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Sunday 28 January 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins LPGA Drive On Championship
Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 January 2024 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 49 · 2.6 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 · 273Eagled 17 and parred 18 to post the target, then lost to a Korda birdie on the second playoff hole. Nelly Korda — LPGA Drive On Championship winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
120 started · cut E, 66 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Drive On Championship
Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 January 2024
Just wow. Good ole Nelly fashion making it dramatic.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 January 2024
When I made that double on hole 15 he just told me, hey, listen, you're still tied for the lead. Let's go. Come on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 65 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | 65 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | Megan Khang | 69 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Lucy Li | 67 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Ayaka Furue | 68 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Auston Kim | 68 · 73 · 64 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 69 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| 8 | Mone Inami | 71 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Andrea Lee | 71 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Cheyenne Knight | 71 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Nasa Hataoka | 68 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 69 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-01-22 (published by LPGA.com), row: 4 +1 +1 Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 35 213.5528 6.1015).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet