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2018 ANA Inspiration

Coordinates: 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
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2018 ANA Inspiration
Tournament information
DatesMarch 29 – April 2, 2018
LocationRancho Mirage, California
33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,763 yards (6,184 m)
Field117 players, 76 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$2.8 million
Winner's share$420,000
Champion
Sweden Pernilla Lindberg
273 (−15), playoff
Location map
Rancho Mirage is located in the United States
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho Mirage is located in California
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in California
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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

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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

Kim Ji-hyun

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

Sydnee Michaels

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

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First round

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden 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

Second round

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Friday, March 30, 2018

Place Player Score To par
T1 Sweden 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

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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden 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

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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 Sweden 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

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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
Sweden 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

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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 Sweden 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
Sweden 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

Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pernilla Lindberg captures ANA Inspiration title on eighth extra hole". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Final Player Field". ANA Inspiration. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Park, Lindberg to return Monday for 5th playoff hole in ANA". ESPN. Associated Press. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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