LPGA's "super" season is undoubtedly dramatic.
The budding competition between Nelly Korda and Jin Young Ko reached its peak at the end of the season, and Ko brought knockouts for 2021. Fans are eager to see the pair regain their strength in January.
2021 is a comeback season, with Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson and Ariya Jutanugarn all winning for the first time in a long time. After the end of the Kia Classic's maternity leave, Wei Shengmei returned to the tour. Incredibly, Annika Sorenstam (Annika Sorenstam) participated in the LPGA competition for the first time since 2008.
For many golf fans, this is the first time they have seen breakthrough stars like Yuka Saso, Patty Tavatanakit, Leona Maguire and Matilda Castren.
With five Grand Slam events, the record-breaking Solheim Cup and Olympic glory, there are no shortage of important moments to choose from.
Nelly Korda won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship trophy at the Atlanta Sports Club. Photography: Adam Hagy-USA Today Sports
At the age of 22, Nelly Korda entered the KPMG Women's PGA. This is her 26th Grand Slam and is the undisputed best player on the LPGA. There is no Grand Slam. She left the Atlanta Sports Club as a true star.
As the first American to be No. 1 in the world since Stacy Lewis in 2014, Korda ended a 2,678-day drought. She also became the first American to win the LPGA Grand Slam since Angela Stanford won the Evian Championship in 2018.
Nelly Korda won the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Women's Games held at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. Photography: Michael Madrid-USA Today Sports
After shooting 59 in the second round in Tokyo and finally 62, Korda dig deep in the final round, defeating Mone Inami and Lydia Ko by one stroke and won the Olympic gold medal. The victory came within six weeks after Korda won her first Grand Slam title at KPMG.
Kodak is the first American woman to win a golf medal since Margaret Abbott won the gold medal in Paris in 1900.
"This is crazy," Corda said. "I am a gold medal (winner) which sounds absurd. I am an Olympian. I don't know it just hasn't sunk yet."
On June 6, 2021, in the final round of the 76th U.S. Women's Open at the San Francisco Olympic Club, Lexi Thompson hits the ball from the 18th hole in the bunker. Photo by Sean Haffi/Getty Images
The Filipino printed Yuka Saso's face on stamps and skyscrapers in downtown Manila because she became a rock star in her homeland in the summer. However, although Sasso won the first US Women's Open held at the Olympic Club, he will be remembered forever as the champion given by Lexi Thompson.
Thompson started the final round with a single pad and left the eighth hole with a leading five-shot lead. He seemed to be ready for the decisive moment of his career. In contrast, the 41 strokes on the last nine holes, including the 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole, were shockingly short and prevented her from participating in the playoffs between Saso and Nasa Hataoka.
"I really don't think I hit any bad golf clubs," said Thompson, who was emotional after the game. "This is what this golf course can do to you, and this is what I have been saying all week."
Jin Young Ko and Nelly Korda at the CME Team Tour Championship held at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida on November 21, 2021. Photo by Michael Reeves/Getty Images
Jin Young Ko entered the CME Group Tour Championship behind Nelly Korda in the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year competition. She needed to make a statement at the end of the season, and the boy did.
Although the burn on her left wrist prevented her from warming up normally throughout the week, Ko has won 63 consecutive victories on the regular green during the course of winning the championship. In the last round of her career, she won a championship salary of $1.5 million with a 63 stroke, the highest in women's golf and the title of Player of the Year. This is her fifth title of the season.
"To be honest, this is definitely today's Jin Young Ko Show," Korda said. "The testimony is really cool."
Annika Sorenstam celebrates the birdie in the first round of the Gainbridge LPGA held at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando on February 25, 2021. Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images
Since 2008, Annika Sorenstam (Annika Sorenstam) has participated in her first LPGA event, qualifying with a score of 75-71 on the Gainbride LPGA. The 50-year-old player performed an extraordinary feat on her home court at Lake Nona, despite receiving terrible advice from an LPGA rules official on the fifth hole on Thursday, she swallowed three bogeys.
The 72-time winner is accompanied by her family throughout the week, and her son Will checks every hole before each round and provides his advice.
"I plan to take Awa to play volleyball tomorrow, but I may have to let someone take her there," Sorenstam joked after being promoted.
She will continue to win the US Senior Women's Open in August.
On September 5, 2021, in the Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio on the second day of the foursome match, Leona Maguire of the European team played against her on the 14th hole. The putter on the green reacted. Photo by Gregory Shams/Getty Images
Solheim rookie Leona Maguire led the European team to a second consecutive victory, defeating Jennifer Kupcho in Sunday's singles, ending the week's game with 4.5 points. This was a breakthrough moment for the fearless Irish player, who spent 135 weeks as the world's number one amateur player.
"She is the one we will have to fear," said Captain America Pathurst, "for a long time."
With strict international travel restrictions still in place, Catriona Matthew's team came together to eliminate anxiety when Inverness had only a few dozen European fans on hand.
Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson in the final round of the 2021 Pelican Women's Championship at the Pelican Golf Club in Bel Air, Florida on November 14, 2021. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
This is the ranking of Bellaire, Florida for many years. At the Pelicans Women's Championship on Sunday, the stars gathered together and spread dramatically.
After a back-and-forth fight, Nellie Kodak and Lexie Thompson tied for the lead with a 19-under par, and there were two holes to play. The par-4 on the 17th hole was ugly. Kodak made a three-pointer in the golf game. The fairway and Thompson missed a 4-foot par.
Thompson's situation will only get worse, he missed two short putts on the 18th hole in the regular season and overtime. The elite four-player play-offs including defending champions Sei Young Kim, Lydia Ko, Thompson and Korda witnessed the gold medalist's fourth win at the LPGA in 2021. Korda birdied twice on the difficult 18th hole and ended the game. Star-studded romance.
"Even if I say I feel I have lost hope," Korda said, "I will never give up. Every time I go to fight."
Lydia Koposes won the LPGA Lotte Championship after winning the LPGA Lotte Championship at the Kapolei Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii on April 17, 2021. Photo: Christian Peterson/Getty Images
Inspired by the victory of Jordan Spieth (1,351 days) and Hideki Matsuyama (1,344 days) at the end of the recent drought, Lydia Ko ended her own 1,084-day championship drought with a delightful dart performance at the Rakuten Championship.
Gao won Rakuten with a staggering seven strokes and won her 16th LPGA championship. She will continue to win the LET in Saudi Arabia in November and win the LPGA Vare trophy with a low average score at the end of the year.
Patty Tavatanakit took a sip of champagne after winning the ANA Inspiration Award at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California on April 4, 2021. Photography: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun
The inspiration for ANA on Sunday was a thriller, because Lydia Ko played the lowest final round in the history of the LPGA Grand Slam, shooting 62, 10 under par, almost catching up with the rookie hot character Patty. Patty Tavatanakit (Patty Tavatanakit).
Ko started with a round bird eagle, and then caught four more birdies, creating the first 29 in ANA history. She scored 9 under par on the 11 holes and was 8 strokes behind Tavatanakit at the beginning of the first day. The lead was only within 2 strokes.
Another birdie on the 15th hole allowed Ko to master all kinds of history-even a 59.
In the end, the mighty Tavatanakit went line-to-line, making her first LPGA champion a Grand Slam champion. Ko left the desert with confidence, which helped her win the first LPGA championship in three years at the beginning of the next time.
On January 24, 2021, at the tranquil golf course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Jessica Korda reacted to the birdie putt on the first playoff hole and won The Diamond Resort Championships. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
Jessica Korda became the fifth player in LPGA history to score 60 in the Diamond Resort Championship that opened the season. This was a wonderful prelude to Sunday, Korda participated in the final set of competitions with his sister Nelly and fellow American Danielle Kang.
Jessica Kodak and Kang finally faced off in the playoffs. Kodak made a 25-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole and won her sixth career championship.
For the Kodak family, this is just the beginning of a sensational year.
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