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Sunday 14 November 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Pelican Women's Championship
Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 November 2021 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · Pelican
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/19°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/19°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/16°C · wind 23 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 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
- Lydia Ko NZL · 263Tied at 263 and lost when Korda holed a 20-foot birdie on the first playoff hole (Golf News Net). ESPN leaderboard
- Sei Young Kim KOR · 263Tied at 263 and lost when Korda holed a 20-foot birdie on the first playoff hole (Golf News Net). ESPN leaderboard
- Lexi Thompson USA · 263Tied at 263 and lost when Korda holed a 20-foot birdie on the first playoff hole (Golf News Net). ESPN leaderboard
108 started · cut -5, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Pelican Women's Championship
Pelican Golf Club, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 November 2021
It was a heated battle. I actually really enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. We were still kind of smiling and joking together and talking, so it was nice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 November 2021
I told Jason, Thank God we're not playing 17 in the playoff. I just tried to shake it off. I was pretty upset.
ESPN (Associated Press)
14 November 2021
I almost kind of lost faith,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 65 · 66 · 63 · 69 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko | 67 · 66 · 64 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Sei Young Kim | 64 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 65 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 263 | −17 |
| 5 | Brooke Henderson | 67 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Aditi Ashok | 67 · 71 · 65 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Gaby López | 66 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Pornanong Phatlum | 67 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Patty Tavatanakit | 68 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking No. 1, as stated by AP via ESPN ("secured her spot at No. 1"), 2021-11-14).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet