan, Shanghai, China

    *Angel Yin, Arcadia, Calif.

    Sakura Yokomine, Tokyo, Japan

    (a) — amateur

    (i) — invitation

    (e) — sponsor’s exemption