Kia Classic R4

Kia Classic 2021 R4
March 25-28
Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California
$1,800,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3

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Inbee Park has won her 21st LPGA title with a five-stroke win at Aviara Golf Club on Sunday, to match the largest margin of victory in her career.

Kia Classic 2021 R4

“Everybody asks me like, ‘Do you still get nervous?’ Yes, of course. ‘But you look so comfortable. Are you comfortable?’ I’m like no, what do you expect? ,” said Park.

“What is special about this week is I always love to play [the Kia Classic] and I have played really, really well on this golf course but I was never able to win. I looked at the trophy before the final round and thought I almost had it a couple of times. Finally being able to win is a relief and it is a beautiful trophy.”

Kia Classic 2021 R4

This first win in Carlsbad came in her eleventh appearance and was also her first LPGA wire-to-wire victory (without ties).

She joins LPGA Tour Founder Marilynn Smith at No. 25 on the all-time wins list and moves within four of matching Se Ri Pak as the winningest player from the Republic of Korea in LPGA Tour history. It is also the second title for Park in her season debut (2013 Honda LPGA Thailand) and the second event she has won the week before a major championship (2013 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship/ U.S. Women’s Open).

Kia Classic 2021 R4

“It’s a big honor to put my name next to someone like Marilynn Smith, a Founder on the LPGA,” said Park, whose career earnings reach $17,003,925. “I’m going to try and keep playing my best to follow her footsteps.”

“She [Se Ri Pak] gave a lot of courage to women golfers in Korea that we can compete out on the LPGA. Being able to do things that follow her steps is always a great honor. Growing up, I definitely looked at Se Ri as one of my top players to look up to. It’s always a good vibe going into the major tournament.”

Kia Classic 2021 R4

Amy Olson signed for a bogey-free 68 to tie for second with Lexi Thompson (69). World No. 1 Jin Young Ko finished alone in fourth at 8-under overall.

“I had a good warmup I think, so I’m looking forward to the ANA,” said Ko, the 2019 ANA Inspiration champion. “I had great rounds the last four days. Before this week, I practice four, five days and stayed a week at the Mission Hills. I saw my name on the bridge and believed I could win [again] on the course.”

Kia Classic 2021 R4

Pos.	Player	To Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Inbee Park	-14	66	69	69	70	274
T2	Amy Olson	-9	75	69	67	68	279
T2	Lexi Thompson	-9	72	72	66	69	279
4	Jin Young Ko	-8	71	71	68	70	280
T5	Hyo Joo Kim	-7	67	72	72	70	281
T5	Minjee Lee	-7	72	69	68	72	281
T7	Wei-Ling Hsu	-6	71	69	72	70	282
T7	Danielle Kang	-6	70	74	69	69	282
T7	Stacy Lewis	-6	73	70	74	65	282
T10	Brooke M. Henderson	-5	73	70	68	72	283
T10	Nelly Korda	-5	75	69	70	69	283
T12	Marina Alex	-4	73	69	71	71	284
T12	Nicole Broch Larsen	-4	70	71	71	72	284
T12	Mi Jung Hur	-4	71	71	67	75	284
T12	Annie Park	-4	72	74	66	72	284
T12	So Yeon Ryu	-4	74	73	70	67	284
T12	Jenny Shin	-4	71	74	68	71	284
T12	Ayako Uehara	-4	72	73	69	70	284
T12	Jing Yan	-4	73	69	71	71	284
T12	Amy Yang	-4	69	76	70	69	284
T21	Ariya Jutanugarn	-3	73	74	66	72	285
T21	Cheyenne Knight	-3	72	72	70	71	285
T21	Mi Hyang Lee	-3	72	74	70	69	285
T21	Sophia Popov	-3	68	68	76	73	285
T21	Lizette Salas	-3	75	68	72	70	285
T26	Kristen Gillman	-2	70	71	74	71	286
T26	Eun-Hee Ji	-2	71	74	71	70	286
T26	Christina Kim	-2	70	75	71	70	286
T26	Lydia Ko	-2	74	71	70	71	286
T26	Ryann O’Toole	-2	76	71	67	72	286
T26	Mel Reid	-2	68	70	71	77	286
T26	Madelene Sagstrom	-2	72	74	64	76	286
T33	Brittany Altomare	-1	74	71	74	68	287
T33	Ashleigh Buhai	-1	70	72	74	71	287
T33	Carlota Ciganda	-1	76	69	72	70	287
T33	Cydney Clanton	-1	73	72	69	73	287
T33	Ally Ewing	-1	72	75	68	72	287
T33	Charley Hull	-1	76	70	69	72	287
T33	Haley Moore	-1	75	71	70	71	287
T33	Azahara Munoz	-1	70	72	73	72	287
T33	Anna Nordqvist	-1	71	73	70	73	287
T33	Gerina Piller	-1	71	70	76	70	287
T33	Sarah Schmelzel	-1	72	75	70	70	287
T44	Pajaree Anannarukarn	E	79	68	70	71	288
T44	Aditi Ashok	E	74	72	71	71	288
T44	Ssu-Chia Cheng	E	73	74	68	73	288
T44	Sarah Kemp	E	72	75	69	72	288
T44	Cristie Kerr	E	76	68	69	75	288
T44	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	E	74	73	70	71	288
T44	Bronte Law	E	71	72	70	75	288
T51	Dana Finkelstein	1	75	72	70	72	289
T51	Brittany Lincicome	1	71	72	76	70	289
T51	Gaby Lopez	1	75	71	71	72	289
T51	Liz Nagel	1	72	72	74	71	289
T51	Pornanong Phatlum	1	74	73	70	72	289
T56	Mina Harigae	2	69	74	72	75	290
T56	Brittany Lang	2	73	71	75	71	290
T56	Mirim Lee	2	75	72	70	73	290
T56	Leona Maguire	2	72	74	70	74	290
T56	Alana Uriell	2	74	70	74	72	290
T61	Jenny Coleman	3	72	73	74	72	291
T61	Hannah Green	3	73	72	72	74	291
T61	Xiyu Lin	3	75	69	74	73	291
T61	Yealimi Noh	3	72	74	72	73	291
T61	Jennifer Song	3	75	72	70	74	291
T66	Tiffany Chan	4	76	69	74	73	292
T66	Caroline Inglis	4	73	74	77	68	292
T66	Esther Lee	4	73	74	71	74	292
T66	Pernilla Lindberg	4	71	76	77	68	292
T66	Stephanie Meadow	4	68	75	73	76	292
T66	Elizabeth Szokol	4	71	71	77	73	292
72	Celine Boutier	6	70	77	73	74	294
T73	Jennifer Chang	7	72	72	79	72	295
T73	Angel Yin	7	78	69	74	74	295
75	Jasmine Suwannapura	8	70	75	76	75	296
76	Alena Sharp	9	75	68	77	77	297
CUT	Perrine Delacour	4	74	74			148
CUT	Dani Holmqvist	4	73	75			148
CUT	Sei Young Kim	4	72	76			148
CUT	Jennifer Kupcho	4	75	73			148
CUT	Jeongeun Lee6	4	75	73			148
CUT	Yu Liu	4	79	69			148
CUT	Haru Nomura	4	73	75			148
CUT	Sung Hyun Park	4	74	74			148
CUT	Robynn Ree	4	76	72			148
CUT	Sandra Gal	5	76	73			149
CUT	Jaye Marie Green	5	77	72			149
CUT	Jiwon Jeon	5	72	77			149
CUT	In Kyung Kim	5	73	76			149
CUT	Mo Martin	5	77	72			149
CUT	Caroline Masson	5	74	75			149
CUT	Katherine Perry-Hamski	5	74	75			149
CUT	Sarah Jane Smith	5	75	74			149
CUT	Yujeong Son	5	72	77			149
CUT	Emma Talley	5	73	76			149
CUT	Sarah Burnham	6	76	74			150
CUT	Chella Choi	6	74	76			150
CUT	Georgia Hall	6	78	72			150
CUT	Nasa Hataoka	6	79	71			150
CUT	Tiffany Joh	6	77	73			150
CUT	Moriya Jutanugarn	6	74	76			150
CUT	Haeji Kang	6	76	74			150
CUT	A Lim Kim	6	78	72			150
CUT	Wichanee Meechai	6	75	75			150
CUT	Giulia Molinaro	6	72	78			150
CUT	Jane Park	6	72	78			150
CUT	Maia Schechter	6	74	76			150
CUT	Lauren Stephenson	6	78	72			150
CUT	Jackie Stoelting	6	76	74			150
CUT	Kelly Tan	6	79	71			150
CUT	Patty Tavatanakit	6	71	79			150
CUT	Maria Torres	6	73	77			150
CUT	Lindsey Weaver	6	77	73			150
CUT	Matilda Castren	7	76	75			151
CUT	Na Yeon Choi	7	77	74			151
CUT	Maria Fassi	7	76	75			151
CUT	Juli Inkster	7	74	77			151
CUT	Angela Stanford	7	75	76			151
CUT	Andrea Lee	8	74	78			152
CUT	Jeongeun Lee	8	79	73			152
CUT	Roberta Liti	8	74	78			152
CUT	Su Oh	8	78	74			152
CUT	Hee Young Park	8	77	75			152
CUT	Morgan Pressel	8	76	76			152
CUT	Mariah Stackhouse	8	72	80			152
CUT	Suzuka Yamaguchi	8	77	75			152
CUT	Anne van Dam	8	77	75			152
CUT	Daniela Darquea	9	76	77			153
CUT	Lindy Duncan	9	79	74			153
CUT	Megan Khang	9	76	77			153
CUT	Linnea Strom	9	77	76			153
CUT	Muni He	10	75	79			154
CUT	Jaclyn Lee	10	76	78			154
CUT	Paula Reto	10	78	76			154
CUT	Albane Valenzuela	10	75	79			154
CUT	Lauren Kim	11	77	78			155
CUT	Katherine Kirk	11	82	73			155
CUT	Michelle Wie West	11	81	74			155
CUT	Mind Muangkhumsakul	12	78	78			156
CUT	Austin Ernst	13	79	78			157
CUT	Jillian Hollis	15	80	79			159
CUT	Min Seo Kwak	16	78	82			160
CUT	Yani Tseng	22	82	84			166
DQ	In Gee Chun	-4	68				68