Jessica Korda (click to enlarge)
In January, Jessica Korda kick-started the American Renaissance on the LPGA Tour, winning the season opening 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Since then, her year has been up and down. In recent weeks, she suffered consecutive missed cuts at Swinging Skirts and the North Texas Shootout. Korda was back in the money with a T37 at Kingsmill, but still clearly not performing at her highest level. On Sunday at the 2014 Airbus LPGA Classic presented by JTBC, Jessica displayed the skill and steely nerves that have now made the 21-year old a 3-time LPGA champion.
Jessica Korda (click to enlarge)
The top of the leaderboard was aflame in red numbers as half a dozen of the tour’s brightest stars were locked in a birdie duel, none seeming to maintain any separation. That is, until Jessica torched the back 9. She was a respectable 1-under through the front side for a 14-under overall tally at the turn. Starting with the 10th hole, Korda birdied 6 of the last 9 holes including 3 in a row from 14 through 16. She needed every one of those birdies as shots were falling from a myriad of players around her. When the dust settled and the last birdie was holed out, Jessica had matched her 20-under score from last year’s event. On that day, she fell 1 shot shy of Jennifer Johnson’s tournament record 21-under. But on this day, it was Korda who outpaced second place finisher Anna Nordqvist by 1 shot.
Jessica Korda (click to enlarge)
With the win, Jessica joins Nordqvist and Karrie Webb as 2014 multiple winners and is the first American multiple winner of the season. It’s her 3rd overall win, but the first on American soil. Her first two titles came in Australia and the Bahamas. She also continues the run of Solheim Cup 2013 alumni turned winners in 2014. Every player who has won this season was a member of either the American or European Solheim Cup team, save for Australia’s Karrie Webb, who is not eligible to play Solheim.
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1 JESSICA KORDA (-20)
with playing partner and bestie, Michelle Wie
with Wie and Charley Hull
with another bestie, Jodi Ewart Shadoff
2 ANNA NORDQVIST (-19)
T3 MICHELLE WIE (-18)
T3 CHARLEY HULL (-18)
T3 CATRIONA MATTHEW (-18)
6 JENNY SHIN (-17)
T7 LEXI THOMPSON (-16)
T7 EUN-HEE JI (-16)
| Round | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Total | Strokes | Purse | ||
| 1 | Jessica Korda | 67 | 67 | 69 | 65 | -7 | -20 | 268 | $195,000 | ||
| 2 | Anna Nordqvist | 68 | 66 | 66 | 69 | -3 | -19 | 269 | $120,962 | ||
| T3 | Charley Hull | 65 | 67 | 71 | 67 | -5 | -18 | 270 | $70,089 | ||
| T3 | Michelle Wie | 71 | 66 | 66 | 67 | -5 | -18 | 270 | $70,089 | ||
| T3 | Catriona Matthew | 64 | 67 | 70 | 69 | -3 | -18 | 270 | $70,089 | ||
| 6 | Jenny Shin | 67 | 68 | 69 | 67 | -5 | -17 | 271 | $44,703 | ||
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 70 | 65 | 71 | 66 | -6 | -16 | 272 | $33,224 | ||
| T7 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 | 67 | 68 | 68 | -4 | -16 | 272 | $33,224 | ||
| T7 | Eun-Hee Ji | 66 | 70 | 68 | 68 | -4 | -16 | 272 | $33,224 | ||
| T10 | Brittany Lincicome | 69 | 69 | 69 | 66 | -6 | -15 | 273 | $24,139 | ||
| T10 | Belen Mozo | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | -4 | -15 | 273 | $24,139 | ||
| T10 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 | 67 | 67 | 69 | -3 | -15 | 273 | $24,139 | ||
| T10 | Stacy Lewis | 66 | 70 | 66 | 71 | -1 | -15 | 273 | $24,139 | ||
| 14 | Chella Choi | 69 | 68 | 71 | 66 | -6 | -14 | 274 | $20,398 | ||
| T15 | Carlota Ciganda | 72 | 69 | 69 | 66 | -6 | -12 | 276 | $17,748 | ||
| T15 | Julieta Granada | 67 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -4 | -12 | 276 | $17,748 | ||
| T15 | Jennifer Johnson | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -4 | -12 | 276 | $17,748 | ||
| T15 | Paula Creamer | 71 | 71 | 66 | 68 | -4 | -12 | 276 | $17,748 | ||
| T19 | Hannah Jun Medlock | 73 | 66 | 71 | 67 | -5 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Xiyu Lin | 69 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -3 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Pornanong Phatlum | 69 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -3 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Paz Echeverria | 70 | 71 | 67 | 69 | -3 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Se Ri Pak | 67 | 69 | 71 | 70 | -2 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Haru Nomura | 71 | 65 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T19 | Paola Moreno | 68 | 71 | 66 | 72 | E | -11 | 277 | $14,182 | ||
| T26 | Kelly Tan | 71 | 70 | 71 | 66 | -6 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | -4 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Karine Icher | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | -3 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Hee Young Park | 68 | 66 | 73 | 71 | -1 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Christina Kim | 70 | 66 | 70 | 72 | E | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Katherine Kirk | 70 | 67 | 68 | 73 | +1 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T26 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 | 70 | 69 | 73 | +1 | -10 | 278 | $10,646 | ||
| T34 | Azahara Munoz | 69 | 72 | 70 | 68 | -4 | -9 | 279 | $8,146 | ||
| T34 | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | -4 | -9 | 279 | $8,146 | ||
| T34 | Jennifer Song | 68 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -2 | -9 | 279 | $8,146 | ||
| T34 | Mina Harigae | 73 | 66 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -9 | 279 | $8,146 | ||
| T34 | Brittany Lang | 68 | 70 | 69 | 72 | E | -9 | 279 | $8,146 | ||
| T39 | Sarah Kemp | 72 | 69 | 72 | 67 | -5 | -8 | 280 | $6,755 | ||
| T39 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 72 | 69 | 72 | 67 | -5 | -8 | 280 | $6,755 | ||
| T39 | Felicity Johnson | 69 | 67 | 75 | 69 | -3 | -8 | 280 | $6,755 | ||
| T39 | Meena Lee | 72 | 70 | 69 | 69 | -3 | -8 | 280 | $6,755 | ||
| T43 | Chie Arimura | 73 | 67 | 72 | 69 | -3 | -7 | 281 | $5,642 | ||
| T43 | Nicole Castrale | 67 | 73 | 71 | 70 | -2 | -7 | 281 | $5,642 | ||
| T43 | Jennifer Kirby | 69 | 68 | 74 | 70 | -2 | -7 | 281 | $5,642 | ||
| T43 | Dori Carter | 70 | 68 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -7 | 281 | $5,642 | ||
| T43 | Moira Dunn | 67 | 70 | 73 | 71 | -1 | -7 | 281 | $5,642 | ||
| T48 | Sydnee Michaels | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | -2 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Karrie Webb | 71 | 69 | 71 | 71 | -1 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Perrine Delacour | 68 | 73 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Mi Hyang Lee | 72 | 69 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 73 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Katie Burnett | 72 | 70 | 68 | 72 | E | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T48 | Ashleigh Simon | 72 | 70 | 67 | 73 | +1 | -6 | 282 | $4,532 | ||
| T55 | Jaye Marie Green | 71 | 71 | 74 | 67 | -5 | -5 | 283 | $3,775 | ||
| T55 | Lindsey Wright | 70 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -5 | 283 | $3,775 | ||
| T55 | Brooke Pancake | 72 | 68 | 71 | 72 | E | -5 | 283 | $3,775 | ||
| T55 | Jacqui Concolino | 70 | 71 | 69 | 73 | +1 | -5 | 283 | $3,775 | ||
| 59 | Veronica Felibert | 72 | 70 | 68 | 74 | +2 | -4 | 284 | $3,444 | ||
| T60 | Lisa McCloskey | 74 | 68 | 73 | 70 | -2 | -3 | 285 | $3,279 | ||
| T60 | Giulia Sergas | 73 | 68 | 72 | 72 | E | -3 | 285 | $3,279 | ||
| T62 | Katy Harris | 72 | 70 | 73 | 71 | -1 | -2 | 286 | $3,146 | ||
| T62 | Reilley Rankin | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | E | -2 | 286 | $3,146 | ||
| T64 | Ilhee Lee | 71 | 69 | 75 | 72 | E | -1 | 287 | $3,013 | ||
| T64 | Jenny Suh | 69 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +1 | -1 | 287 | $3,013 | ||
| T66 | Sandra Changkija | 70 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +1 | E | 288 | $2,881 | ||
| T66 | Becky Morgan | 75 | 67 | 73 | 73 | +1 | E | 288 | $2,881 | ||
| 68 | Jane Rah | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +4 | +1 | 289 | $2,781 | ||
| 69 | Tiffany Joh | 71 | 71 | 75 | 74 | +2 | +3 | 291 | $2,715 | ||
| 70 | Jaclyn Sweeney | 70 | 70 | 77 | 78 | +6 | +7 | 295 | $2,649 | ||
| WD | Jeong Jang | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | ||
| T71 | Amy Anderson | 69 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Laura Diaz | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Hee-Won Han | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Pat Hurst | 69 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Stacey Keating | 70 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | I.K. Kim | 70 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Mindy Kim | 73 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Caroline Masson | 73 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Kristy McPherson | 74 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Mika Miyazato | 75 | 68 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Jennifer Rosales | 69 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Alena Sharp | 71 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Angela Stanford | 69 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T71 | Caroline Westrup | 74 | 69 | MC | MC | – | – | 143 | – | ||
| T85 | Julia Boland | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Kathleen Ekey | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Katie Futcher | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Emma Jandel | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Hanna Kang | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Mirim Lee | 73 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Mo Martin | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Ji Young Oh | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Sarah Jane Smith | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T85 | Mariajo Uribe | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 144 | – | ||
| T95 | Cydney Clanton | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Brianna Do | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Victoria Elizabeth | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Austin Ernst | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Lorie Kane | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Haeji Kang | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Amelia Lewis | 69 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Ryann O’Toole | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Erica Popson | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Paula Reto | 75 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T95 | Kim Welch | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 145 | – | ||
| T106 | Silvia Cavalleri | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Sue Kim | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Alejandra Llaneza | 75 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Maria McBride | 75 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Megan McChrystal | 76 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Giulia Molinaro | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Lee-Anne Pace | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T106 | Yani Tseng | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 146 | – | ||
| T114 | Ashli Bunch | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – | ||
| T114 | Maria Hernandez | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – | ||
| T114 | Daniela Holmqvist | 73 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – | ||
| T114 | Kris Tamulis | 74 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 147 | – | ||
| T118 | Heather Bowie Young | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – | ||
| T118 | Laura Davies | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – | ||
| T118 | Seon Hwa Lee | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – | ||
| T118 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – | ||
| T118 | Marta Silva | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – | ||
| T123 | Anya Alvarez | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T123 | Megan Grehan | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T123 | Joanna Klatten | 75 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T123 | Natalie Sheary | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T123 | Karin Sjodin | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T123 | Alison Walshe | 78 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – | ||
| T129 | Louise Friberg | 75 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – | ||
| T129 | Vicky Hurst | 69 | 81 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – | ||
| T129 | Inbee Park | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – | ||
| T129 | Christine Song | 77 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – | ||
| T133 | Jamie Hullett | 78 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – | ||
| T133 | Kim Kaufman | 73 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – | ||
| T135 | Jane Park | 78 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – | ||
| T135 | Beatriz Recari | 77 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – | ||
| T137 | Dottie Ardina | 76 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – | ||
| T137 | Nicole Jeray | 75 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – | ||
| 139 | Victoria Tanco | 76 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – | ||
| T140 | Paula Hurtado | 81 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – | ||
| T140 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 79 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – | ||
| 142 | Sun Young Yoo | 71 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 71 | – | ||
| 143 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 80 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 80 | – | ||
| – | Amy Hung | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Kris Tschetter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Cindy LaCrosse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Kristie Smith | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Line Vedel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Amy Yang | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
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