In the Winner's Circle with Anna Nordqvist

Hometown/Resides: Eskilstuna, Sweden/Orlando, Fla.
Birthdate: June 10, 1987 – currently 29 years, 9 months, and 9 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished T25 at the 2008 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional: 2008

• LPGA: Seventh career victory (1 major championship)

Previous LPGA wins: 2009 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, 2009 LPGA Tour Championship, 2014 Honda LPGA Thailand, 2014 Kia Classic, 2015 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, 2016 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer

• Earns 500 points with her win and is projected to move up from 34th to 3rd in the Race to CME Globe with 1,951 points

• Is projected to move from No. 13 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings to No. 11

CAREER: With the $225,000 first-place check, Anna crosses the $7 million mark and moves from 32nd to 27th on the LPGA Career Money List with $7,095,283

SEASON: Anna has earned $277,249 this season and is projected to move to 4th on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List

• Set the 54-hole tournament scoring record of -21 (195) (Previously -19 (197) recorded by Ai Miyazato in 2013)
• Shot a tournament course record 11-under 61 in the third round, topping the previous record set by Sei Young Kim and Mi Hyang Lee in 2016

Previous finishes:        

2016 - T23; 2015 - T6; 2014 - T68; 2013 - T35 ; 2012 - T22 

• 3 events played, 3 cuts made, 1 victory, 1 additional top-10, $277,249

• Is the only LPGA player to have multiple rounds of 61 in her career (twice). Only 13 other players have ever posted a round of 61, with only four players recording a round of 60 and just one player shooting 59 (Annika Sorenstam)
• First European player to win on Tour this season and first European to win since Charley Hull won the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship
• Made 15 starts between her last victory (2016 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer) and today’s win
• Was one of two players (Brooke Henderson, Cambia Portland Classic) to successfully defend a title on the LPGA in 2016 by winning the 2016 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
• Ranked first on Tour in GIR in 2016 hitting 78.56% of greens in regulation (ranks 4th this season, 81.94%)