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Atthaya Thitikul Wins JTBC Classic in Playoff

Atthaya Thitikul won the JTBC Classic  after a two-hole playoff with Nanna Koerstz Madsen. Thitikul shot a final-round 8-under par, and then had to wait over an hour to see if it would be enough to force a playoff.  Madsen three-putted the final hole of regulation to fall back into a tie with Thitikul, who won with a bogey on the second playoff hole. They had finished at 16-under par for the tournament.

This was Thitikul’s first win on the LPGA, she is a rookie on the tour and is only 19 years old.

Here is the putt that Thitikul made on the 72nd hole, which turned out to be needed for force the playoff:

https://twitter.com/LPGA/status/1508222697649565696

https://twitter.com/LPGAMedia/status/1508261772557312003

For the LPGA Golf Pool, Andrew Corner was the week’s top point earner with 47 pts.

Points for Honda JTBC Classic

PlacePlayerPoints
1Attaya Thitikul15
2Nanna Koerstz Madsen10
3Na Rin An9
4Pajaree Anannarukarn8
4Maude-Aimee Leblanc8
4Jin Young Ko8
7Charley Hull5
8Inbee Park4
8Lilia Vu4
10Amy Yang2
10Stephanie Meadow2

Here are the final round highlights from LPGA.com

Nanna Koerstz Madsen Wins Honda LPGA Thailand in Playoff

Nanna Koerstz Madsen eagled the second playoff hole to win the Honda LPGA Thailand over Xiyu Lin. The win is the first career win for Koertz Madsen, and she is the first LPGA winner from Denmark.

Koerstz Madsen and Lin both finished regulation at 26-under par, a tournament record, and scored -5 and -6 for the final round respectively.  Koerstz Madsen had bogeyed the 72nd hole, with Lin birdieing to force the playoff, but then went birdie-eagle in the playoff to win.

For the LPGA Golf Pool, William Coward was the top point-earner with 50 points.

Points for Honda LPGA Thailand

PlacePlayerPoints
1Nanna Koerstz Madsen15
2Xiyu Lin10
3Celine Boutier9
4Amy Yang8
4Brooke M. Henderson8
6Hyo Joo Kim6
6Jennifer Kupcho6
8Jeongeun Lee64
8Atthaya Thitikul4
8Danielle Kang4
8Hinako Shibuno4

Jin Young Ko Wins HSBC Women’s World Championship

Jin Young Ko shot a final-round 6-under par 66 to win the HSBC Women’s World Championship by two shots over In Gee Chun and Minjee Lee, in Singapore. Ko finished the tournament at 17-under par, and how now set an LPGA record for most consecutive rounds in the 60s, with 15, and consecutive rounds below par, with 30. Ko birdied 5 of her last 6 holes to win.

Minjee Lee had the round of the day, carding 11(!) birdies on her way to a 9-under 63.

The top point-earner in the LPGA Golf Pool is Aiden Kleer with 49 points.

Points for HSBC Women's World Championship

PlacePlayerPoints
1Jin Young Ko15
2Minjee Lee10
2In Gee Chun10
4Atthaya Thitikul8
4Jeongeun Lee68
6Hannah Green6
6Brooke M. Henderson6
6Amy Yang6
9A Lim Kim3
9Danielle Kang3

 

Here are the final round highlight from the LPGA’s Youtube Channel.

Leona Maguire Wins LPGA Drive On Championship

Leona Maguire became the first LPGA winner from Ireland with her victory at the LPGA Drive On Championship in Fort Meyers FL. Maguire was 18-under for the week (it was a 54-hole event), and held off Lexi Thompson to win by three.

Thompson hit what could be the shot of tournament, holing her approach on 10th for an eagle.

For the LPGA Golf Pool, the top point earner for the week is Chris O’Rourke, who accumulated 31 points.

Points for LPGA Drive On Championship

PlacePlayerPoints
1Leona Maguire15
2Lexi Thompson10
3Sarah Schmelzel9
4Xiyu Lin8
4Patty Tavatanakit8
4Brittany Altomare8
4Stacy Lewis8
4Marina Alex8
9Pauline Roussin-Bouchard3
9Jeongeun Lee63

Here are the highlights (since it wasn’t on TV)

 

Lydia Ko Wins Gainbridge LPGA

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220130-lydia-ko-holds-off-kang-for-lpga-win-at-boca-rio

Lydia Ko shot a final round 3-under to win the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio by a shot over Danielle Kang. Kang had a one-shot lead partway through the final nine, but Ko regained the lead with a birdie on 15 and held on the rest of the way. She clinched the victory with a great up and down from the bunker on 18.

This was Ko’s 17th win, and she is only 24.

The top point earner for the LPGA Golf Pool this week was Andrew Corner, with 51 points.

Points for Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio

PlacePlayerPoints
1Lydia Ko15
2Danielle Kang10
3Yuka Saso9
4Charley Hull8
4Celine Boutier8
6Lexi Thompson6
6Brooke M. Henderson6
8Maude-Aimee Leblanc4
8Stacy Lewis4
8Hye-Jin Choi4

Here are the final round highlights from LPGA’s Youtube Page

Danielle Kang Wins LPGA Tournament of Champions

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/23/danielle-kang-wins-lpga-tournament-of-champions/

Danielle Kang shot a final round 4-under 68 to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions by three shots over Brooke Henderson.  Kang had the low round of the day in what appeared to be miserable playing conditions at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, outside of Orlando Florida.

For the LPGA Golf Pool, the top point earner was Victoria Coward with 44 pts.

Golfers scoring points:

Points for Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

PlacePlayerPoints
1Danielle Kang15
2Brooke M. Henderson10
3Gaby Lopez9
4Celine Boutier8
4Nelly Korda8
6Yuka Saso6
7Jessica Korda5
8Pajaree Anannarukarn4
8Inbee Park4
10Matilda Castren2
10Lydia Ko2

 

2022 LPGA Golf Pool

It has been 10 years since the last golf pool on thebestdamngolfsiteperiod.com.  That is when the PGA Tour changed to a wrap-around season so there was only 1 or 2 weeks between the end of one season and the beginning of the next.  That is not enough time to get a new pool set up.

After years of contemplating doing an LPGA version of the pool, 2022 will be the year.

It is very similar to the old golf pool.  You pick a set of players for the season, and they get points when they finish in the top-10 of LPGA Tour events.  Whoever collects the most points over the course of the season is the winner.

After each tournament the pool leaderboard will be updated, and a blog post will be written to summarize the week.  To receive e-mail notification of the update, please subscribe to the blog. You can also follow @tbestdgolfsite on twitter to get updates.

This year there is no fee to enter, but please consider making a donation to All Paws Rescue Services instead. All Paws Rescue Services is a non-profit animal rescue that is all volunteer.

As of now there are no prizes, but I am working on getting something for the top finishers.

The LPGA Tour season starts January 20th, 2022, so get your entries in before then.