The LPGA First Major Of The Year Starts Today

[tony@CIC]

8 minutes ago, Siamese Moose said:

Wow, 10 under in a major! The only time e I've ever been 10 under is at the poker table (and I crushed that number).

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Yup Ko tied the course record today with a -10, what a comeback. 

Edit: Lots of interesting moves on the leaderboard today besides Ko. Nelly Korda coming back to finish with a tie for 4rd, Ally Ewing coming back after a rough start this morning and finishing 7th - which is her best finish on  LPGA Tour. 

Congrats to Patty T. for a great win!

 

 

[TBT]

Pretty impressive win especially for a LPGA rookie


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[tony@CIC]

Pretty impressive win especially for a LPGA rookie


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Interestingly I had heard her sports psychologist was there on Wednesday. Guess that last minute coaching really helped.


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[2puttbogey]

Was playing today and didn’t get to watch so I’m hoping for a reply. Tavatanakit played great all week, but I want to see Lydia’s round.


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[tchat07]

Impressive win for Patty. Really loved seeing Lydia make it interesting down the stretch.

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[Sevefan]

Patty was awesome.  She drove it so well for someone so long.  But she also made some clutch short game saves when she must've been feeling some pressure.  Interesting that she never looked at a scoreboard long enough to know what Lydia was doing.  Smart move by Patty's caddie to not tell her either.  

I hope to see much more of that kind of play by Lydia this year.  

[Sevefan]

On 4/4/2021 at 9:38 AM, Middler said:

Well the 2021 ANWA wasn’t nearly as much fun to watch as the 2019. Everyone collapsed, so the winner was the player who went backwards the least. The #1 ranked player while in the lead, took an 8 on #13, and never recovered. Too bad. Augusta is an intimidating stage, especially for young amateurs. Hopefully the ANA and Valero will be better today. And next week is the greatest event of the year!

Shows how young these players are.  You could really feel the pressure getting to them.  I disagree with your statement that they all collapsed though.  Kajitani shot 72 and Migliaccio shot 70.  Kajitani's only real hiccup was the double on 17 but she was clutch on 18.  There was plenty of backsliding but the two playoff contenders definitely deserved to be there.  

[Middler]

6 hours ago, Sevefan said:

Shows how young these players are.  You could really feel the pressure getting to them.  I disagree with your statement that they all collapsed though.  Kajitani shot 72 and Migliaccio shot 70.  Kajitani's only real hiccup was the double on 17 but she was clutch on 18.  There was plenty of backsliding but the two playoff contenders definitely deserved to be there.  

You’re welcome to your opinion. The leaders and favorites all collapsed on Saturday - Zhang (an 8 on #13?), Mehaffey, Lindblad, and Fredgaard. And Katijani’s double bogey on 17 isn’t exactly what most tournament winners do, but she survived to win. Migliaccio played well to get into a playoff, and then turned in a bogey on the first playoff hole after chilly dipping her pitch? These are the top ranked amateurs in the world, not ordinary players.

In context as I prefaced my post, the 2021 ANWA finish was nothing like the excitement and great performances Fassi and Kupcho turned in for the 2019 AMWA.

[tchat07]

You’re welcome to your opinion. The leaders and favorites all collapsed on Saturday - Zhang (an 8 on #13?), Mehaffey, Lindblad, and Fredgaard. And Katijani’s double bogey on 17 isn’t exactly what most tournament winners do, but she survived to win. Migliaccio played well to get into a playoff, and then turned in a bogey on the first playoff hole after chilly dipping her pitch? These are the top ranked amateurs in the world, not ordinary players.
In context as I prefaced my post, the 2021 ANWA finish was nothing like the excitement and great performances Fassi and Kupcho turned in for the 2019 AMWA.

I would also argue that after the fall Masters they've really sharpened the teeth out there and the ANWA was just the prelude to the carnage we might see this week.

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[Sevefan]

2 hours ago, Middler said:

You’re welcome to your opinion. The leaders and favorites all collapsed on Saturday - Zhang (an 8 on #13?), Mehaffey, Lindblad, and Fredgaard. And Katijani’s double bogey on 17 isn’t exactly what most tournament winners do, but she survived to win. Migliaccio played well to get into a playoff, and then turned in a bogey on the first playoff hole after chilly dipping her pitch? These are the top ranked amateurs in the world, not ordinary players.

In context as I prefaced my post, the 2021 ANWA finish was nothing like the excitement and great performances Fassi and Kupcho turned in for the 2019 AMWA.

I agree that the winner didn't shoot the great 67 that Kupcho shot, but Fassi's great performance was a 70, which is the same score that Migliaccio shot.  One last defense of these players is that most of the guys we see tearing up AN at the Masters have played it many times including several days of practice rounds each year.  These players have much less experience with it, having played only one practice round.  Migliaccio didn't make the cut in 2019, which means that she's probably only played two practice rounds at AN before Saturday, and I think Kajitani hadn't played it ever before Friday's practice round.  When Tiger won the Masters in 1997, that was his third Master's appearance having made one cut, so I estimate he had probably played the course 10-12 times before he teed it up that week.  I agree that there was no spectacular round like Kupcho's of 2019.     

[tchat07]

I would also argue that after the fall Masters they've really sharpened the teeth out there and the ANWA was just the prelude to the carnage we might see this week.

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Not normally one to say I told you so buuuuttttt I told you so! Teeth sharpened and carnage everywhere!

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