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[LPGA TOUR]

NELLY KORDA BECAME THE FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER

ON THE LPGA TOUR

Two-Stroke Victory In N.

LPGA 투어에서 첫 2회 우승

마이어 LPGA 클래식에서 2타 차로 우승한 넬리 코다

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Nelly Korda became the first She won the Gainbridge LPGA in Florida in the second
two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing event of the year after sister Jessica took the season-
with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in opening tournament. Younger brother Sebastian won
the Meijer LPGA Classic. tennis' Emilia-Romagna Open in Italy in May for his first
The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished ATP Tour victory.
at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at Leona Maguire of Ireland was second after a 66.
Blythefield Country Club. She shot a career-best 62 on Korda eagled the par-5 14th and had six birdies and three
Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round. bogeys. She pushed her lead to two strokes with the eagle
The 22-year-old American, ranked No. 4 in the world, won and increased it to three with a birdie on the par-3 15th.
her fifth tour title. She rebounded after missing the cut Maguire pulled within one on the par-4 16th when she
two weeks ago in the U.S. Women's Open. made a birdie and Korda had a bogey. They both parred

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