POND: CHAMPION MIYAZATO HIGHLIGHTS STELLAR SHOWING FROM OUR TOP-10 TOURNEY SELECTIONS

AI MIYAZATO

Women of professional golf beware. Ai Miyazato is going to be tough to beat the remainder of the season.

The Japanese and world star played her best golf of the 2011 campaign this week, en route to her second Evian Masters crown over the past three years in picturesque southeastern France.

Miyazato paced our top-10 contenders in what turned out to be a superb showing from the group. Five finished ninth or better, including South Korean standout I.K. Kim earning a share of third place. American Morgan Pressel and Norway's Suzann Pettersen each took home a piece of sixth place.

Mika Miyazato, our pick to win the tournament, earned a tie for ninth place to close out another nice showing after her back-to-back, top-10 finishes at the U.S. Women's Open (fifth) and the Wegmans LPGA Championship (tied for eighth) at the previous two events.

South Korea's Hee Kyung Seo, runner-up at this year's U.S. Women's Open, was the lone player from our top-10 picks to miss the cut at the tournament.

Take a look at how the overall group fared this week at the Evian Masters:

AI MIYAZATO

Finish: Champion (-15, 273)

Scoring by rounds: 68-68-67-70
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 19th (-5)

I.K. KIM

Finish: Tied for 3rd (-12, 276)

Scoring by rounds: 74-68-64-70
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 43rd (Even)

MORGAN PRESSEL

Finish: Tied for 6th (-11, 277)
Scoring by rounds: 71-69-69-68
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 2nd (-13)

SUZANN PETTERSEN

Finish: Tied for 6th (-11, 277)

Scoring by rounds: 73-67-69-68
2010 Evian Masters finish: Fifth (-12)

MIKA MIYAZATO

Finish: Tied for 9th (-10, 278)

Scoring by rounds: 71-68-68-71
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 6th (-10)

YANI TSENG

Finish: Tied for 12th (-9, 279)

Scoring by rounds: 69-73-68-69
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 11th (-7)

PAULA CREAMER

Finish: Tied for 14th (-8, 280)

Scoring by rounds: 70-67-72-71
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 37th (-1)

JIYAI SHIN

Finish: Tied for 17th (-7, 281)

Scoring by rounds: 69-69-70-73
2010 Evian Masters finish: Champion (-14)

CRISTIE KERR

Finish: Tied for 21st (-6, 282)

Scoring by rounds: 73-73-71-73

2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 31st (-2)

HEE KYUNG SEO

Finish: Missed cut

Scoring by rounds: 73-75
2010 Evian Masters finish: Tied for 74th (+7)

- Jeremy Pond, LPGA Tour Live
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