Gainbridge LPGA 2021, Nelly Korda's flawless round delivers 4th TOUR Title

LPGA 2021 - Gainbridge LPGA at Lake Nona - Nelly Korda takes her 4th TOUR Title

Nelly Korda eased to her fourth LPGA Tour title with a three-shot victory at the Gainbridge Championship in Florida.

The American had a one-shot lead going in to Sunday but three birdies in the first six holes helped keep her clear of her rivals as she finished with a three-under 69 and 16 under total. American Lexi Thompson (68) and New Zealand's Lydia Ko (69) finished joint second on 13 under.

"I didn't play good golf, I just stayed solid," said 22-year-old Korda.

"I honestly don't know how I did it. It was definitely very stressful. Winning in front of my parents was a first too, so that was really nice."

Korda's elder sister Jessica won the LPGA Tour's previous event, the season-opening Tournament of Champions in January. More at this link

From Yahoo!Sports:

Nelly Korda produced a flawless final round to claim a three-shot victory at the Gainbridge LPGA tournament in Florida on Sunday.

Korda -- whose elder sister Jessica won the LPGA Tour's previous event, the season-opening Tournament of Champions in January -- fired a three-under-par 69 to finish on 16 under.

The 22-year-old, whose father is former Czech tennis star Petr Korda, had opened up a one-shot lead on Saturday with a four-under-par 68. On Sunday at Orlando's Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, she picked up where she left off in the third round.

Three birdies in her opening six holes gave her a healthy cushion at the top of the leaderboard, leaving her five shots clear at one stage. She then reeled off 12 consecutive pars to remain in control... More at this link

Australia's Sarah Kemp has tied in 5th with Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit, on 10-under 278, while Gabriela Ruffels is at 2-under, 286.

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