Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist won the AIG Women’s Open after an exciting final day at Carnoustie, where the lead changed hands many times. .
Nordqvist finished with a three-under-par 69, with a total of 12 under-par, and beat three players in one stroke on the famous Scottish Links. She received a winner’s check for $870,000 as part of the newly established largest bonus fund for Women’s Grand Slam Golf.
Nordqvist tied with Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen on the last hole. The 34-year-old’s par-four shot was good enough because her partner suffered a dramatic collapse after finding the bunker on the second shot, and then dropped the third. Push the rod into the long grass area behind the green. The subsequent double bogey made her fall into a tie for fifth, while Lee Minji broke into the leaderboard with a score of 66.
Georgia Hall, Lizette Salas, and Madeleine Sagestrom all tied for second with an 11-under-par score. The latter pitched on the last hole and missed possible Playoffs.
Nordqvist won the 2009 Women’s PGA Championship and the 2017 Evian Championship. She succeeded on the last day, catching three birdies on the fourth hole from the sixth hole, and then playing the pivotal par-3 on the 16th hole. Save. On the dramatic last day of the Angus venue, many challengers bid on the star-studded rankings, the most famous being Hall, who won 67 places in both the 6th and 12th place competitions. Salas, runner-up in 2019, also had a chance to hit 12 under par on the 18th hole, but her 20-foot birdie just missed the goal.
“I have been waiting for a while,” Nordqvist said. “I haven’t won a game [a major] A few years later. There have been many setbacks since then, which makes it even sweeter. My husband is from Dundee, 20 minutes away from here, this place is really special. I like it very much, especially when the fans are back. “
Even further down the leaderboard, Scotland’s Louise Duncan ranks Smyth Salver as the leading amateur player. The 21-year-old student will participate in the Curtis Cup in Wales this week. After catching a birdie for the first time, he put forward his hope of challenging the title. In the end, the defending British Women’s Amateur Championship had to tie for 10th with a 7-under-par 72 and a tie for 10th, which ensured her return to next year’s AIG at Muffield. Women’s Open.
