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Sunday 20 June 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 2021 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,300,000 USD · Meijer
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 31.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 25 · 1.4 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
- Leona Maguire IRL · 265pulled within one on the 16th, but Korda birdied the 18th; closed with 66 Nelly Korda wins Meijer LPGA Classic for second victory of year
144 started · cut -3, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2021
If you told me at the U.S. Open that I was going to shoot 25-under I would be like, Yeah, right.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2021
My dad was at every practice, a little boot camp with my dad.
ESPN (Associated Press)
24 June 2021
I knew I had a lot of golf in front of me and she had a 3-shot head start.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 66 · 62 · 67 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Leona Maguire | 65 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T3 | In Gee Chun | 68 · 67 · 69 · 63 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Brittany Altomare | 68 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| 5 | Anna Nordqvist | 67 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Ally Ewing | 68 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Lauren Morris | 65 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Lizette Salas | 68 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Georgia Hall | 68 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 66 · 73 · 68 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Inbee Park | 68 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Jennifer Kupcho | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Mina Kreiter | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "The 22-year-old American, ranked No. 4 in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet