February 14-17
The Grange Golf Club, Grange, South Australia
$1,300,000
Nelly Korda started the day with a three-shot lead and birdied the 10th and 11th before a third consecutive birdie on the 12th helped her to final round 67 for a 17-under, 271 total and a two-shot victory.
Although @NellyKorda already has her #TumiBagsPacked to the 2020 @diamondresorts Tournament of Champions with her win in 2018, she has now extended her stay through the 2021 event with her win @WomenAusOpen!#diamondlpga pic.twitter.com/tblxXDeivp
— LPGA (@LPGA) 17 February 2019
Korda's father won the Australian Open in tennis in 1998, her brother won the boys' singles last year and sister Jessica won the Australian Open seven years ago.
"I'm just happy to finally be a part of the club," said the 20-year-old. "There's maybe something in the air here. We love coming down under and we really enjoy our time here.
"I just got off the phone with my dad and he's like 'well, congratulations, you're part of the Korda Slam now'."
Itโs safe to say that Jin Young Ko loves coming to Australia. After capturing her first LPGA Tour victory as a Member when she won the 2018 ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open, Ko nearly pulled off the repeat win, coming up just two strokes shy of Nelly Korda.
โMany fans said, Jin Young Ko, Jin, go, go,โ said Ko, who in 2018 became the first player to win in her Member debut since 1950. โI'm really happy. Thanks to the fans in Adelaide. Yeah, I'm really good.โ
Wei-Ling Hsu led after the first and second rounds but fell out of contention after a third-round 74. The 24-year-old from Chinese Taipei bounced back with a 4-under 68 on Sunday, setting her up for hopefully her best season yet.
โLast year I said my goal was like top 30 (on the LPGA Money List), and I was 31,โ said Hsu, who made a career-best $630,924 in 2018 earnings. โI want to like get top 30 this year again, and then also top 50 for Rolex Ranking. So, that's my first goal right now.โ
It was a long wait for Meghan MacLaren to get her first hole-in-one. The 24-year-old from England bounced in a 9-iron from 138 yards at No. 8 to finally notch the first ace of her golfing career.
โI hit it really, really well,โ said MacLaren, a Ladies European Tour winner who competed part-time on the Symetra Tour in 2018. โIt wasn't one of those that you tell people about where you're like, it wasn't that good a shot. It actually was. The crowd let me know it was in.โ
For her hole-in-one, CME Group will donate $20,000 to St. Jude Childrenโs Hospital as part of the CME Group Cares Challenge program. That news made MacLarenโs post-round smile even bigger.
โTo know that that's happening, it's a pretty big bonus,โ said MacLaren, a graduate of Florida International University. โI think it beats getting a car. I'm happy about that.โ
ICYMI - Final round highlights from @WomensAusOpen where @NellyKorda won for the second time in her short LPGA career.
— LPGA (@LPGA) 17 February 2019
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Player Notes
Rolex Rankings No. 16 Nelly Korda (71-66-67-67, -17)
โข Kordaโs 72-hole score of 271 is tied for the lowest score of her LPGA Tour career; she shot 271 three times in 2017
โข She hit eight of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens, with 29 putts
โข Korda is in her third LPGA Tour season; she won the 2018 Swinging Skirts Taiwan LPGA Championship and has 13 top-10 finishes
โข Korda is playing in her third ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open; she finished T40 in both 2017 and 2018
โข She is the 197th player in LPGA Tour history to win at least two titles in her career
โข Korda and her older sister Jessica (five wins) are one of three sets of sisters in LPGA history to both win titles, joining Annika Sorenstam (72 wins) and Charlotta Sorenstam (one win), and Ariya Jutanugarn (10 wins) and Moriya Jutanugarn (one win)
Rolex Rankings No. 10 Jin Young Ko (68-72-69-64, -15)
โข Koโs final-round 64 is tied for the lowest round of her LPGA Tour career; she shot a 64 in the final rounds of the 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship and the 2018 Honda LPGA Thailand
โข She hit 11 of 14 fairways and 17 of 18 greens, with 27 putts
โข Ko is in her second season on the LPGA Tour; she won the 2018 ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open, and also won the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship as a non-Member
โข Ko is playing in her second ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open; she won in 2018
The CME Group Cares Challenge is a season-long charitable giving program that turns aces into donations. CME Group will donate $20,000 for each hole-in-one made on the LPGA Tour in 2019, with a minimum guaranteed donation of $500,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Meghan MacLaren recorded the second ace of the 2019 LPGA Tour season on Sunday at the par-3 eighth hole at The Grange Golf Club, from 138 yards and with a 9-iron. It raises the total to $40,000 donated thus far in 2019.
The LEADERS Top 10 competition awards a $100,000 bonus to the LPGA player with the most top-10 finishes through the completion of the event held immediately prior to the CME Group Tour Championship. In the event of a tie in total top-10 finishes, the award will go to the player with the most official wins, followed by most second-place finishes, third-place finishes, etc., until the tie is broken.
Through the first three events of the LPGA season, five players have top-10 finishes โ Sarah Kemp, Nelly Korda, Azahara Munoz, Haru Nomura and Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Pos. |
Player | Scores |
Total |
To Par |
Prize Money |
1 |
Nelly Korda | 71 - 66 - 67 - 67 |
271 |
-17 |
$195,000 |
2 |
Jin Young Ko | 68 - 72 - 69 - 64 |
273 |
-15 |
$121,275 |
3 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 65 - 69 - 74 - 68 |
276 |
-12 |
$87,977 |
T4 |
Angel Yin | 72 - 69 - 70 - 66 |
277 |
-11 |
$61,418 |
T4 |
Haru Nomura | 70 - 67 - 70 - 70 |
277 |
-11 |
$61,418 |
T6 |
Azahara Munoz | 72 - 71 - 70 - 65 |
278 |
-10 |
$41,166 |
T6 |
Alena Sharp | 69 - 71 - 70 - 68 |
278 |
-10 |
$41,166 |
T8 |
Marissa Steen | 70 - 71 - 70 - 68 |
279 |
-9 |
$31,207 |
T8 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 65 - 73 - 70 - 71 |
279 |
-9 |
$31,207 |
T10 |
Amy Olson | 70 - 76 - 66 - 68 |
280 |
-8 |
$23,451 |
T10 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 71 - 71 - 70 - 68 |
280 |
-8 |
$23,451 |
T10 |
Sarah Kemp | 72 - 71 - 68 - 69 |
280 |
-8 |
$23,451 |
T10 |
Hannah Green | 68 - 69 - 73 - 70 |
280 |
-8 |
$23,451 |
T10 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | 72 - 69 - 67 - 72 |
280 |
-8 |
$23,451 |
T15 |
Teresa Lu | 77 - 67 - 70 - 67 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Kristen Gillman | 68 - 74 - 70 - 69 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Minjee Lee | 71 - 70 - 71 - 69 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 72 - 70 - 69 - 70 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Mirim Lee | 73 - 69 - 68 - 71 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 68 - 72 - 70 - 71 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T15 |
Bronte Law | 67 - 72 - 70 - 72 |
281 |
-7 |
$16,713 |
T22 |
Meghan MacLaren | 73 - 69 - 73 - 67 |
282 |
-6 |
$13,187 |
T22 |
Celine Boutier | 71 - 70 - 74 - 67 |
282 |
-6 |
$13,187 |
T22 |
Marina Alex | 72 - 68 - 75 - 67 |
282 |
-6 |
$13,187 |
T22 |
Jaclyn Lee | 72 - 71 - 71 - 68 |
282 |
-6 |
$13,187 |
T22 |
Gaby Lopez | 71 - 69 - 72 - 70 |
282 |
-6 |
$13,187 |
T27 |
Tonje Daffinrud | 72 - 73 - 71 - 67 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T27 |
Jaye Marie Green | 73 - 72 - 70 - 68 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T27 |
Karis Davidson | 71 - 70 - 73 - 69 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T27 |
Brittany Altomare | 69 - 75 - 69 - 70 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T27 |
Carlota Ciganda | 68 - 72 - 73 - 70 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T27 |
Yu Liu | 69 - 70 - 70 - 74 |
283 |
-5 |
$10,657 |
T33 |
Katherine Kirk | 71 - 74 - 70 - 69 |
284 |
-4 |
$8,512 |
T33 |
Jackie Stoelting | 68 - 75 - 71 - 70 |
284 |
-4 |
$8,512 |
T33 |
Maria Torres | 71 - 72 - 70 - 71 |
284 |
-4 |
$8,512 |
T33 |
Lauren Stephenson | 70 - 73 - 69 - 72 |
284 |
-4 |
$8,512 |
T33 |
Madelene Sagstrom | 67 - 67 - 77 - 73 |
284 |
-4 |
$8,512 |
T38 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 74 - 72 - 70 - 69 |
285 |
-3 |
$7,193 |
T38 |
Xiyu Lin | 74 - 69 - 71 - 71 |
285 |
-3 |
$7,193 |
T38 |
Karrie Webb | 67 - 74 - 71 - 73 |
285 |
-3 |
$7,193 |
41 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 76 - 69 - 72 - 69 |
286 |
-2 |
$6,640 |
T42 |
Ayako Uehara | 73 - 73 - 73 - 68 |
287 |
-1 |
$6,241 |
T42 |
Charley Hull | 75 - 66 - 74 - 72 |
287 |
-1 |
$6,241 |
T44 |
Catriona Matthew | 73 - 72 - 73 - 70 |
288 |
E |
$5,644 |
T44 |
Luna Sobron | 73 - 73 - 69 - 73 |
288 |
E |
$5,644 |
T44 |
Dana Finkelstein | 70 - 71 - 72 - 75 |
288 |
E |
$5,644 |
T47 |
Charlotte Thomas | 74 - 70 - 74 - 71 |
289 |
1 |
$4,860 |
T47 |
Annie Park | 70 - 76 - 71 - 72 |
289 |
1 |
$4,860 |
T47 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 71 - 74 - 72 - 72 |
289 |
1 |
$4,860 |
T47 |
Isi Gabsa | 71 - 74 - 69 - 75 |
289 |
1 |
$4,860 |
T47 |
Kris Tamulis | 71 - 68 - 75 - 75 |
289 |
1 |
$4,860 |
T52 |
Lee-Anne Pace | 73 - 72 - 76 - 69 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T52 |
Lizette Salas | 71 - 75 - 73 - 71 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T52 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | 74 - 71 - 74 - 71 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T52 |
Sarah Schmelzel | 70 - 74 - 74 - 72 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T52 |
Mina Harigae | 72 - 72 - 72 - 74 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T52 |
Amy Yang | 70 - 70 - 76 - 74 |
290 |
2 |
$4,050 |
T58 |
Caroline Masson | 71 - 74 - 73 - 73 |
291 |
3 |
$3,360 |
T58 |
Sakura Yokomine | 76 - 70 - 71 - 74 |
291 |
3 |
$3,360 |
T58 |
Celine Herbin | 71 - 72 - 74 - 74 |
291 |
3 |
$3,360 |
T58 |
Elizabeth Szokol | 71 - 74 - 71 - 75 |
291 |
3 |
$3,360 |
T58 |
Felicity Johnson | 71 - 72 - 73 - 75 |
291 |
3 |
$3,360 |
63 |
Lindy Duncan | 71 - 73 - 76 - 72 |
292 |
4 |
$3,121 |
T64 |
Munchin Keh | 72 - 74 - 72 - 75 |
293 |
5 |
$3,021 |
T64 |
Lindsey Weaver | 72 - 71 - 75 - 75 |
293 |
5 |
$3,021 |
T66 |
Kim Kaufman | 72 - 74 - 73 - 75 |
294 |
6 |
$2,888 |
T66 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 73 - 72 - 73 - 76 |
294 |
6 |
$2,888 |
68 |
Stephanie Meadow | 73 - 73 - 74 - 76 |
296 |
8 |
$2,788 |
69 |
Morgan Pressel | 74 - 72 - 76 - 75 |
297 |
9 |
$2,722 |
CUT |
Peiyun Chien | 76 - 71 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Yuri Yoshida (a) | 76 - 71 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Alison Lee | 75 - 72 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Rebecca Artis | 74 - 73 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jacqui Concolino | 74 - 73 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Daniela Darquea | 73 - 74 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 73 - 74 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | 73 - 74 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Amy Walsh | 73 - 74 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | 71 - 76 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mel Reid | 70 - 77 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Wichanee Meechai | 77 - 71 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Aditi Ashok | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Marianne Skarpnord | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Chella Choi | 74 - 74 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Muni He | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Christina Kim | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Stephanie Na | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Benyapa Niphatsophon | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Beatriz Recari | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lydia Ko | 71 - 77 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Pei-Ying Tsai | 71 - 77 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Haeji Kang | 70 - 78 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Georgia Hall | 69 - 79 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (a) | 79 - 70 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Cheyenne Woods | 78 - 71 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mo Martin | 76 - 73 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Emma Talley | 76 - 73 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ally McDonald | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mayu Wakui (a) | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Laura Davies | 74 - 75 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Hina Arakaki | 73 - 76 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Brittany Marchand | 73 - 76 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Brittany Lang | 72 - 77 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Erika Hara | 70 - 79 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Dani Holmqvist | 79 - 71 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Brianna Do | 77 - 73 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Hanee Song | 77 - 73 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Klara Spilkova | 77 - 73 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 77 - 73 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Kendall Dye | 76 - 74 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Megan Khang | 76 - 74 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Cathryn Bristow | 74 - 76 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Linnea Strom | 78 - 73 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Kylie Henry | 76 - 75 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | 76 - 75 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Michele Thomson | 76 - 75 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jenny Haglund | 75 - 76 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Yae Eun Hong (a) | 75 - 76 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Laura Gonzalez Escallon | 74 - 77 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Yani Tseng | 78 - 74 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Prima Thammaraks | 77 - 75 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Miki Sakai | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mariajo Uribe | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 75 - 77 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Joanna Klatten | 74 - 78 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Whitney Hillier | 77 - 76 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Amy Boulden | 75 - 78 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Becca Huffer | 75 - 78 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Doey Choi (a) | 73 - 80 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Dottie Ardina | 84 - 70 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Olivia Cowan | 80 - 74 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Pernilla Lindberg | 78 - 76 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Holly Clyburn | 77 - 77 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Hira Naveed (a) | 75 - 79 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Paula Creamer | 73 - 81 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Candie Kung | 84 - 71 |
11 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Beth Allen | 79 - 76 |
11 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ruixin Liu | 75 - 80 |
11 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Christine Wolf | 73 - 82 |
11 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Su Oh | 77 - 81 |
14 |
$0 |
|
WD |
Hee Jung Lim | 77 |
$0 |
||
DQ |
Jane Park | 69 - 73 - 70 |
$0 |