2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai: 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai Round 1 tee times and pairings explored

The 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai is all set to kickstart on October 9, 2024, at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai. This tournament will feature a strong field of top golfers competing in one of the final events of the year.

The opening tee time for tomorrow is scheduled at 8:20 AM local time. The first pairing for the first round will feature Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand, Kristen Gillman of the USA, and A Lim Kim of South Korea. The final tee time of the first round is set for 10:43 AM local time. The final pairing of the day will consist of Rose Zhang of the USA, Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand, and Ruoning Yin of China.

A total of 79 golfers have confirmed their participation for the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai. Several additional players have been listed as alternates. Defending champion Angel Yin of the USA will be aiming to retain her title and is scheduled to tee off at 10:32 AM alongside Esther Henseleit of Germany and Xiyu Lin of China. The tournament boasts a substantial prize purse of $2.1 million, with the champion set to receive a staggering $315,000.

The event will be aired live on Golf Channel. Updates will also be available on the NBC Sports App or NBCsports.com. The 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai will also be streamed on LPGA Live. The link for the streaming is available on the league's official website.

What are the Round 1 tee times and pairings for the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai Open?

The 2024 Buick Shanghai Open will feature some of the top names in LPGA, including Celine Boutier, Ruoning Yin, Hannah Green, Minjee Lee and many others. About two dozen Chinese golfers will be teeing off on their home soil this year.

Here's taking a look at the tee times and pairings for round 1, all set to begin on Wednesday:

Time	Tee	Player
8:20 AM	1	Pajaree Anannarukarn
8:20 AM	1	Kristen Gillman
8:20 AM	1	A Lim Kim
8:20 AM	10	Hye-Jin Choi
8:20 AM	10	Ruixin Liu
8:20 AM	10	Yealimi Noh
8:31 AM	1	Jinghan Cui (a)
8:31 AM	1	Alexa Pano
8:31 AM	1	Chanettee Wannasaen
8:31 AM	10	Paula Reto
8:31 AM	10	Miranda Wang
8:31 AM	10	Shiyuan Zhou (a)
8:42 AM	1	Emily Kristine Pedersen
8:42 AM	1	Yu Jin Sung
8:42 AM	1	Michelle Zhang
8:42 AM	10	Peiyun Chien
8:42 AM	10	Yan Liu
8:42 AM	10	Jasmine Suwannapura
8:53 AM	1	Yuai Ji
8:53 AM	1	Danielle Kang
8:53 AM	1	Yuna Nishimura
8:53 AM	10	So Mi Lee
8:53 AM	10	Gaby Lopez
8:53 AM	10	Leona Maguire
9:04 AM	1	Minami Katsu
9:04 AM	1	Menghan Li (a)
9:04 AM	1	Haruka Morita
9:04 AM	10	Ashleigh Buhai
9:04 AM	10	Ssu-Chia Cheng
9:04 AM	10	Lucy Li
9:15 AM	1	Muni He
9:15 AM	1	Runzhi Pang
9:15 AM	1	Yijia Ren (a)
9:15 AM	10	Nicole Broch Estrup
9:15 AM	10	Shuying Li
9:15 AM	10	Weiwei Zhang
9:26 AM	1	Lauren Hartlage
9:26 AM	1	Mone Inami
9:26 AM	1	Hira Naveed
9:26 AM	10	Celine Borge
9:26 AM	10	Savannah Katarina Grewal
9:26 AM	10	Alice Ziyi Zhao (a)
9:37 AM	1	Auston Kim
9:37 AM	1	Mary Liu
9:37 AM	1	Wichanee Meechai
9:37 AM	10	Jiwon Jeon
9:37 AM	10	Morgane Metraux
9:37 AM	10	Xiaowen Yin
9:48 AM	1	Aditi Ashok
9:48 AM	1	Moriya Jutanugarn
9:48 AM	1	Anna Nordqvist
9:48 AM	10	Jin Hee Im
9:48 AM	10	Zixuan Wang
9:48 AM	10	Liqi Zeng
9:59 AM	1	Nasa Hataoka
9:59 AM	1	Patty Tavatanakit
9:59 AM	1	Albane Valenzuela
9:59 AM	10	Nataliya Guseva
9:59 AM	10	Wei-Ling Hsu
9:59 AM	10	Mao Saigo
10:10 AM	1	Hannah Green
10:10 AM	1	Ariya Jutanugarn
10:10 AM	1	Alison Lee
10:10 AM	10	Caroline Inglis
10:10 AM	10	Sei Young Kim
10:10 AM	10	Yanhong Pan
10:21 AM	1	Celine Boutier
10:21 AM	1	Minjee Lee
10:21 AM	1	Yu Liu
10:21 AM	10	Frida Kinhult
10:21 AM	10	Hinako Shibuno
10:21 AM	10	Zi Ge (Rebecca) Wang (a)
10:32 AM	1	Esther Henseleit
10:32 AM	1	Xiyu Janet Lin
10:32 AM	1	Angel Yin
10:32 AM	10	Mi Hyang Lee
10:32 AM	10	Bailey Tardy
10:32 AM	10	Arpichaya Yubol
10:43 AM	1	Jeeno Thitikul
10:43 AM	1	Ruoning Yin
10:43 AM	1	Rose Zhang

The tournament will wrap up on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The Buick Shanghai is a relatively young event,, as this year will mark only it's fourth edition. The event joined the LPGA Tour in 2018 but had to take a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was not held between 2020 and 2022 owing to the travel restrictions posed by the pandemic. The competition format is a 72-hole stroke play.

The tournament holds significant importance as golfers will strive to earn additional points to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, which will be held in late November in Naples, Italy.

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