2015 ANA Inspiration

2015 ANA Inspiration
Tournament information
DatesApril 2–5, 2015
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,769 yards (6,190 m)
Field115 players, 73 after cut
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$375,000
Champion
United States Brittany Lincicome
279 (−9), playoff
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The 2015 ANA Inspiration was the 44th ANA Inspiration, held April 2–5 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The tournament was in its first year with All Nippon Airways (ANA) as the title sponsor and its 33rd year as a major championship. 2009 champion Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then defeated Stacy Lewis on the third extra hole to win her second major title.[1] Golf Channel televised the event.

Field

Players who 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)

Juli Inkster (2), Se Ri Pak (6), Karrie Webb (2,5,6,7,8,9)

2. Winners of all previous ANA Inspirations

Amy Alcott, Pat Hurst, Stacy Lewis (3,5,6,7,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (7,8,9), Inbee Park (3,5,7,8,9), Morgan Pressel (6,8), Lexi Thompson (5,6,8,9), Yani Tseng (3,8), Sun-Young Yoo (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

Na Yeon Choi (5,6,7,8,9), Paula Creamer (5,8,9), Shanshan Feng (5,6,7,8,9), Cristie Kerr (5,6,8,9), Mo Martin (5,7,8), So Yeon Ryu (5,7,8,9), Michelle Wie (5,6,7,8,9)

Jiyai Shin (5,6) did not play

4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous two years

Kim Hyo-joo (5,7,9,10), Suzann Pettersen (5,7,8,9)

5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship through the week immediately preceding the 2015 ANA Inspiration

Baek Kyu-jung (9), Austin Ernst (8), M. J. Hur (7,8), Jennifer Johnson (8), Christina Kim (6,8), Kim Sei-young (9), Lydia Ko (7,8,9,12), Jessica Korda (7,8,9), Brittany Lang (8), Ilhee Lee (8), Mi Hyang Lee (8), Mirim Lee (8,9), Teresa Lu (9,10), Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Anna Nordqvist (6,7,8,9), Lee-Anne Pace (8,9), Park Hee-young (8), Beatriz Recari (8), Lizette Salas (8,9), Amy Yang (6,7,8,9)

Azahara Muñoz (6,7,8,9) did not play

6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration

Chella Choi (8,9), Charley Hull (10), Tiffany Joh (8), Lee Jee-young, Caroline Masson (8), Catriona Matthew (8), Gerina Piller (8), Angela Stanford (7,8,9)

7. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Wegmans LPGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship

Julieta Granada (8), Jang Ha-na (9), Ji Eun-hee (8), Meena Lee (8), Stephanie Meadow

8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list

Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Dori Carter, Carlota Ciganda, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Sandra Gal, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, I.K. Kim, Katherine Kirk, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Amelia Lewis, Pernilla Lindberg, Sydnee Michaels, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Oh Ji-young, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum (9), Paula Reto, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Giulia Sergas, Jenny Shin, Sarah Jane Smith, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe

Line Vedel did not play

9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 10, 2015

Chun In-gee

Ahn Sun-ju (10) 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

Heo Yoon-kyung, Gwladys Nocera

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

Katie Burnett, Paz Echeverria, Yueer Cindy Feng, Jaye Marie Green, María Hernández, Wei-Ling Hsu, Ariya Jutanugarn, Alison Lee, Minjee Lee, Xi Yu Lin, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Jennifer Song, Alison Walshe, Sakura Yokomine

12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year

13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition

Kristen Gillman did not play

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

15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players

Céline Boutier (a), Nelly Korda (a), Andrea Lee (a), Mika Liu (a), Haley Moore (a), Bethany Wu (a)

Course layout

Main article: Mission Hills Country Club

Dinah Shore Tournament Course

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 377 517 420 380 182 391 395 169 538 3,369 388 536 389 424 148 387 418 179 531 3,400 6,769
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 36 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 36 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Morgan Pressel, the event's 2007 champion, shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Ai Miyazato. Lydia Ko shot a one-under par 71 to tie Annika Sörenstam with 29 consecutive rounds under par in LPGA Tour events. Defending champion Lexi Thompson shot an ever par 72.[3]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Morgan Pressel 67 −5
2 Japan Ai Miyazato 68 −4
T3 United States Juli Inkster 69 −3
France Gwladys Nocera
South Korea So Yeon Ryu
United States Alison Walshe
T7 South Korea Na Yeon Choi 70 −2
United States Austin Ernst
England Charley Hull
T10 South Korea Chun In-gee 71 −1
China Shanshan Feng
United States Pat Hurst
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn
South Korea Haeji Kang
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
New Zealand Lydia Ko
United States Alison Lee
South Korea Meena Lee
South Korea Mirim Lee
Sweden Pernilla Lindberg
Scotland Catriona Matthew
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
South Korea Jenny Shin
South Korea Amy Yang

Second round

Friday, April 3, 2015

LPGA Tour rookie Kim Sei-young took the lead, shooting the day's low score of 65. Lydia Ko shot a round of one-over-par 73 to end her record-tying streak of 29 consecutive rounds.[4] 73 players made the cut, which fell at three-over-par.

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Kim Sei-young 72-65=137 −7
2 United States Morgan Pressel 67-72=139 −5
T3 United States Brittany Lincicome 72-68=140 −4
Scotland Catriona Matthew 71-69=140
South Korea Jenny Shin 71-69=140
T6 China Shanshan Feng 71-70=141 −3
Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn 71-70=141
South Korea Mirim Lee 71-70=141
United States Stacy Lewis 72-69=141
South Korea So Yeon Ryu 69-72=141
United States Angela Stanford 72-69=141
United States Lexi Thompson 72-69=141

Third round

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Kim Sei-young 72-65-69=206 −10
2 United States Stacy Lewis 72-69-68=209 −7
T3 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 71-73-66=210 −6
United States Brittany Lincicome 72-68-70=210
United States Morgan Pressel 67-72-71=210
T6 China Shanshan Feng 71-70-70=211 −5
Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn 71-70-70=211
South Korea Jenny Shin 71-69-71=211
T9 United States Pat Hurst 71-71-70=212 −4
South Korea Mi Hyang Lee 74-68-70=212
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 71-72-69=212
South Korea So Yeon Ryu 69-72-71=212
United States Lexi Thompson 72-69-71=212

Final round

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Stacy Lewis 72-69-68-70=279 −9 Playoff
United States Brittany Lincicome 72-68-70-69=279
3 United States Morgan Pressel 67-72-71-70=280 −8 167,900
T4 Spain Carlota Ciganda 74-71-68-68=281 −7 106,653
South Korea Sei Young Kim 72-65-69-75=281
Sweden Anna Nordqvist 71-72-69-69=281
7 United States Lexi Thompson 72-69-71-70=282 −6 71,595
T8 China Shanshan Feng 71-70-70-72=283 −5 56,812
South Korea Mi Hyang Lee 74-68-70-71=283
Norway Suzann Pettersen 76-68-72-67=283

Source:[5]
Amateurs: Haley Moore (+6)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4   4     3   4 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3   4     4     3     5  
United States Lewis −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −9 −10 −11 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9
United States Lincicome −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −9
United States Pressel −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8
South Korea Kim −10 −11 −11 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −10 −9 −10 −8 −7 −8 −7 −7

Playoff

The playoff was held on the par-5 18th hole only and Lincicome won on the third extra hole with a par.[1]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Brittany Lincicome 5-5-5=15 E 375,000
2 United States Stacy Lewis 5-5-6=16 +1 231,449

References

  1. ^ a b Helfand, Zach (April 5, 2015). "Fourth time's the charm: Brittany Lincicome wins year's first LPGA major". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Player Eligibility". ANA Inspiration. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ko ties Sorenstam's record of 29 straight rounds under par". USA Today. April 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Nicholson, John. "Lydia Ko's under-par streak ends at 29 with 1-over 73". Associated Press. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 ANA Inspiration leaderboard". LPGA. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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