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Sunday 19 May 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Mizuho Americas Open
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2024 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Mizuho
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/16°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 49 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0.3 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
- Hannah Green AUS · 275Finished one shot back after a back-and-forth final-round duel with Korda that lasted to the 18th. Nelly Korda — Mizuho Americas Open winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
120 started · cut -1, 58 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mizuho Americas Open
Liberty National Golf Club, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2024
It almost felt like I was back in Vegas at the match play event playing with Hannah. It was definitely a lot of back and forth.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2024
I feel like you never have your A-game throughout an entire tournament. You kind of have to grind through it even with your B, C, and D game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 70 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Hannah Green | 71 · 71 · 63 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Chanettee Wannasaen | 71 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Jennifer Kupcho | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Gabriela Ruffels | 68 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Marina Alex | 72 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Yuna Nishimura | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Patty Tavatanakit | 69 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jeeno Thitikul | 70 · 65 · 74 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Bianca Pagdanganan | 68 · 74 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Sei Young Kim | 72 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Ayaka Furue | 70 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 14; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-05-13 (published by LPGA.com), row: 1 ‐‐ +4 Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 39 467.4831 11.9867).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi10 Max 10°, Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 S (60g)
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Stealth 2 15°, Fujikura Ventus Red 7 S
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Stealth 2 21°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 S
- Hybrid PING G425 26°, Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 7 S
- Irons TaylorMade P·770 5
- Irons TaylorMade P·7MC 6-PW, Aerotech Steelfiber i80cw
- Wedge TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 50°, 54°
- Wedge Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks 58° (8° bounce, M grind), Aerotech Steelfiber i95cw
- Putter Scotty Cameron Special Select Squareback 2 Proto
- Ball TaylorMade TP5x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week