Suzann Pettersen: September’s Kia Most Compelling Performance
With her back-to-back victories at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola and The Evian Championship, Norwegian Suzann Pettersen earned September’s Kia Most Compelling Performance nomination. Pettersen is the eighth and final nominee for the Kia Most Compelling Performance Award.
Michael Sprague, executive vice president of marketing & communications, Kia Motors America formally congratulated Pettersen. “This distinction puts Suzann in contention to win a 2014 Kia Cadenza sedan. As the brand’s most powerful and technologically-advanced vehicle in the U.S., the Cadenza elevates value to new levels of sophistication.”
Pettersen edged Stacy Lewis out of the No. 2 spot in the Rolex Rankings following her 12th and 13th victories, tying her previous highest ranked position.
"I’m honored to be nominated for this month’s Kia Most Compelling Performance . . .It’s been probably the best month of my career with Europe winning the Solheim Cup, two wins in the last few weeks and also the success of my charity event earlier this month. To win in France was a dream come true and I’m glad to win a second major title.Suzann Pettersen"
2013 “Kia Most Compelling Performance Award” nominees include Yani Tseng (February), Stacy Lewis (March), Inbee Park (April & June), Jennifer Johnson (May), Beatriz Recari (July) and Caroline Hedwall (August). The winner of the annual award will be announced at the 2013 CME Group Titleholders following an online fan voting period during October.
Tseng earned the February “Kia Most Compelling Performance Award” for her Sunday surge at the Honda LPGA Thailand, where she fell just two strokes short of a “three-peat” following a final-round 63. Lewis was the March award winner on the heels of consecutive victories at the HSBC Women’s Champions and the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, where she took over as No. 1 on the Rolex Rankings. Park earned the April award for her victories at the Kraft Nabisco Championship – where she took over as No. 1 from Lewis – and the North Texas LPGA Shootout and claimed the honor in June for sweeping all three LPGA Tour events staged that month. Johnson earned the accolade in May by becoming a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, holding off a group of players that included LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame member Karrie Webb and LPGA winners Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist. Beatriz Recari picked up the honor for July for her performance at the Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning & O-I where she outdueled American and nine-time LPGA winner Paula Creamer on Sunday for a one-shot victory. Caroline Hedwall earned the August nomination after she rewrote the Solheim Cup record books in Parker, Colorado and became the first player in the event’s 13-year history to go 5-0 in competition.
Thanks to all the nominees for a season of spectacular golf!