Nelly Korda had two similar looks for birdie Sunday at Pelican Golf Club’s par-4 18th hole. She made both of them.
Lexi Thompson had two cracks at a much shorter putt on the same hole. She missed both.
The difference was Korda winning the Pelican Women’s Championship in thrilling fashion and Thompson falling short thanks to a faulty flatstick.
Korda and Thompson, the co-54-hole leaders, were locked in a final-round battle from the get-go on Sunday in Belleaire, Florida. Though tied for much of the day, Thompson appeared to have victory in hand with two holes to play, but she missed back-to-back par putts, including a 5-footer on her 72nd hole to finish at 17 under, alongside world No.