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  • Lexi Thompson Wins Kraft Nabisco Championship

    Lexi Thompson dominated the greens at Sunday’s Kraft Nabisco Championship.

    This is the fourth LGPA Tour win for the 19-year-old who finished at 14-under 274. Thompson holds the title for the second youngest major winner at the LGPA Tour. The record holder is Morgan Pressel, who set the record in 2007 when she was just 18 years old.

    Thompson opened the game with a 73, got her best tournament score with a 64 on Friday, and finished with a 69 on Saturday, which placed her in a tie for the lead with Michelle Wie. In Thompson’s last 55 holes, she had only one bogey that happened on Saturday when she missed a 3-foot for part on the 18th hole. “When I had a bad hole, I’d just fight right back,” the champion said.

    Thompson was ecstatic about her win. “This is what I’ve worked so hard for,” she said. “This was one of my goals coming into the year, to win a major.”

    Lexi Thompson: Post Win Interview

    Wie, on the other hand, said that she stuck with the game plan that she thought of and still thinks it was the right play. “That’s the way golf is. I just couldn’t get anything going today,” she said. Despite not winning, Wie said that she is proud of herself.

    Thompson has gained three wins in her last 12 starts, with the two latest wins being in Mexico and Malaysia last season. She also won in the Navistar LGPA in 2011 when she was just 16-years-old, which made her the youngest champion in tour’s history. However, the title was broken when Lydia Ko won the Canadian Women’s Open in 2012 when she was 15-years-old.

    “I’m really looking forward to the future,” said Thompson. On Sunday afternoon, she capped off her day by cannonballing into Poppie’s Pond for the customary victory leap.

    Nabisco Kraft Champion: The Poppie’s Pond Victory Jump. Watch.


    Image via Lexi Thompson, Facebook

  • Anna Nordqvist Claims Victory at LPGA Kia Classic

    Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic by one shot at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, C.A., on Sunday to capture her second win in her last four LGPA starts.

    The Swedish 27-year-old player was two strokes behind leaders Cristie Kerr and Lizette Salas when she entered the round, and finished with her second straight 5-under 67 for a one stroke victory over American player Salas.

    Projected to rise from being ranked 16th to ninth in the world, Nordqvist finished with a 13-under par total 275 and earned $255,000. Salas birdied the 18th for a 70.

    “I’m very excited. I still can’t believe it,” Nordqvist said.

    “I was a couple of shots back going into today, but this morning I told myself to give it a shot and I ended up making quite of bit of birdies out there. I’m very excited to have two wins this season,” she continued.

    Nordqvist won the LPGA Thailand in February, beating out number-one ranked Park In-Bee, and previously won the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship in 2009.

    Nordqvist had contemplated giving up golf after poor performances in 2013. She changed equipment and started working with instructor Jorje Parada in the off-season. Nordqvist will now head into the first major tournament of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Rancho Mirage, California, next week, with two wins under her belt thus far this year.

    “I really love the majors,” Nordqvist said.

    “It’s a tougher set up on course and I feel more pressure, more spotlight on the tournament and I like that. I like the test and it seems like it is going to be pretty windy next week which will make it tougher. I’m very happy with the way I’m playing and can’t wait to tee it up,” she continued.

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