Georgia Oboh, Katie Lu Among Sponsor Exemptions for 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

 Georgia Oboh, Katie Lu Among Sponsor Exemptions for 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

By: Annie Watson

BELMONT, Mich. – Georgia Oboh and Katie Lu (A) are set to compete in the 10th Annual Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give as sponsor exemptions.

Oboh won last week at the JOHN SHIPPEN Women’s Invitational at Blythefield Country Club, shooting 69-70 in the two-day event. The Meijer LPGA Classic will be Oboh’s third LPGA Tour event, her first since 2022.

In 2022, Oboh became the first Nigerian to qualify and compete for an LPGA Tour event. Her victory at the John Shippen Invitational holds a special spot, as “it further adds onto John Shippen Jr.’s legacy of bringing golf to all communities,” said Oboh.

Oboh expressed gratitude for the opportunity to compete in this week’s tournament and is looking forward to the experience of playing with some of the best golfers in the world.

“As the saying goes, iron sharpens iron,” Oboh said. “And that’s what I’m out here to do.”

Katie Lu (A), a rising senior at Michigan State University, will be making her second start on the LPGA Tour. She earned an exemption this week to the Meijer LPGA Classic by recording the lowest scoring average on her collegiate team this season. Even though she already has professional experience in her start at last year’s Founders Cup, Lu is looking forward to gaining even more during the Meijer LPGA Classic.

“There’s so much to learn from these professional golfers, so I’m definitely never going to forget this,” said Lu.

On Tuesday, Lu played a practice round with Lexi Thompson, who won the Meijer LPGA Classic in 2015. This tournament will be Thompson’s second start after she announced her retirement prior to the U.S. Women’s Open two weeks ago.

“She made me very comfortable out there,” Lu said. “Playing with Lexi was definitely on my bucket list, and it was so cool just to walk nine holes with her and get an impression of her inside the ropes.”

During the Meijer LPGA Classic, Lu hopes to see how the world’s best golfers manage the course. And while she wants to make the cut like everyone on the LPGA Tour, she is aware of the value this experience holds.

“I’m just trying to treat this week like any other tournament," she said. "It would be awesome to make it to the weekend and have a shot.”

Following a stellar 2023-24 collegiate season, Lu earned an Honorable Mention All-American and was selected to the Big Ten All-Conference Team. Lu and the Spartans placed third at the NCAA Regionals in East Lansing. Michigan State went on to finish T17 at the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California, in late May.

 

June 11, 2024
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