LPGA Pelican Women’s Championship: Following her victory in the Pelican Women’s Championship on the LPGA Tour on Sunday, Nelly Korda has reclaimed her position as the top female golfer.
In order to successfully defend her title, Korda overcame a two-stroke deficit on the final day at Pelican Golf Club. She fired a six-under-par 64 to finish the competition on 14 under and one shot ahead of Lexi Thompson.
The victory in the tournament, which was shortened to 54 holes due to Tropical Storm Nicole, is Korda’s eighth on the LPGA Tour and her first since taking home the trophy at the same event in 2017. Her most recent triumph is expected to push her past Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul at the top of the world rankings.
“I think there have been more downs than ups this year, which makes this that much sweeter for me,” said Korda, who missed a significant amount of the season when she had treatment for a blood clot in her left arm. I didn’t think that I might have had the confidence that I was going to win given the way my game was in my previous two LPGA events.
A bogey on the par-four last hole would be sufficient for victory after Korda recorded three birdies on her front nine and added additional strokes at the tenth and thirteenth holes.
During her final-round 66, Thompson mixed six birdies with two bogeys and finished with four straight pars, just missing out on the championship. Overnight leader Allisen Corpuz placed third after shooting one-under 69, three strokes behind Thompson.
After finishing fourth in the season’s standings, Thompson acknowledged, “It’s a little disheartening to be as close (as I have been) and not have as many wins as I would’ve liked. “Golf is that. This game is so bizarre because, unfortunately, you lose more games than you win.
Lizette Salas, Ally Ewing, and Maria Fassi all finished a further shot back in a share of eighth place. Morgane Metraux, Hannah Green, and Gaby Lopez finished in a three-way tie for fourth place on nine under.
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