{"id":83258,"date":"2025-11-20T05:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/grant-conquers-the-annika-second-lpga-title-and-swedish-record-4\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T05:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:20:47","slug":"grant-conquers-the-annika-second-lpga-title-and-swedish-record-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/grant-conquers-the-annika-second-lpga-title-and-swedish-record-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Conquers The Annika: Second LPGA Title and Swedish Record"},"content":{"rendered":"Swedish golfer Linn Grant demonstrated exceptional dominance in her game, accumulating 52 consecutive holes without bogeys, an impressive streak that came to an end on the final hole of the tournament, although without consequences for her victory. Grant closed with a score of 65 strokes under par, securing the triumph with three strokes ahead of Jennifer Kupcho in the prestigious tournament.\n\nThis is Grant’s second title on the LPGA, and the second time she has received the trophy from the legendary Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam, host of the tournament. Previously, Grant won the Scandinavian Mixed in Sweden, an event co-hosted by Sorenstam and Henrik Stenson.\n\n\u201cYou made this field look easy. It\u2019s not easy,\u201d Sorenstam told her on the 18th green.\n\nFor Grant, the feeling must have been one of absolute control, as he never faced too much pressure. He finished the tournament with a total of 261 strokes, 19 under par, and was close to setting a new tournament record until a bogey on the final hole, the first since the opening hole on Friday, broke his streak.\n\n

“There are weeks when everyone feels like their game is really good and there could be a win. It’s really nice to see it through to the end and be able to walk down the 18th hole and be able to pat yourself on the back and feel like you really did it this week,” Grant stated.<\/p>Linn Grant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nGrant is the first Swedish golfer to win this tournament, which began in 2020. This achievement has special meaning for her, as she remembers attending Sorenstam’s clinics in Sweden as a child, and even remembers watching Sorenstam practice wedge shots for someone to catch with a baseball glove.\n\n

“I started doing that with my dad, so thanks for that,” Grant told Sorenstam.<\/p>Linn Grant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n

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\u201cHiciste que este campo pareciera f\u00e1cil. No es f\u00e1cil\u201d, dijo la anfitriona del torneo Annika Sorenstam, a la derecha, a Linn Grant en el green del hoyo 18 el domingo.\nWillie J. Allen Jr.\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nKupcho, for her part, achieved a birdie on the first hole to tie for the lead, albeit briefly. Grant responded with a birdie on the next hole and never relinquished the lead again. The Swedish golfer maintained a one-stroke lead after a 15-foot birdie putt on the fifth hole, and then consolidated her dominance on the ninth hole, a par 3.\n\nKupcho made her second bogey in the first nine holes, while Grant holed a 10-foot birdie putt to extend her lead to three strokes. No other player came closer in the rest of the tournament.\n\nKupcho also closed with a card of 65 strokes. Grant praised his rival:\n\n

“I’m glad she was playing well because I think that really pushed me to play better. And overall, I just thought whoever won was going to do a really good job,” Grant said.<\/p>Linn Grant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nMexican Gaby L\u00f3pez also had an outstanding performance, with four birdies in the last six holes, finishing in third place with a score of 65 strokes.\n\nBrooke Matthews also celebrated a double triumph. She achieved a hole-in-one with a 9-iron from 140 yards on the 12th hole, winning a two-year lease of a Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n. Two holes later, Matthews achieved an eagle, further consolidating her great performance.\n\nThis was added to her card of 65 strokes, which included scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, allowing her to tie for ninth place and earn enough points to move up to the top 60 of the Race to the CME Globe, qualifying for next week’s CME Group Tour Championship, where the winner will take home $4 million.\n\n\u201cIt was incredible,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cAll week I was thinking, \u2018I want to win the Lamborghini.\u2019\u2026 I just saw it bounce. I still can\u2019t believe it. I blacked out. I can\u2019t wait to see it on video because I still can\u2019t really remember it.\u201d\n\nNataliya Guseva also had her stellar moment, holing out with a wedge shot from 109 yards on the final hole for birdie, achieving a 68 that placed her among the top 60. Lucy Li also advanced to next week in Naples. Her birdie on the final hole gave her a 66 and moved her up 13 places, to number 58.\n\nGrant was about to run out of time to extend his streak of annual victories, which dates back to 2020, when he was still an amateur and won twice on the Nordic Golf League. She has earned titles on the LPGA, the Ladies European Tour, the LET Access Series, the Ladies Sunshine Tour, the Nordic Golf League, and even on the European Tour, which co-sanctioned the Scandinavian Mixed.\n\n

\u201cMy father is a man of good words,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen he watched someone else\u2019s career, he always said: ‘If you win every year, that\u2019s pretty solid.’ I guess that\u2019s what it is.\u201d<\/p>Linn Grant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nDefending champion Nelly Korda, a three-time winner at Pelican Golf Club, started six strokes back and couldn’t keep pace with Grant. She closed with a 69 and tied for 15th.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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