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Mel Reid wins first LPGA title
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October 5, 2020
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October 01-04
Seaview, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey
$1,300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3




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.


โ€œI'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. โ€œI 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.

โ€œThe 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€



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.


โ€œI 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. โ€œWe 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.

โ€œThat 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 



โ€œMel 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. โ€œI 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
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