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Sunday 24 January 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, FL (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2021 · Jessica Korda’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Diamond Resorts
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Danielle Kang USA · 260led after each of the first three rounds; missed an 18-foot birdie putt to extend the playoff after Korda holed a 30-footer on the first extra hole Jessica Korda rallies to beat Danielle Kang in playoff at LPGA opener
25 started, 25 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, FL
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jessica Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2021
Shooting 60 yesterday, getting myself back into contention after bogeying three holes in a row to finish my second round. Crazy week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2021
Obviously I loved seeing her make birdies, and I caught myself like rooting for her for a couple holes. I was like, You're still playing against her.
ESPN (Associated Press)
25 January 2021
It's not about winning and losing for me. It's about being able to execute when I want to
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Korda | 65 · 69 · 60 · 66 | 260 | −24 |
| 2 | Danielle Kang | 64 · 65 · 63 · 68 | 260 | −24 |
| 3 | Nelly Korda | 65 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 262 | −22 |
| 4 | In Gee Chun | 68 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Angela Stanford | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Cheyenne Knight | 69 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 67 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Brittany Lincicome | 66 · 74 · 64 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 9 | Brooke Henderson | 67 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 10 | Sophia Popov | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1993-02-27, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2010; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 23 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "Korda, ranked 23rd in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet