Inbee Park Remains No. 1
Korda wasn’t the only one that had to survive a charge by Lydia Ko. Ko would have replaced Inbee Park as the No. 1 player in the world had she won here, but Korda held Ko off and Park in turn held her off too.
However, Ko did cut Park’s lead almost in half, and with both in the field next week at the LPGA HanaBank Championship in one of the strongest fields of the year, the No. 1 ranking will surely be up for grabs.
Ko’s recent results - win, win, runner-up - are so strong that Park will have her hands full the rest of the year trying to hold off Ko - both for the No. 1 ranking and all the season-ending awards.
Special Guest
Jessica Korda received her trophy on the practice putting green behind the grandstand and immediately asked: “Where’s Natasha? I want her out here.”
Natasha Oon, a 13-year-old Malaysian junior golfer, and Korda have become fast friends since they first met four years ago at a Taylor Made shoot and every year they make sure to reunite. They grabbed dinner on Friday night before Korda’s weekend surge, and Korda was asked in her post-tournament press conference if golf was her life purpose. It’s not but it affords her the opportunity to complete her life work.
“I feel like inspiring the younger generation is my purpose,” Korda said. “Winning, that lasts for a couple days, couple hours, that feeling of euphoria you’ve won. I think what you do with it is what matters the most. There are so many amazing kids out here this week. You know, my little - I call her my little friend. My friend Natasha was out every day and introduced me to some Malaysian food on Friday. Just seeing the impact that our little chit chats might have for her love of golf, for her drive, for her passion, I definitely think that’s more important.”
Numbers To Know
4 - Jessica Korda posted her fourth career win here Sunday.
7 - Stacy Lewis now has seven runner-up finishes since her last win at the 2014 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G.
64 - Sydnee Michaels fired the low round of the day Sunday - a 7-under-par 64.
65 - Korda’s two 65s on the weekend were her two lowest rounds of 2015.
149 - Morgan Pressel used an 8-iron from 149 yards on the 17th hole for a hole-in-one Sunday.
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