MIAMI: World No.1 Feng Shanshan of China, who won twice in the final five weeks of the 2017 campaign, remains the woman to beat when the 2018 LPGA season opens Thursday (Friday in Manila). As much as Thompson wants to add another major to her trophy case, this could be the third consecutive season in which the five women’s major titles are won by five different players. And Feng, the 2016 Rio Olympic bronze medalist, seeks her second major crown, the first coming at the 2012 Women’s PGA Championship, then known as the LPGA Championship. She has had 13 more since then, including three last year, the best of those a share of fifth at the US Women’s Open. Feng shared runner-up honors at the 2014 Women’s British Open.

Source: Manila Times January 24, 2018 14:15 UTC