01상하이에서 펼쳐지는 최고 수준의 샷 대결, 주목할 선수는?
LPGA 투어 아시안 스윙의 핵심 대회인 '2026 뷰익 LPGA 상하이'의 개막을 앞두고 팬들의 기대를 모으는 주요 조 편성(Featured Groups)이 공개되었습니다. 이번 대회는 중국 상하이에서 개최되며, 세계 정상급 골퍼들이 대거 출전해 화려한 샷 대결을 펼칠 예정입니다.
이번에 발표된 주요 조에는 현재 세계 랭킹 상위권 선수들과 역대 대회 챔피언들이 포함되어 대회 초반부터 뜨거운 관심을 모으고 있습니다. 주요 중계 조로 편성된 선수들은 상하이의 까다로운 코스를 공략하며 우승을 향한 치열한 기선 제압에 나설 것으로 보입니다.
2026 뷰익 LPGA 상하이는 매년 차별화된 경기 운영과 수준 높은 라인업으로 아시아 지역 골프 열기를 주도해 왔습니다. 올해 역시 전 세계 골프 팬들의 시선이 집중된 가운데, 주요 선수들의 경기 장면은 공식 중계 채널을 통해 생생하게 전달될 예정입니다.
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The sixth edition of the Buick LPGA Shanghai begins a new chapter for the tournament in the People’s Republic of China as it heads to a new venue for 2026. Sheshan Golf Club welcomes 81 of the top-ranked players in the women’s game, including 15 members of the China Golf Association, who will compete in the no-cut event for a purse of $3.2 mil. Here’s a look at the groups to watch during the opening rounds in Shanghai.
Thursday, 8:36 a.m., 1st tee - Minjee Lee, Jenny Bae, Mi Hyang Lee
Minjee Lee returns to competition for the first time since the FM Championship as she looks to find a spark during what has been a challenging season for the 11-time LPGA Tour winner. Lee, who was third last year in Shanghai, made her last cut on Tour in June at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Bae is on a run of good form as she heads into the closing stretch of the season with top 10 finishes in her last two starts. She was tied for fourth in her debut in Shanghai in 2025. Mi Hyang Lee was a winner earlier this season at the Blue Bay LPGA and will be hoping to close out her year with the same sort of success she showed early in the season She is coming off a tie for 56th in her last start at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G.
Thursday, 9:53 a.m., 1st tee - Angel Yin, Patty Tavatanakit, Ruixin Liu
Winner of the Buick LPGA Shanghai in 2023, Yin will be looking to get her game back on track as she settles back into life on Tour after a prolonged absence during the summer due to an undisclosed illness. Yin missed the cut in her last two starts. Tavatanakit returns to Shanghai with four top 20 finishes so far this season. Liu will make a long-awaited return to the Tour as she will make her first start since withdrawing from the Meijer LPGA Classic in June. She was tied for 26th in Shanghai in 2025.
Thursday, 10:37 a.m., 1st tee - Rose Zhang, Celine Boutier, Miyu Yamashita
Zhang is making her third appearance in Shanghai and looking to continue the momentum she’s shown in the latter half of the season with top 10s in her last two starts on Tour. Zhang was tied for eighth at The Standard Portland Classic and tied for fourth at the FM Championship. Boutier, already a winner this season on the LPGA Tour with two more top 10s this year, was tied for 31st in her last start at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Yamashita is making her second appearance at the Buick LPGA Shanghai where she was tied for fourth in her debut in 2025. Yamashita is already a two-time winner this season on the LPGA Tour at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and CPKC Women’s Open.
Thursday, 10:48 a.m., 1st tee - Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin, Yealimi Noh
In 2025, Thitikul won in thrilling fashion at the Buick LPGA Shanghai by defeating Minami Katsu on the fifth hole of a playoff. Thitikul will be one to watch again this week as she returns to Shanghai with four victories in addition to six top 10 finishes already this year on the LPGA Tour. And she’s on form in the closing stretch of the season with top 10 finishes in eight of her last 10 starts. Her close friend, Yin, will play alongside her during the opening round. Yin won the Buick LPGA Shanghai in 2024 and like her friend, is also in form, as she won in her last start on the LPGA Tour at the FM Championship. Noh rounds out this group as she returns to Shanghai for the first time since 2024. Noh was tied for 15th in her last start at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
For a complete list of tee times for the opening round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai, click here. (
https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/buick-lpga-shanghai/pairings
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