Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
November 11-14
Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida
$1,750,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
🏆🏆 Another one 🏆🏆
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 14, 2021
Nelly Korda claims her fourth win this season at the Pelican Women’s Championship! 👏 pic.twitter.com/sjwfKcCQ1G
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Rolex Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda birdied the 18th after a triple bogey at the par-4 17th to join a four-way playoff and made another birdie on the first extra hole to emerge the winner of the Pelican Women's Championship.
Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
“I honestly lost hope,” said Korda of the 17th. “I was like, ‘Okay, just try to make a solid par because 18 is a really tough hole. If you have a chance for birdie, then try and go after it.' But my caddie [Jason McDede] really kept me in the moment and I didn't give up. Thank God I didn't.
“Jason was like, ‘I want you to take one minute and just think positive thoughts, no negativity.' So, I just thought about the putts I made, particularly No. 6. I made that right-to-left birdie putt, so I thought about that and just seeing the ball go in the hole.”
The playoff birdie that clinched win No. 4 of the season, No. 7 of @NellyKorda's career! 💯 pic.twitter.com/08mHoruUL1
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 14, 2021
Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
Korda joins Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jin Young Ko as the only player with four wins on Tour this season and is the American with the most wins in an LPGA Tour season since Stacy Lewis won four times in 2012. She also won the golf medal at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer.
Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
“I think the major [KPMG Women's PGA Championship] was the hardest because it was back-to-back events. It was my first major and that's what I wanted for so, so long,” said Korda. “Growing up, I didn't think, ‘Okay, I want to play in the Olympics. I want to win a gold medal.' It was, ‘I want to win a major.' That one definitely ranks really high up.
“But the gold medal, you know, comes once every four years. It's such an honor to stand on that podium in front of the flag and put your hand across your chest. I had chills go through my entire body and I got really, really emotional. Thankfully I had the mask on.
“I always say that every event has a different meaning and every event has a special meaning to me, but obviously my first major, the gold medal, winning in front of my parents for the first time in [Lake] Nona, coming back, having all these expectations on me, not playing for a while and winning here, winning at Meijer [LPGA Classic] after missing the cut at the U.S. Open, being so down. Every win is special.”
Since 2017, @NellyKorda has won 6 of the 10 tournaments that she led or co-led after 3 rounds.@Lexi has won 4 of the 8 tournaments she led or co-led after 3 rounds.
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 14, 2021
They entered the final round tied at the top 👀
Insights by @KPMGGolf | #LPGAStats pic.twitter.com/v01pNtXDTP
Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
New Zealand's Lydia Ko, who shot a bogey-free 66, held the clubhouse lead alongside South Korea's Sei Young Kim (67) when Korda birdied the final hole to join the playoff. American Lexi Thompson made back-to-back bogeys on the final two holes to close with a 69 and join them.
“Had an amazing week,” said Thompson. "Played solid golf. So many players played amazing golf, Nelly as well, obviously. Played a lot of good golf, made a lot of good putts, and just wasn't meant for me in the end.”
Canadian Brooke Henderson finished fifth at 14-under after a closing 65.
Pelican's Championship 2021 R4
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
Scores |
Total |
1 |
Nelly Korda | -17 |
65-66-63-69 |
263 |
T2 |
Lydia Ko | -17 |
67-66-64-66 |
263 |
T2 |
Sei Young Kim | -17 |
64-67-65-67 |
263 |
T2 |
Lexi Thompson | -17 |
65-64-65-69 |
263 |
5 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -14 |
67-69-65-65 |
266 |
T6 |
Aditi Ashok | -13 |
67-71-65-64 |
267 |
T6 |
Jin Young Ko | -13 |
68-66-67-66 |
267 |
T6 |
Gaby Lopez | -13 |
66-67-68-66 |
267 |
T6 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -13 |
67-66-67-67 |
267 |
T6 |
Patty Tavatanakit | -13 |
68-65-64-70 |
267 |
T11 |
Caroline Inglis | -12 |
68-70-64-66 |
268 |
T11 |
Jessica Korda | -12 |
67-67-67-67 |
268 |
T11 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -12 |
68-64-69-67 |
268 |
14 |
Yuka Saso | -11 |
68-64-70-67 |
269 |
15 |
Albane Valenzuela | -10 |
69-68-69-64 |
270 |
T16 |
Ally Ewing | -9 |
68-67-71-65 |
271 |
T16 |
Yu Liu | -9 |
66-72-67-66 |
271 |
T16 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -9 |
69-68-66-68 |
271 |
T16 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | -9 |
66-64-72-69 |
271 |
T16 |
Lauren Coughlin | -9 |
65-68-68-70 |
271 |
T16 |
Christina Kim | -9 |
65-66-65-75 |
271 |
T22 |
Mel Reid | -8 |
75-63-70-64 |
272 |
T22 |
Amy Olson | -8 |
69-66-72-65 |
272 |
T22 |
Xiyu Lin | -8 |
70-69-66-67 |
272 |
T22 |
Lauren Stephenson | -8 |
68-68-66-70 |
272 |
T22 |
Maria Fassi | -8 |
67-65-68-72 |
272 |
T22 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -8 |
65-64-66-77 |
272 |
T28 |
In Gee Chun | -7 |
74-66-66-67 |
273 |
T28 |
Marina Alex | -7 |
68-71-67-67 |
273 |
T28 |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | -7 |
68-67-70-68 |
273 |
T28 |
Danielle Kang | -7 |
65-67-70-71 |
273 |
T28 |
Leona Maguire | -7 |
62-68-68-75 |
273 |
T33 |
Cheyenne Knight | -6 |
70-68-69-67 |
274 |
T33 |
Brittany Lincicome | -6 |
68-70-68-68 |
274 |
T33 |
Madelene Sagstrom | -6 |
69-68-69-68 |
274 |
T33 |
Annie Park | -6 |
68-69-69-68 |
274 |
T33 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -6 |
72-67-65-70 |
274 |
T33 |
Jaye Marie Green | -6 |
69-66-68-71 |
274 |
T33 |
A Lim Kim | -6 |
68-67-67-72 |
274 |
T40 |
Lindy Duncan | -5 |
72-66-71-66 |
275 |
T40 |
Giulia Molinaro | -5 |
70-69-68-68 |
275 |
T40 |
Ryann O'Toole | -5 |
69-68-70-68 |
275 |
T40 |
Isi Gabsa | -5 |
70-69-67-69 |
275 |
T40 |
Katherine Kirk | -5 |
70-67-68-70 |
275 |
T40 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -5 |
72-64-68-71 |
275 |
T40 |
Nasa Hataoka | -5 |
65-70-68-72 |
275 |
T47 |
Eun-Hee Ji | -4 |
71-68-68-69 |
276 |
T47 |
Stephanie Meadow | -4 |
70-70-66-70 |
276 |
T47 |
Caroline Masson | -4 |
69-68-68-71 |
276 |
T47 |
Jennifer Song | -4 |
70-66-69-71 |
276 |
T47 |
Esther Henseleit | -4 |
66-70-68-72 |
276 |
T52 |
Alena Sharp | -3 |
70-66-72-69 |
277 |
T52 |
Brittany Altomare | -3 |
67-69-71-70 |
277 |
T52 |
Su Oh | -3 |
68-64-73-72 |
277 |
T52 |
Mi Hyang Lee | -3 |
69-62-73-73 |
277 |
T52 |
Matilda Castren | -3 |
67-64-72-74 |
277 |
T57 |
Tiffany Chan | -2 |
70-70-71-67 |
278 |
T57 |
Ashleigh Buhai | -2 |
71-66-68-73 |
278 |
T57 |
Celine Boutier | -2 |
68-66-70-74 |
278 |
T60 |
Emma Talley | -1 |
70-70-71-68 |
279 |
T60 |
Azahara Munoz | -1 |
74-66-69-70 |
279 |
T60 |
Perrine Delacour | -1 |
70-69-68-72 |
279 |
T60 |
Lizette Salas | -1 |
69-70-68-72 |
279 |
T60 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -1 |
72-65-69-73 |
279 |
T65 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | Par |
72-67-69-72 |
280 |
T65 |
Wichanee Meechai | Par |
69-68-69-74 |
280 |
67 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | +1 |
68-72-69-72 |
281 |
T68 |
Nicole Broch Estrup | +2 |
69-71-68-74 |
282 |
T68 |
Ssu-Chia Cheng | +2 |
67-72-69-74 |
282 |
70 |
So Yeon Ryu | +3 |
73-66-69-75 |
283 |
T71 |
Paula Reto | +4 |
71-69-72-72 |
284 |
T71 |
Megan Khang | +4 |
70-69-73-72 |
284 |
T71 |
Kristen Gillman | +4 |
71-67-72-74 |
284 |
Linnea Strom | CUT |
72-69 |
141 |
|
Jenny Coleman | CUT |
74-68 |
142 |
|
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | CUT |
73-69 |
142 |
|
Cristie Kerr | CUT |
72-70 |
142 |
|
Jillian Hollis | CUT |
69-73 |
142 |
|
Marissa Steen | CUT |
69-73 |
142 |
|
Gerina Piller | CUT |
78-65 |
143 |
|
Haeji Kang | CUT |
76-67 |
143 |
|
Cydney Clanton | CUT |
73-70 |
143 |
|
Esther Lee | CUT |
73-70 |
143 |
|
Elizabeth Szokol | CUT |
73-70 |
143 |
|
Mina Harigae | CUT |
71-72 |
143 |
|
Yealimi Noh | CUT |
71-72 |
143 |
|
Sophia Popov | CUT |
71-72 |
143 |
|
Mariajo Uribe | CUT |
74-70 |
144 |
|
Daniela Darquea | CUT |
73-71 |
144 |
|
Ana Belac | CUT |
72-72 |
144 |
|
Pajaree Anannarukarn | CUT |
71-73 |
144 |
|
Stacy Lewis | CUT |
71-73 |
144 |
|
Austin Ernst | CUT |
70-74 |
144 |
|
Chella Choi | CUT |
76-69 |
145 |
|
Anne van Dam | CUT |
75-70 |
145 |
|
Sarah Kemp | CUT |
71-74 |
145 |
|
Amy Yang | CUT |
71-74 |
145 |
|
Angela Stanford | CUT |
70-75 |
145 |
|
Benyapa Niphatsophon | CUT |
77-69 |
146 |
|
Maisie Filler (a) | CUT |
76-70 |
146 |
|
Mirim Lee | CUT |
74-72 |
146 |
|
Maria Fernanda Torres | CUT |
72-74 |
146 |
|
Tiffany Joh | CUT |
75-72 |
147 |
|
Sarah Jane Smith | CUT |
73-74 |
147 |
|
Jing Yan | CUT |
76-72 |
148 |
|
Angel Yin | CUT |
71-78 |
149 |
|
Destiny Lawson | CUT |
77-78 |
155 |
|
Jenny Shin | W/D |