2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai field and players rankings explored

Modified Oct 10, 2023 15:28 GMT

Danielle Kang is the two time defending champion at the Buick LPGA Shanghai (Image via LPGA Tour)

The LPGA Tour will move to Shanghai this week for the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai, which begins on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Qizhong Garden Golf Club. This marks the event's return for the first time since 2019.

The 81-player field at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club will feature some of the top-ranked players, including Lilia Vu, Minjee Lee, and the emerging country star, Ruoning Yin.

Danielle Kang, a two-time defending champion in Shanghai, will look to secure a hat trick. In 2019, she defended her title, beating Jessica Korda by a single stroke.

Eighteen of the top 50 players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking are in the field in Shanghai, vying for a $2.1 million purse.

Here's a look at the top-ranked players competing in the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2023 (rankings written in the brackets):

Lilia Vu (1)
Ruoning Yin (2)
Minjee Lee (6)
Lydia Ko (10)
Xiyu Lin (12)
Nasa Hataoka (17)
Hae Ran Ryu (28)
Carlota Ciganda (30)
Hye Jin Choi (32)
Rose Zhang (33)
Angel Yin (34)
Danielle Kang (36)
Andrea Lee (39)
Anna Nordqvist (40)
A Lim Kim (42)
Sei Young Kim (45)
Gaby Lopez (46)
Madelene Sagstrom (47)

Here's the complete field of the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2023:

Pajaree Anannarukarn
Jaravee Boonchant
Celine Borge
Danlin Cai
Matilda Castren
Peiyun Chien
Hye-Jin Choi
Carlota Ciganda
Lauren Coughlin
Olivia Cowan
Karis Davidson
Perrine Delacour
Lindy Duncan
Maria Fassi
Mina Harigae
Lauren Hartlage
Nasa Hataoka
Muni He
Esther Henseleit
Daniela Holmqvist
Yuai Ji
Ariya Jutanugarn
Moriya Jutanugarn
Danielle Kang
Minami Katsu
Grace Kim
Lim Kim
Sei-Young Kim
Gina Kim
Frida Kinhult
Lydia Ko
Minjee Lee
Andrea Lee
Alison Lee
Mi Hyang Lee
Lucy Li
Shuying Li
Xiyu Lin
Yu Liu
Yan Liu
Wenbo Liu
Yujie Liu
Ruixin Liu
Stephanie Meadow
Wichanee Meechai
Morgane Metraux
Azahara Munoz
Zixin Ni
Yuna Nishimura
Anna Nordqvist
Yanhong Pan
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Paula Reto
Hae Ran Ryu
Madelene Sagstrom
Yuting Shi
Yuli Shi
Hinako Shibuno
Maja Stark
Linnea Strom
Xiang Sui
Jasmine Suwannapura
Maddie Szeryk
Emma Talley
Kelly Tan
Bailey Tardy
Patty Tavatanakit
Gabriella Then
Lilia Vu
Zixuan Wang
Miranda Wang
Xizihan Wang
Chanettee Wannasaen
Amy Wu
Ruoning Yin
Angel Yin
Xiaowen Yin
Pavarisa Yoktuan
Arpichaya Yubol
Rose Zhang
Weiwei Zhang

Buick LPGA Shanghai streaming and telecast details

Buick LPGA Shanghai is returning to the LPGA Tour calendar after four years

The Buick LPGA Shanghai will be played from Wednesday, Oct. 11 to Saturday, Oct. 14, at Qizhong Garden Golf Club. The event will be broadcast on the Golf Channel on all four days. Fans can also stream the event on Peacock.

Fans outside the US can visit LPGA.com to check the broadcast details of the LPGA Tour event in their region.

Here's a look at the telecast details of the Buick LPGA Shanghai: