October 22-25
Reynolds Lake Oconee, Great Waters Course, Greensboro, Georgia
$1,300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Never give up. #DriveOn 🏆 pic.twitter.com/44Yube42aK
— Ally McDonald (@allymc10) October 25, 2020
Ally McDonald's 28th birthday present to herself this year was a first title on the LPGA with her victory at Reynolds Lake Oconee. She played a final round 69 for a 16-under, 272 total to beat Danielle Kang by one shot.
โI've never doubted my ability, but I've definitely questioned whether I would be able to win out here. It's really hard to win out here. So I've just really hung in there and tried to stick to my process since day one. That was able to get me in the winner's circle today. I'm really thankful.โ
She started the day with a one shot lead over rookie Bianca Pagdanganan, two ahead of Kang, and made birdie on the 4th hole then parred the rest of the front nine while Kang made two pars but also bogeyed the par-4 fifth and made the turn two shots back.
#CheersToTheChampion 🍾
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 25, 2020
With her win at the LPGA #DriveOn Championship - @reynoldsgolf, @allymc10 punched her ticket to the 2021/2022 @diamondresorts Tournament of Champions! 👏
๏ฟผ#DiamondLPGA pic.twitter.com/z3dS46yiS8
McDonald made three straight birdies from the 10th and another one on the 16th but a pair of bogeys meant victory was not assured.
It came down to the final hole where Kang had a chance at eagle but just missed the cup while McDonald's par putt dropped.
โIt's very fulfilling for me to finally get that victory. I won't say over the hump or anything like that because it's really hard to win out here. I'm just going to continue working really hard and try to even get No. 2 after this one. But I'll definitely soak this in. I'm just really grateful and blessed that I play on the LPGA Tour and am able to do what I love to do every single day.โ
Kang is currently ranked fifth in the world and a win on Sunday would have been her third this season, the second at a โDrive Onโ event.
🏆👏 @allymc10 maintained the lead throughout the entire final round!
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 26, 2020
Watch her final round highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/HJDouRKeC8
โI think I just need to take a few days off right now. My back has went into a spasm a few days ago. So it was a little difficult this week to play with it. I think I'm very proud of how I played despite not having my full game, but Ally played wonderfully and it's been a really great week,โ said Kang.
Pagdanganan parred the first 16 holes and closed with two birdies to finish at 14-under in solo third.
Ariya Jutanugarn and Katherine Kirk recorded their best results of the season with a tie for sixth at 11-under.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Ally McDonald | -16 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
272 |
2 |
Danielle Kang | -15 |
65 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
273 |
3 |
Bianca Pagdanganan | -14 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
274 |
T4 |
Carlota Ciganda | -13 |
73 |
65 |
68 |
69 |
275 |
T4 |
Mina Harigae | -13 |
72 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
275 |
T6 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -11 |
67 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
277 |
T6 |
Katherine Kirk | -11 |
72 |
65 |
70 |
70 |
277 |
T8 |
Brittany Altomare | -10 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
70 |
278 |
T8 |
Matilda Castren | -10 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
67 |
278 |
T8 |
Lydia Ko | -10 |
71 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
278 |
T11 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -9 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
279 |
T11 |
Mel Reid | -9 |
69 |
68 |
73 |
69 |
279 |
T13 |
Megan Khang | -8 |
71 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
280 |
T13 |
Brittany Lincicome | -8 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
280 |
T13 |
Gaby Lopez | -8 |
70 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
280 |
T13 |
Su Oh | -8 |
71 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
280 |
T17 |
Hannah Green | -7 |
74 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
281 |
T17 |
Stacy Lewis | -7 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
281 |
T17 |
Angel Yin | -7 |
72 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
281 |
T20 |
Chella Choi | -6 |
69 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
282 |
T20 |
Liz Nagel | -6 |
73 |
73 |
65 |
71 |
282 |
T20 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -6 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
71 |
282 |
T20 |
Lindsey Weaver | -6 |
67 |
72 |
72 |
71 |
282 |
T24 |
Lindy Duncan | -5 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
73 |
283 |
T24 |
Austin Ernst | -5 |
75 |
72 |
67 |
69 |
283 |
T24 |
Yealimi Noh | -5 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
283 |
T24 |
Jennifer Song | -5 |
65 |
75 |
71 |
72 |
283 |
T24 |
Marissa Steen | -5 |
68 |
72 |
74 |
69 |
283 |
T24 |
Elizabeth Szokol | -5 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
283 |
T24 |
Lexi Thompson | -5 |
71 |
74 |
68 |
70 |
283 |
T31 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -4 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
284 |
T31 |
Andrea Lee | -4 |
75 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
284 |
T31 |
Mariah Stackhouse | -4 |
70 |
75 |
68 |
71 |
284 |
T34 |
Lauren Coughlin | -3 |
69 |
75 |
70 |
71 |
285 |
T34 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -3 |
75 |
69 |
73 |
68 |
285 |
T34 |
Cristie Kerr | -3 |
73 |
70 |
69 |
73 |
285 |
T34 |
Christina Kim | -3 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
285 |
T34 |
Cheyenne Knight | -3 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
285 |
T34 |
Brittany Lang | -3 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
285 |
T34 |
Xiyu Lin | -3 |
74 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
285 |
T34 |
Stephanie Meadow | -3 |
74 |
70 |
71 |
70 |
285 |
T34 |
Amy Olson | -3 |
72 |
73 |
75 |
65 |
285 |
T43 |
Celine Boutier | -2 |
69 |
70 |
74 |
73 |
286 |
T43 |
Maria Fassi | -2 |
73 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
286 |
T43 |
Gerina Piller | -2 |
72 |
75 |
70 |
69 |
286 |
T43 |
Robynn Ree | -2 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
72 |
286 |
T43 |
Jenny Shin | -2 |
71 |
76 |
70 |
69 |
286 |
T48 |
Eun-Hee Ji | -1 |
72 |
70 |
74 |
71 |
287 |
T48 |
Haeji Kang | -1 |
71 |
75 |
69 |
72 |
287 |
T48 |
Caroline Masson | -1 |
71 |
73 |
71 |
72 |
287 |
T48 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -1 |
74 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
287 |
T52 |
Daniela Darquea | E |
72 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
288 |
T52 |
Azahara Munoz | E |
75 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
288 |
T52 |
Morgan Pressel | E |
71 |
76 |
73 |
68 |
288 |
T52 |
Alena Sharp | E |
70 |
69 |
73 |
76 |
288 |
T52 |
Angela Stanford | E |
72 |
72 |
74 |
70 |
288 |
T57 |
Perrine Delacour | 1 |
69 |
70 |
76 |
74 |
289 |
T57 |
Sophia Popov | 1 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
289 |
T57 |
Patty Tavatanakit | 1 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
71 |
289 |
T60 |
Kristen Gillman | 2 |
70 |
75 |
71 |
74 |
290 |
T60 |
Esther Lee | 2 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
76 |
290 |
T60 |
Minjee Lee | 2 |
70 |
73 |
75 |
72 |
290 |
T60 |
Yu Liu | 2 |
76 |
69 |
71 |
74 |
290 |
T60 |
Wichanee Meechai | 2 |
73 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
290 |
T60 |
Kelly Tan | 2 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
290 |
T60 |
Jing Yan | 2 |
75 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
290 |
T67 |
Jessica Korda | 3 |
74 |
67 |
77 |
73 |
291 |
T67 |
Haley Moore | 3 |
71 |
75 |
72 |
73 |
291 |
T69 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 4 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
69 |
292 |
T69 |
Leona Maguire | 4 |
74 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
292 |
T69 |
Annie Park | 4 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
74 |
292 |
72 |
Alana Uriell | 6 |
71 |
76 |
76 |
71 |
294 |
73 |
Brianna Do | 7 |
72 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
295 |
74 |
Anne van Dam | 9 |
74 |
70 |
76 |
77 |
297 |
75 |
Jiwon Jeon | 10 |
72 |
75 |
78 |
73 |
298 |
76 |
Linnea Johansson | 11 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
79 |
299 |
T77 |
Julieta Granada | 13 |
74 |
73 |
75 |
79 |
301 |
T77 |
Yujeong Son | 13 |
76 |
71 |
77 |
77 |
301 |
CUT |
Jennifer Chang | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Tiffany Joh | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Kim Kaufman | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Lizette Salas | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Linnea Strom | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Emma Talley | 4 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 5 |
70 |
79 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Juli Inkster | 5 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Min Seo Kwak | 5 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Klara Spilkova | 5 |
80 |
69 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Burnham | 6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Giulia Molinaro | 6 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Louise Ridderstrom | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Ayako Uehara | 6 |
71 |
79 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Kemp | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Lauren Stephenson | 7 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Jenny Coleman | 8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Jaye Marie Green | 9 |
74 |
79 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Jaclyn Lee | 9 |
80 |
73 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Jackie Stoelting | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Mind Muangkhumsakul | 10 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
||
CUT |
Maia Schechter | 10 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
||
CUT |
Dana Finkelstein | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
||
CUT |
Jillian Hollis | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
||
CUT |
Charlotte Thomas | 11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
||
CUT |
Lee Lopez | 12 |
79 |
77 |
156 |