LPGA: 4 Players to Keep an Eye on at the Hana Bank Championship

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Everything is set for the Asian swing to start after an exciting Solheim Cup.

This year, 69 players will fight to try to win the LPGA Hana Bank Championship, a 54-hole event held in Incheon, South Korea.

It's a star-studded field as usual, but there are four players you need to keep an eye on for several reasons.

Yani Tseng

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You can never count out LPGA's No. 1, Yani Tseng. This Taiwanese golfer has had a lot of success when the tour stops in Asia.

For starters, she won the season-opening Honda LPGA Thailand by five shots.  She finished runner-up in the Hana Bank Championship in 2009, but last year she missed the event.

Tseng has had a stellar season so far. She's won five times including two majors, the LPGA Championship and the Women's British Open.

Yani is also atop the Player of the Year race, with 259 points. Stacy Lewis trails her by 144 points.

Suzann Pettersen

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After her best Solheim Cup performance, this European golfer is poised to win yet another tournament this season after nailing the Sybase Match Play Championship and the Safeway Classic.

She's the World's No. 2 female golfer according to the Rolex Rankings and tied for fourth in last year's Hana Bank Championship.

Pettersen has also had good performances in other Asian tourneys, such as the Honda PTT Classic and the HSBC Women's Championship, both in 2010.

Na Yeon Choi

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Two-time defending champion and local golfer Na Yeon Choi will try her best to successfully defend her title.

In 2009 she defeated Maria Hjorth and Yani Tseng by one stroke, while in 2010 she won by two, leaving Vicky Hurst as runner-up.

Choi hasn't won yet this season, but already has eight Top 10 finishes in 16 starts.

Jiyai Shin

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She's had a steady season, but she's always a factor in this tournament. Back in 2009 she finished sixth and last year tied for fourth.

She is currently World No. 5 in the Rolex Rankings and has posted five Top 10 finishes in 14 starts.

Since her rookie year in 2009, she's always come to the Hana Bank Championship with at least one victory.

This is not the case this year, so she's poised to stop the drought.