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Sunday 28 February 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Gainbridge LPGA
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, FL · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 February 2021 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Gainbridge
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 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
- Lexi Thompson USA · 275finished 3 strokes behind the winner 2021 Gainbridge LPGA final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
- Lydia Ko NZL · 275finished 3 strokes behind the winner 2021 Gainbridge LPGA final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
120 started · cut +3, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Gainbridge LPGA
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, FL
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2021
Probably that one on the Par 5. That 360. I just had to laugh because that was absurd. It was insane that it went in and a little bit of luck, too.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2021
So I think it's my first professional win in front of them, both of them. I don't think I've ever won an event in front of my mom.
ESPN (Associated Press)
1 March 2021
Honestly, I did not play very good golf today, and I just stayed really solid
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko | 65 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Sarah Kemp | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Patty Tavatanakit | 69 · 69 · 66 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| 7 | Angel Yin | 72 · 69 · 65 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Jenny Shin | 71 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Sophia Popov | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Stacy Lewis | 71 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Ashleigh Buhai | 71 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Marissa Steen | 69 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | In Gee Chun | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Chella Choi | 69 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2021-02-22 (published by LPGA.com), row: 4 ‐‐ ‐‐ Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 47 301.6107 6.4172).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet