2018 ANA Inspiration
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 29 – April 2, 2018 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tournament Course |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,763 yards (6,184 m) |
| Field | 117 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $2.8 million |
| Winner's share | $420,000 |
| Champion | |
 Pernilla Lindberg | |
| 273 (−15), playoff | |
| Location map | |
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The 2018 ANA Inspiration was the 47th ANA Inspiration LPGA golf tournament, held March 29 – April 2, 2018 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was its 36th year as a major championship, and Golf Channel televised the event for the eighth consecutive year.
Pernilla Lindberg gained her first professional victory in a three-player sudden-death playoff that extended to eight extra holes.[1]
Field
[edit | edit source]Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[2]
1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members (must have participated in ten official LPGA Tour tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline)
Karrie Webb (2,8) – did not play
2. Winners of all previous ANA Inspirations
Donna Andrews, Juli Inkster, Lydia Ko (4,5,6,7,8,9), Stacy Lewis (3,5,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (5,8), Inbee Park (3,5,6,8,9), Morgan Pressel (8), Ryu So-yeon (5,6,7,8,9), Lexi Thompson (5,6,8,9), Yani Tseng, Yoo Sun-young (8)
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, and Ricoh Women's British Open in the previous five years
Chun In-gee (4,5,6,8,9), Brooke Henderson (5,6,7,8,9), Ariya Jutanugarn (5,6,8,9), Danielle Kang (5,7,8,9), In-Kyung Kim (5,7,8,9), Brittany Lang (5,8), Mo Martin (8), Park Sung-hyun (5,6,7,8,9,12), Michelle Wie (5,6,7,8,9)
4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous five years
Kim Hyo-joo (5,8), Anna Nordqvist (5,6,7,8,9)
Suzann Pettersen (5,6,8) – did not play
5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2015 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2018 ANA Inspiration
Choi Na-yeon, Carlota Ciganda (7,8,9,10-LET), Shanshan Feng (7,8,9), Charley Hull (6,8,9), Jang Ha-na (8,9), Ji Eun-hee (8), Cristie Kerr (6,8,9), Kim Sei-young (7,8,9), Katherine Kirk (7,8), Ko Jin-young (9), Jessica Korda (6,8,9), Mirim Lee (6,8,9), Minjee Lee (6,8,9), Lee Mi-hyang (7,8), Caroline Masson (7,8), Haru Nomura (8), Jenny Shin (8), Kris Tamulis, Amy Yang (6,7,8,9)
Ahn Sun-ju – did not play
6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration
Austin Ernst (8), M. J. Hur (7,8), Karine Icher (8)
7. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship
Brittany Altomare (8), Choi Hye-jin (9), Chella Choi (8), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (8), Georgia Hall (10-LET), Moriya Jutanugarn (8,9), Lee Jeong-eun (9,10-KLPGA)
8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list
Marina Alex, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Pei-Yun Chien, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, Wei-Ling Hsu, Tiffany Joh, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Lee Jeong-eun, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz, Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas (9), Alena Sharp, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Ayako Uehara, Jing Yan, Angel Yin
Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Gerina Piller – did not play
9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 11, 2018
Ai Suzuki (10-JLPGA)
Jiyai Shin – did not play
10. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour money list and LPGA of Korea Tour money list
Lee Min-young – did not play
11. Top-20 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current ANA Inspiration, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the beginning of the tournament competition
Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Laura Davies, Hannah Green, Nasa Hataoka, Caroline Inglis, Cindy LaCrosse, Bronte Law, Erynee Lee, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Amy Olson, Park Hee-young, Mariah Stackhouse, Emma Talley, Mariajo Uribe, Lindsey Weaver
12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
Already qualified
13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition
Sophia Schubert (a)
14. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's ANA Inspiration
15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players
María Fassi (a), Lucy Li (a), Atthaya Thitikul (a), Albane Valenzuela (a), Lilia Vu (a), Rose Zhang
Unknown category
Paula Creamer, Catriona Matthew, Florentyna Parker, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Melissa Reid
Round summaries
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, March 29, 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Lindberg |
65 | −7 |
| T2 | Spain Beatriz Recari | 66 | −6 |
| Japan Ayako Uehara | |||
| T4 | South Korea Jang Ha-na | 67 | −5 |
| United States Jessica Korda | |||
| Switzerland Albane Valenzuela (a) | |||
| T7 | United States Brittany Altomare | 68 | −4 |
| South Korea Chella Choi | |||
| South Korea Chun In-gee | |||
| South Korea Park Sung-hyun | |||
| United States Lexi Thompson | |||
| South Korea Yoo Sun-young |
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Second round
[edit | edit source]Friday, March 30, 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pernilla Lindberg |
65-67=132 | −12 |
| South Korea Park Sung-hyun | 68-64=132 | ||
| 3 | United States Jessica Korda | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T4 | England Charley Hull | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| United States Amy Olson | 69-68=137 | ||
| England Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-67=137 | ||
| Japan Ayako Uehara | 66-71=137 | ||
| T8 | Spain Beatriz Recari | 66-72=138 | −6 |
| United States Jennifer Song | 69-69=138 | ||
| Switzerland Albane Valenzuela (a) | 67-71=138 |
Third round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, March 31, 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Lindberg |
65-67-70=202 | −14 |
| 2 | United States Amy Olson | 69-68-68=205 | −11 |
| T3 | England Charley Hull | 69-68-69=206 | −10 |
| Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn | 70-70-66=206 | ||
| South Korea Inbee Park | 70-69-67=206 | ||
| South Korea Park Sung-hyun | 68-64-74=206 | ||
| England Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-67-69=206 | ||
| United States Jennifer Song | 69-69-68=206 | ||
| 9 | Japan Ayako Uehara | 66-71-70=207 | −9 |
| T10 | China Shanshan Feng | 71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| United States Jessica Korda | 67-68-73=208 |
Final round
[edit | edit source]Sunday, April 1, 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pernilla Lindberg |
65-67-70-71=273 | −15 | Playoff |
| South Korea Inbee Park | 70-69-67-67=273 | |||
| United States Jennifer Song | 69-69-68-67-273 | |||
| T4 | United States Jessica Korda | 67-68-73-66=274 | −14 | 131,943 |
| Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn | 72-69-68-65-274 | |||
| T6 | England Charley Hull | 69-68-69-69=275 | −13 | 88,437 |
| Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn | 70-70-66-69=275 | |||
| 8 | Japan Ayako Uehara | 66-71-70-69=276 | −12 | 70,608 |
| T9 | Germany Caroline Masson | 72-68-69-68=277 | −11 | 56,165 |
| England Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70-67-69-71=277 | |||
| United States Amy Olson | 69-68-68-72=277 | |||
| South Korea Park Sung-hyun | 68-64-74-71=277 |
- Amateurs: Thitikul (−5), Vu (−3), Valenzuela (E), Zhang (+1)
Scorecard
[edit | edit source]Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Lindberg |
−13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 |
| South Korea Park | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −14 | −15 |
| United States Song | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 |
| United States Korda | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −14 |
| Thailand A. Jutanugarn | −7 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 |
| England Hull | −10 | −11 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 |
| Thailand M. Jutanugarn | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 |
| United States Olson | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Playoff
[edit | edit source]Sunday, April 1, 2018
Monday, April 2, 2018
Pernilla Lindberg, Inbee Park, and Jennifer Song were tied after 72 holes at 273 (−15). The sudden-death playoff was on the 18th hole, and all three players made par fives during the first two extra holes. Lindberg and Park birdied on their third attempts, while Song made par and was eliminated. On the fourth extra hole in near dark conditions, both Lindberg and Park made par with temporary lighting on the green.[3]
Play resumed at 8 am PDT Monday on the par-4 10th hole, then proceeded to the par-3 17th and par-5 18th. Still tied after seven extra holes, they returned to the tenth hole, where Lindberg sank a 30-foot (9 m) birdie putt and Park missed from 20 feet (6 m).[1]
| Place | Player | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Lindberg |
–2 | 420,000 |
| T2 | South Korea Inbee Park | –1 | 223,635 |
| United States Jennifer Song | E |
| Hole | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Lindberg |
5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| South Korea Park | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| United States Song | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
References
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