ASILSO- Stacy Lewis Shakes It Off to Win Four Way Playoff

After the second hole at the Renaissance Club Sunday, Stacy Lewis was once again frustrated with slow play. Instead of letting it get to her, she turned to her two-year-old daughter Chesnee's favorite song to distract herself, "Shake it Off" by Taylor Swift. It's a catchy ballad about ignoring those who hate, with the song stating that "the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate," during the chorus. Lewis put to the side her hatred of slow play to claim her 13th career LPGA Tour victory, her first since her daughter's birth.

Lewis was in prime position down the stretch until her group was put on the clock on the 11th tee. Her only double-bogey of the tournament followed on the par 4 that she had parred the three rounds before falling back to (-5). "So just unfortunate with the timing of hitting a bad shot when you're on the clock, because you just don't get the time you need to hit a good recovery shot," Lewis explained.

The 12-year LPGA Tour veteran went even the rest of the way to get into a four-way playoff. Lewis ended it after the 73rd hole with a clutch birdie after Emily Kristine Pedersen's lengthy birdie bid for three narrowly slid by the cup.

Lewis will have to wait for the opportunity to shake it off with her family to celebrate, as no family is currently allowed to travel under the LPGA's COVID-19 protocol.

The 54-hole leader Azahara Munoz went out Sunday at (+4), but bravely battled back coming back in to get into the playoff. Knight narrowly missed her second trip to the winner's circle after an emotional victory at the VOA Texas Invitational last season. Emily Kristine Pedersen recorded the first top 10 of her five-year LPGA Tour career.

Danielle Kang missed a good look on the 72nd hole for a chance to get into the playoff. She's now finished in the top 5 in seven of her last eight events, and my laptop nearly burst into flames typing that out. She's the best golfer in the world right now.

Bets Of The Week Analysis

Top 10

1) Stacy Lewis (-5)

T2) Emily Kristine Pedersen (-5)

T2) Cheyenne Knight (-5)

T2) Azahara Munoz (-5)

T5) Nanna Koerstz Madsen (-4)

T5) Danielle Kang (-4)

T7) Xiyu Lin (-3)

T7) In Gee Chun (-3)

T7) Amy Olson (-3)

T7) Jennifer Song (-3)

Picks:

Minjee Lee at 7.5 units (+1800)- T16

Jodi Ewart Shadoff at 5 units (+2000)- Missed Cut

Georgia Hall at 5 units (+2000)- T51

Charley Hull at 5 units (+2200)- T22

Mi Hyang Lee at 2.5 units (+10000)- Missed Cut

Total Units Won: 82.5

Total Units Bet: 75

ROI on season: +10%

Market Inefficiencies Identified- History at the course, Playing the Rose Ladies Series

Lewis had only played once in the Aberdeen Scottish Ladies Open before taking home the hardware this week. She was playing well coming into the event, posting a top 10 at the Marathon Classic before coming across the pond. The clear indicator of winning has been successful in the week prior, and that'll be considered next week.

Following that logic, the Ewart Shadoff result was a bit rough. Lee and Hall fell into a weather delay and had to play extra holes Friday as they couldn't complete 18 on Thursday. Lee was five shots back into Sunday, and that's about as many strokes behind as one can be to have a reasonable opportunity to charge ahead to the lead.

Hull roared back into the top 25 over the final 18 and was never really in contention. Some big-name players made their restart debuts this week that I'll be looking at for the bets of the week at the AIG Women's Open, the first major played since Hinako Shibuno shocked the world with a smile last year.