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Sunday 31 March 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Ford Championship presented by KCC
Seville Golf and Country Club, Gilbert, Arizona · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 March 2024 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,250,000 USD · Ford
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/10°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 61 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 16.8 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
- Hira Naveed AUS · 270Finished two shots back at 18-under after closing 66; her best LPGA finish. Nelly Korda — Ford Championship pres. by KCC winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut -5, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Ford Championship presented by KCC
Seville Golf and Country Club, Seville Golf and Country Club, Gilbert, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 March 2024
Yeah, I think it was definitely one of my least stressful wins today. I just played really solid golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 March 2024
Yeah, just had a cup of soup to warm up because I was very, very cold and just watched the girls come in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 66 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Hira Naveed | 68 · 71 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Mi Hyang Lee | 69 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Frida Kinhult | 71 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Lexi Thompson | 69 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Maja Stark | 66 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Carlota Ciganda | 64 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Lauren Coughlin | 73 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Jennifer Kupcho | 71 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Alison Lee | 66 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Hyo Joo Kim | 65 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Sarah Schmelzel | 68 · 63 · 70 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-03-25 (published by LPGA.com), row: 1 +1 +4 Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 35 283.2445 8.0927).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet