2018 ANA Inspiration

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.

2018 ANA Inspiration
Tournament information
DatesMarch 29 – April 2, 2018
LocationRancho Mirage, California
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
Pernilla Lindberg
273 (−15), playoff
Location Map
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho Mirage
Location in California

Pernilla Lindberg gained her first professional victory in a three-player sudden-death playoff that extended to eight extra holes.[1]

Field

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

Nationalities in the field

North America (48)South America (1)Europe (22)Oceana (6)Asia (39)Africa (1)
 Canada (2) Colombia (1) England (7) Australia (5) China (2) South Africa (1)
 Mexico (2) Scotland (1) New Zealand (1) India (1)
 United States (44) Denmark (3) Israel (1)
 France (1) Japan (4)
 Germany (2) South Korea (23)
 Norway (1) Taiwan (4)
 Spain (3) Thailand (4)
 Sweden (3)
  Switzerland (1)

Made the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Inbee Park South Korea201370696767273−15T2
Yoo Sun-young South Korea201269717169280−8T16
Lydia Ko New Zealand201670707368281−7T20
Lexi Thompson United States201468727071281−7T20
Ryu So-yeon South Korea201775707368286−2T48
Stacy Lewis United States201172717272287−1T55
Morgan Pressel United States200776697871294+6T72

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Brittany Lincicome United States2009, 20157373146+2
Yani Tseng Taiwan20107373146+2
Juli Inkster United States1984, 19897475149+5
Donna Andrews United States19948281163+19

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 29, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pernilla Lindberg Sweden65−7
T2Beatriz Recari Spain66−6
Ayako Uehara Japan
T4Jang Ha-na South Korea67−5
Jessica Korda United States
Albane Valenzuela (a)  Switzerland
T7Brittany Altomare United States68−4
Chella Choi South Korea
Chun In-gee South Korea
Park Sung-hyun South Korea
Lexi Thompson United States
Yoo Sun-young South Korea

Second round

Friday, March 30, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Pernilla Lindberg Sweden65-67=132−12
Park Sung-hyun South Korea68-64=132
3Jessica Korda United States67-68=135−9
T4Charley Hull England69-68=137−7
Amy Olson United States69-68=137
Jodi Ewart Shadoff England70-67=137
Ayako Uehara Japan66-71=137
T8Beatriz Recari Spain66-72=138−6
Jennifer Song United States69-69=138
Albane Valenzuela (a)  Switzerland67-71=138

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pernilla Lindberg Sweden65-67-70=202−14
2Amy Olson United States69-68-68=205−11
T3Charley Hull England69-68-69=206−10
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand70-70-66=206
Inbee Park South Korea70-69-67=206
Park Sung-hyun South Korea68-64-74=206
Jodi Ewart Shadoff England70-67-69=206
Jennifer Song United States69-69-68=206
9Ayako Uehara Japan66-71-70=207−9
T10Shanshan Feng China71-70-67=208−8
Jessica Korda United States67-68-73=208

Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Pernilla Lindberg Sweden65-67-70-71=273−15Playoff
Inbee Park South Korea70-69-67-67=273
Jennifer Song United States69-69-68-67-273
T4Jessica Korda United States67-68-73-66=274−14131,943
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand72-69-68-65-274
T6Charley Hull England69-68-69-69=275−1388,437
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand70-70-66-69=275
8Ayako Uehara Japan66-71-70-69=276−1270,608
T9Caroline Masson Germany72-68-69-68=277−1156,165
Jodi Ewart Shadoff England70-67-69-71=277
Amy Olson United States69-68-68-72=277
Park Sung-hyun South Korea68-64-74-71=277
Amateurs: Thitikul (−5), Vu (−3), Valenzuela (E), Zhang (+1)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434435454434435
Lindberg−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−15
Park−10−11−11−12−12−12−13−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−13−14−15
Song−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−15
Korda−8−9−9−10−9−10−11−11−13−13−14−12−13−14−14−13−13−14
A. Jutanugarn−7−9−8−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−12−12−12−12−13−14−14
Hull−10−11−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−13
M. Jutanugarn−10−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−13−12−13−12−12−12−13−13−13−13
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

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]

PlacePlayerCountryMoney ($)
1Pernilla Lindberg Sweden420,000
T2Inbee Park South Korea223,635
Jennifer Song United States
Hole1818181810171810
Par55554354
Lindberg55454353
Park55454354
Song555

Source:[1][3]

References

  1. "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. "Park, Lindberg to return Monday for 5th playoff hole in ANA". ESPN. Associated Press. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
Preceded by
2017 Evian Championship
Major Championships Succeeded by
2018 U.S. Women's Open
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