Korda won the Ford Championship and Ciganda finished in a creditable third position

The American Nelly Kordacurrent world number 1, won a tournament in LPGA Tournament for the second week in a row after winning the Ford Championship played at Sevilla Golf and Country Club in Gilbert (Arizona).

Cord He finished the tournament with a card of 20 under par (268)after signing off on the final day with a 65 stroke (-7) on a bogey-free Sunday and with seven birdies (including two on his last three holes) that helped him to overtaking Australian Hira Naveed by two strokes ahead (-18, with 270 strokes).

In a creditable third position (although tied with four other players), and posting her best performance so far this year, the Spaniard Carlota Ciganda finally finished, reaching the final day leading the tournament, but couldn’t repeat his great performance on Saturday. and closed his participation in the Ford Championship with a final day of 70 strokes (-2) and a final card of 271, 17 under par.

Ciganda was penalized for the two bogeys he made on holes 3 and 13. These prevented him from having a chance to win, although the two birdies he made on holes 16 and 17 allowed him to recover and finish in the top 3′ for first. this season, where he only made the cut in one of the three circuit tournaments he played.

The Navarrese, great star of Europe’s success in the last Solheim Cuphas two circuit wins on his record and rises to 43rd place on the season list, led by Korda with authority.

This victory not only meant Korda’s second consecutive victory, but also served win her third consecutive LPGA Tour tournament: the 25-year-old won the LPGA Drive On Championship in January and did not participate in the Asian swing of the tour.

Korda celebrated his eleventh title and became the first player since Ariya Jutanugarn in 2016 to win three tournaments in a row and became the first American since to do so Nancy Lopez (he chained up to five) in 1978.

She is also the first to win three tournaments before April 1 since Yani Tseng in 2012 and the first American to do so since JoAnne Carner in 1980.

“It’s very difficult mentally to be 100 percent, especially after a win and playing in difficult conditions,” Korda said. “Even if it’s boring, I’m just taking a shot at it and seeing where it goes.”

The key moment came on the par-4 16th hole. Korda was tied for the lead at 18 under par at the timeand his approach shot toward the green, spinning back just above the cup, leaving him with a short birdie putt that left him alone on top.

“I lay down. That’s a hole where we changed the game plan,” said Korda. “Other than that, I just tried to stay very aggressive and I knew I had to shoot low shots to contend, and “I played brilliant golf today.”.

In second position he finished a Hira Naveed who played very well all weekend (he scored 65 strokes on Saturday and 66 on Sunday, with seven birdies and just one bogey), but was punished heavily for his bad start to the tournament (68 strokes on Thursday and 71 on Friday).

“Today was a great day. I just missed it (coming back), but again, it’s an experience, so we kept going,” said Naveed.

Tied for third place, at 17 under par, the Spaniard finished Carlota Ciganda (70 hits yesterday), Lexi Thompson (68), the South Korean Mi Hyang Lee (68) and the Swedish Frida Kinhult (68) and Maja Stark (69).

Meanwhile, Andalusian Azahara Muñoz, who had a great start with a 64, closed the tournament with his worst round of the weekend, with 75 strokes for a total of 278, leaving him at forty-five position.