October 01-04
Seaview, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey
$1,300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
โBest kiss I ever had.โ 🏆😂@melreidgolf | @ShopRiteLPGA pic.twitter.com/6P9bCHrNKS
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 4, 2020
Mel Reid is an LPGA Tour champion and Rolex first-time Winner. The six-time Ladies European Tour (LET) winner and three-time European Solheim Cup Team member sealed victory with a 4-under par 67 to win by two strokes at 19-under overall.
โI'm just over the moon, so emotional. So happy for myself and my team, there is a lot more to it than just me hitting a golf ball,โ said Reid. โI read a tweet yesterday and it was probably one of the only bad tweets that I got saying she'll choke. It gave me a bit of motivation. I know it sounds stupid, but probably the best thing I could have read. I was definitely not letting that happen.
โThe older you get in this game you do create a few scars. But being 33 years old and lifting this trophy when I had some young players behind me, it goes to show I guess that I like adversity. I'll always be a fighter and try and fight my way through things. I'm so happy and relieved that I got it done.โ
The round of a Champion 🏆@melreidgolf carded seven birdies on her way to a winning final round 67 in New Jersey 👏👇 pic.twitter.com/LZ9mqOM70g
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 4, 2020
After a couple early birdies on Nos. 1 and 3, Reid found bogey at Nos. 6 and 7. She closed out her opening nine with a pair of birdies to bounce back and make the turn 2-under in the final round and -17 overall, good for a one-shot lead overย Jennifer Song .
Reid dropped in a couple more birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 to give her a four-stroke advantage, with Song and Jennifer Kupcho in a tie for second at -15. After coming up short with her approach on the par-3 15th, she faced a crucial 15-foot putt for par to keep the momentum rolling in Atlantic County.
โI punched a 4-iron, but that missed on the right. It was a tough hole today and we didn't get a great lie in the rough,โ said Reid, who hit 13 greens in regulation this afternoon. โWe played the percentage play, a little chip and run, and it came out a little bit hotter that I thought. That putt was missing right all day and I just willed the hell out of it to catch the right edge.
โThat was a huge moment for us and probably the first time I showed emotion the whole tournament because I knew what a big putt it was. Making par there, that's when I knew if I don't do anything stupid this is mine.โ
The runner-up finish from Kupcho ties a career-best she set at the 2019 Evian Championship. She recorded seven birdies in the final round, as well as two bogeys and one double bogey for a 3-under 68.
Meanwhile, Song held the outright advantage by one at -16 following a bogey from Reid on No. 7. With no leaderboards on the Bay Course, she never knew that was the case until after the round.ย
Not one but TWO near aces on the 17th hole! 🤯@TheJenniferSong and @jenniferkupcho both move within two of the lead heading to the par-5 18th!
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 4, 2020
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โMel played so solid today and it was really fun to watch,โ said Song, who set a 72-hole career-best on the LPGA with her 16-under 268 performance at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. โI had no clue where I was; I was just playing one shot at a time. I definitely left a lot of birdies out there, so I'm kind of disappointed. Overall, I'm very happy because I think every week I am getting better.โ
Nasa Hataoka and Nelly Korda finished at -14 and -12, respectively, rounding out the top five. Four players ended in a tie for sixth at -11, including nine-time LPGA Tour winner and 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship winner Brooke Henderson.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Mel Reid | -19 |
68 |
64 |
66 |
67 |
265 |
2 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -17 |
69 |
65 |
65 |
68 |
267 |
3 |
Jennifer Song | -16 |
65 |
69 |
65 |
69 |
268 |
4 |
Nasa Hataoka | -14 |
64 |
67 |
70 |
69 |
270 |
5 |
Nelly Korda | -12 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
66 |
272 |
T6 |
Ashleigh Buhai | -11 |
66 |
71 |
70 |
66 |
273 |
T6 |
Mina Harigae | -11 |
68 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
273 |
T6 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -11 |
68 |
70 |
65 |
70 |
273 |
T6 |
Ryann O'Toole | -11 |
64 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
273 |
T10 |
Brittany Altomare | -10 |
66 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
274 |
T10 |
Christina Kim | -10 |
69 |
65 |
72 |
68 |
274 |
T10 |
Katherine Kirk | -10 |
66 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
274 |
T13 |
Maria Fassi | -9 |
70 |
71 |
69 |
65 |
275 |
T13 |
Megan Khang | -9 |
69 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
275 |
T13 |
Jessica Korda | -9 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
275 |
T13 |
Ally McDonald | -9 |
69 |
67 |
68 |
71 |
275 |
T13 |
Lexi Thompson | -9 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
68 |
275 |
T18 |
Georgia Hall | -8 |
67 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
276 |
T18 |
Sei Young Kim | -8 |
69 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
276 |
T18 |
Brittany Lang | -8 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
67 |
276 |
T18 |
Minjee Lee | -8 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
67 |
276 |
T18 |
Kelly Tan | -8 |
68 |
69 |
65 |
74 |
276 |
T18 |
Anne van Dam | -8 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
276 |
T24 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -7 |
67 |
70 |
68 |
72 |
277 |
T24 |
Xiyu Lin | -7 |
70 |
69 |
65 |
73 |
277 |
T24 |
Leona Maguire | -7 |
71 |
69 |
70 |
67 |
277 |
T27 |
Tiffany Joh | -6 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
278 |
T27 |
Mi Hyang Lee | -6 |
63 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
278 |
T27 |
Yu Liu | -6 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
70 |
278 |
T27 |
Gaby Lopez | -6 |
72 |
65 |
70 |
71 |
278 |
T27 |
Yealimi Noh | -6 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
278 |
T27 |
Amy Olson | -6 |
67 |
66 |
73 |
72 |
278 |
T27 |
Sung Hyun Park | -6 |
72 |
66 |
74 |
66 |
278 |
T27 |
Hinako Shibuno | -6 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
278 |
T35 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | -5 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
65 |
279 |
T35 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -5 |
68 |
69 |
68 |
74 |
279 |
T35 |
Stacy Lewis | -5 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
279 |
T35 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -5 |
70 |
72 |
67 |
70 |
279 |
T35 |
Jenny Shin | -5 |
66 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
279 |
T40 |
Lindy Duncan | -4 |
66 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
280 |
T40 |
Yui Kawamoto | -4 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
69 |
280 |
T40 |
Alena Sharp | -4 |
72 |
66 |
71 |
71 |
280 |
T43 |
Celine Boutier | -3 |
68 |
65 |
74 |
74 |
281 |
T43 |
Na Yeon Choi | -3 |
72 |
69 |
71 |
69 |
281 |
T43 |
In Gee Chun | -3 |
68 |
67 |
77 |
69 |
281 |
T43 |
Cheyenne Knight | -3 |
73 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
281 |
T43 |
Min Seo Kwak | -3 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
70 |
281 |
T43 |
Anna Nordqvist | -3 |
72 |
69 |
71 |
69 |
281 |
T43 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -3 |
67 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
281 |
T43 |
Sophia Popov | -3 |
69 |
68 |
69 |
75 |
281 |
T43 |
Emma Talley | -3 |
70 |
67 |
73 |
71 |
281 |
T43 |
Lindsey Weaver | -3 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
281 |
53 |
Cristie Kerr | -2 |
72 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
282 |
T54 |
Gerina Piller | -1 |
68 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
283 |
T54 |
Lizette Salas | -1 |
69 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
283 |
T54 |
Charlotte Thomas | -1 |
69 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
283 |
T54 |
Ayako Uehara | -1 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
73 |
283 |
T58 |
Matilda Castren | E |
68 |
69 |
73 |
74 |
284 |
T58 |
Cydney Clanton | E |
67 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
284 |
T58 |
Stephanie Meadow | E |
70 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
284 |
T61 |
Carlota Ciganda | 1 |
72 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
285 |
T61 |
Austin Ernst | 1 |
68 |
71 |
72 |
74 |
285 |
T61 |
Kristen Gillman | 1 |
67 |
70 |
74 |
74 |
285 |
T61 |
Hee Young Park | 1 |
67 |
73 |
74 |
71 |
285 |
65 |
Lauren Stephenson | 2 |
63 |
75 |
73 |
75 |
286 |
T66 |
Tiffany Chan | 3 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
72 |
287 |
T66 |
Hannah Green | 3 |
73 |
69 |
70 |
75 |
287 |
T66 |
Haeji Kang | 3 |
68 |
69 |
73 |
77 |
287 |
T66 |
Annie Park | 3 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
287 |
T70 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 4 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
288 |
T70 |
Elizabeth Szokol | 4 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
74 |
288 |
72 |
Andrea Lee | 5 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
78 |
289 |
T73 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 6 |
70 |
71 |
76 |
73 |
290 |
T73 |
Linnea Strom | 6 |
69 |
68 |
75 |
78 |
290 |
T73 |
Albane Valenzuela | 6 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
75 |
290 |
76 |
Dana Finkelstein | 8 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
78 |
292 |
CUT |
Jeong Eun Lee | 1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Muni He | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Kemp | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Brittany Lincicome | 1 |
76 |
67 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Liz Nagel | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 1 |
67 |
76 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Klara Spilkova | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Patty Tavatanakit | 1 |
66 |
77 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Charley Hull | 2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Jiwon Jeon | 2 |
68 |
76 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Su Oh | 2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Inbee Park | 2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Louise Ridderstrom | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Burnham | 3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Jennifer Chang | 3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Chella Choi | 3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Jenny Coleman | 3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Maria Fernanda Torres | 3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Sandra Gal | 3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Caroline Hedwall | 3 |
77 |
68 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Esther Lee | 3 |
68 |
77 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Mirim Lee | 3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Angela Stanford | 3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Jaye Marie Green | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Bronte Law | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Haru Nomura | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Brynn Walker (a) | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Megha Ganne (a) | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Wichanee Meechai | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Morgan Pressel | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 6 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Madelene Sagstrom | 6 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Jing Yan | 6 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Haley Moore | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Maia Schechter | 7 |
78 |
71 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Perrine Delacour | 8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Julieta Granada | 8 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Natalie Gulbis | 8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Laura Davies | 10 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Giulia Molinaro | 11 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Jillian Hollis | 12 |
75 |
79 |
154 |