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Sunday 17 November 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins the Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 November 2024 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD · Gainbridge
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/22°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 28 km/h N, gusts 44 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/20°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 32 · 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
- Charley Hull ENG · 269Tied second, three shots behind; Korda closed with consecutive 67s. Golf News Net final results
- Jin Hee Im KOR · 269Tied second, three shots behind; Korda closed with consecutive 67s. Golf News Net final results
- Weiwei Zhang CHN · 269Tied second, three shots behind; Korda closed with consecutive 67s. Golf News Net final results
120 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
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)
17 November 2024
No. Never. I mean, you should have felt the nerves that I was feeling on the back nine, and then just after taking some time off with an injury, it feels great to be back out here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 November 2024
Yeah, and this is my first time winning in front of him. I haven't seen him in a couple months so it's nice to see him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 66 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Jin Hee Im | 68 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Weiwei Zhang | 70 · 67 · 62 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Charley Hull | 64 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Linn Grant | 69 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Rose Zhang | 67 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| 7 | Wichanee Meechai | 67 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Megan Khang | 68 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Celine Boutier | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Juniper Jang | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Bailey Tardy | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Olivia Cowan | 71 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-11-11 (published by LPGA.com), row: 1 ‐‐ +4 Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 35 418.1779 11.9479).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet