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Sunday 28 October 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Miramar Golf Country Club, Taipei, Taiwan · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 October 2018 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Swinging Skirts
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The ones it got away from
- Minjee Lee AUS · 277Closed with a bogey-free 66 but finished two behind Nelly Korda claims first career LPGA title with victory in Taiwan (AP via ESPN)
Same week
LPGA event
Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Miramar Golf Country Club, Miramar Golf Country Club, Taipei, Taiwan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf365
28 October 2018
Truthfully, I cannot put it into words. It still hasn't hit. It's definitely one of the best days of my entire life.
Golf365
28 October 2018
I can finally check that off of my list, winning an LPGA event, something that I dreamed of ever since I started playing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Minjee Lee | 73 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Ryann O'Toole | 71 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Megan Khang | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Lydia Ko | 71 · 66 · 72 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Wei Ling Hsu | 68 · 67 · 72 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Bronte Law | 70 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Jin Young Ko | 71 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Amy Yang | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Annie Park | 70 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 39 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2018-10-22 (published by LPGA.com), row: 39 -1 Korda, Nelly - 5394 USA 44 113.1483 2.5716).
What’s in the bag
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