LPGA Annika: Nelly Korda puts in late birdie surge to win title in Florida
Birdie blitz helps Korda overhaul Hull to safe Annika title
Image source, Getty PhotosNelly Korda obtained the Annika title in 2021 and 2022
The Annika, Florida – final leaderboard
-14 N Korda (US); -11 C Hull (Eng), J-H Im (Kor), W Zhang (Chn); -10 L Grant (Sco), R Zhang (US)
Chosen others
-8 C Boutier (Fra), -6 L Ko (NZ), +2 G Hall (Eng), +4 G Dryburgh (Sco)
American Nelly Korda overhauled England’s Charley Hull on the support nine to safe her third LPGA Annika title.
The realm no 1 started the final day one shot in the support of Hull, who had led from Thursday’s opening spherical at the tournament, which is named in honour of Sweden’s 10-time indispensable champion Annika Sorenstam.
However Korda had five birdies in a row from the 11th to switch two strokes sooner than her rival with three holes to play at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
The 26-twelve months-worn held her nerve to par the last three holes and form with a spherical of 67 and a full of 14 beneath.
A dropped shot by Hull, who had been chasing support-to-support titles, on the 17th hole noticed her descend out of competition and he or she finished with a 71 and a portion of 2d on 11 beneath alongside China’s Weiwei Zhang and Korea’s Jin Hee Im.
It become as soon as a seventh title of the twelve months for Korda, who had been out of movement since September with a neck self-discipline.
She made a sluggish launch with three bogeys on her entrance nine nevertheless as soon as her birdie bustle started, her rivals had been unable to answer.
“After taking day without work for an hurt it feels gargantuan to be support,” said Korda. “You might perchance deserve to devour felt the nerves I become as soon as feeling on the support nine.
“There is nothing adore being in the hunt. There is nothing adore the adrenaline feeling on the support nine and being in competition and I like it so out of the ordinary.”