Fantasy Picks - Top Five LPGA Tour Professionals to Watch Out For in 2011

~ The Pink Panther Strikes Again - With her four-stroke victory in last year's U.S. Women's Open, Paula Creamer finally achieved her lifelong goal of winning a major championship. This year she hopes to obtain further major championship success. ~

As the LPGA Tour's brightest stars prepare for this season's upcoming major championships, strive to obtain consistency week in and week out, and focus on improving their resumes and increasing their trophy collections, five female golfers will likely rise above the rest of the competition throughout the coming months.

The following five golfers - Yani Tseng, Karrie Webb, Ai Miyazato, Christie Kerr, and Paula Creamer - are among the most accomplished female athletes throughout the world. During their careers, they have enjoyed numerous tournament successes, maintained consistent track records, and have rewritten sports history books.

Therefore, as you prepare for your LPGA Tour fantasy league this spring and summer, you ought to keep the following ladies in mind. You will likely not be dissapointed by their consistently high levels of play.

1.) Yani Tseng

Ms. Tseng is currently the number one ranked women's golfer in the world...and for good reasons. By earning three major championship victories before her 22nd birthday, she became the youngest golfer in LPGA Tour history to accomplish such a feat.

In addition, she has acquired three other LPGA wins in her short career, including this season's Honda LPGA Thailand. She defeated Michelle Wie by five strokes on her way to obtaining the sixth LPGA Tour victory of her career back in February.

She has claimed eight other tournament victories in all four corners of the globe - many by ridiculous margins, ranging from 14 to 17 strokes.

What will Tseng accomplish throughout the remaining 2011 season? Will she successfully defend her Kraft Nabisco Championship and Women's British Open titles? Simply sit back, relax, and watch Ms. Tseng as she continues to change the history of women's golf.

2.) Karrie Webb

Ms. Webb is arguably the most accomplished active golfer on the LPGA Tour. With 38 LPGA Tour victories, including seven major championships, the 36-year-old Webb is already a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. In addition, she has obtained 52 professional victories around the world.

So what motivates her to continue to compete while many of her former counterparts, including Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam, have already retired? Quite simply, she desires to earn more tournament victories and to acquire further major championships.

Ms. Webb believes that she still has the skills required to compete on a weekly basis on the LPGA Tour and she has surely proven this very fact already in 2011. With victories at the HSBC Women's Champions and the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, she certainly appears to be prepared for future tournament success.

Undoubtedly, the word "retirement" does not exist in Ms. Webb's dictionary and will likely be nonexistent for many years to come.

3.) Ai Miyazato

As hard as it may be to believe, Japan's Ai Miyazato is only 25-years-old. Yet, throughout her short life and career, she has already accomplished more than most of her colleagues have.

With six LPGA Tour victories, 25 Japan LPGA Tour wins, and prior attainment of the status as the world's number one female golfer, Ms. Miyazato is, without a doubt, one of golf's most promising talents.

Although she has yet to win in 2011, she has become of the Tour's most popular - and feared - golfers. As she continues to gain experience and confidence, she will likely be one of the Tour's most successful and well-known members during the next two to three decades.

One question remains in regards to Ms. Miyazato - when will she collect her first major championship victory? With eight top-ten finishes in major championships since 2006, one cannot help but wonder if 2011 will be her breakthrough season in the LPGA Tour's four most exclusive events.

4.) Christie Kerr

Much like her fellow colleague Karrie Webb, Ms. Kerr has enjoyed a very successful career on the LPGA Tour. With 14 LPGA Tour victories, including the 2007 U.S. Women's Open and the 2010 LPGA Championship, she has obtained at least one LPGA Tour win every season since 2002 except for the 2003 season.

With such consistency, she has become one of the Tour's most respected members. Although she is still relatively young, at 33-years-old, she has already accomplished most of her career goals.

How does she stay motivated? Is she mainly focused on winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the Women's British Open - two titles that have alluded her thus far? Is she hoping to eventually become a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame?

Whatever the reason, Ms. Kerr remains one of the Tour's greatest competitors and hardest workers. With such incessant work ethic, LPGA Tour golfers and fans alike should not be surprised if Ms. Kerr will need to expand her trophy case upon the conclusion of the 2011 season. But, which trophies will she collect this season? And, in what type of quantity? Fantasy league members should defnitely remember her as the Tour competes for major championships this spring and summer, especially as Ms. Kerr focuses on winning the Tour's career grand slam.

5.) Paula Creamer

Paula Creamer, who is often referred to as "The Pink Panther" is well-known for her good looks and personality. However, she is also regarded for her natural golfing talents, fierce competitiveness, and successful track record, which includes nine LPGA Tour victories and three Solheim Cup appearances.

With her victory in last year's U.S. Women's Open, Creamer proved that she is not just another overrated member of the Tour with a "pretty face." She can compete against the world's best - and often.

As she prepares to defend her title this year, and also collect more tournament trophies, anticipate Ms. Creamer to compete each and every week she tees it up. She is young, at 24 years of age, determined, and skillful in all aspects of the game, from driving to putting. Ms. Creamer's name will likely appear on the top of LPGA leaderboards throughout the entire duration of the 2011 season...and for many years to come.

With their successful past track records, consistency, and determination to be the best female golfer in the world, each one of these five LPGA Tour members ought to obtain numerous tournament victories during the next eight months of the Tour's 2011 schedule.