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Sunday 17 February 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
The Grange Golf Club, Grange, Adelaide, South Australia · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2019 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · ISPS Handa
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/15°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jin Young Ko KOR · 273Defending champion; closed with a 64 but Korda, three ahead after 54 holes, held on Nelly Korda wins Women's Australian Open, continues family history of success in Australia (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 69 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
The Grange Golf Club, West Course, The Grange Golf Club, Grange, Adelaide, South Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
17 February 2019
I'm just happy to finally be a part of the club. There's maybe something in the air here. We love coming down under and we really enjoy our time here.
AP via ESPN
17 February 2019
I just got off the phone with my dad and he's like `well, congratulations, you're part of the Korda Slam now'.
AP via ESPN (on her sister Jessica's phone call)
17 February 2019
I couldn't really hear what she was saying, she was screaming so much.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 72 · 69 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 65 · 69 · 74 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Angel Yin | 72 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Haru Nomura | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Azahara Munoz | 72 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Alena Sharp | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Marissa Steen | 70 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 65 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Amy Olson | 70 · 76 · 66 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Mi Hyang Lee | 71 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Sarah Kemp | 72 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Hannah Green | 68 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 72 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com final round notes ("Rolex Rankings No. 16 Nelly Korda")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet