2015 ANA Inspiration
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2–5, 2015 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tournament Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,769 yards (6,190 m) |
| Field | 115 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $375,000 |
| Champion | |
 Brittany Lincicome | |
| 279 (−9), playoff | |
Hills CC
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
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
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 | Morgan Pressel | 67 | −5 |
| 2 |  Ai Miyazato | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | 69 | −3 |
 Gwladys Nocera | |||
 So Yeon Ryu | |||
| Alison Walshe | |||
| T7 | Na Yeon Choi | 70 | −2 |
| Austin Ernst | |||
 Charley Hull | |||
| T10 | Chun In-gee | 71 | −1 |
 Shanshan Feng | |||
| Pat Hurst | |||
 Ariya Jutanugarn | |||
| Moriya Jutanugarn | |||
| Haeji Kang | |||
| Kim Hyo-joo | |||
 Lydia Ko | |||
| Alison Lee | |||
| Meena Lee | |||
| Mirim Lee | |||
 Pernilla Lindberg | |||
 Catriona Matthew | |||
| Anna Nordqvist | |||
| Jenny Shin | |||
| 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 | Kim Sei-young | 72-65=137 | −7 |
| 2 | Morgan Pressel | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| T3 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| Catriona Matthew | 71-69=140 | ||
| Jenny Shin | 71-69=140 | ||
| T6 | Shanshan Feng | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 71-70=141 | ||
| Mirim Lee | 71-70=141 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | 72-69=141 | ||
| So Yeon Ryu | 69-72=141 | ||
| Angela Stanford | 72-69=141 | ||
| Lexi Thompson | 72-69=141 |
Third round
Saturday, April 4, 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Sei-young | 72-65-69=206 | −10 |
| 2 | Stacy Lewis | 72-69-68=209 | −7 |
| T3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 71-73-66=210 | −6 |
| Brittany Lincicome | 72-68-70=210 | ||
| Morgan Pressel | 67-72-71=210 | ||
| T6 | Shanshan Feng | 71-70-70=211 | −5 |
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 71-70-70=211 | ||
| Jenny Shin | 71-69-71=211 | ||
| T9 | Pat Hurst | 71-71-70=212 | −4 |
| Mi Hyang Lee | 74-68-70=212 | ||
| Anna Nordqvist | 71-72-69=212 | ||
| So Yeon Ryu | 69-72-71=212 | ||
| Lexi Thompson | 72-69-71=212 |
Final round
Sunday, April 5, 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Stacy Lewis | 72-69-68-70=279 | −9 | Playoff |
| Brittany Lincicome | 72-68-70-69=279 | |||
| 3 | Morgan Pressel | 67-72-71-70=280 | −8 | 167,900 |
| T4 |  Carlota Ciganda | 74-71-68-68=281 | −7 | 106,653 |
| Sei Young Kim | 72-65-69-75=281 | |||
| Anna Nordqvist | 71-72-69-69=281 | |||
| 7 | Lexi Thompson | 72-69-71-70=282 | −6 | 71,595 |
| T8 | Shanshan Feng | 71-70-70-72=283 | −5 | 56,812 |
| Mi Hyang Lee | 74-68-70-71=283 | |||
 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 |
| Lewis | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Lincicome | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −9 |
| Pressel | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 |
| 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 | Brittany Lincicome | 5-5-5=15 | E | 375,000 |
| 2 | Stacy Lewis | 5-5-6=16 | +1 | 231,449 |
References
- 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.
- "Player Eligibility". ANA Inspiration. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- "Ko ties Sorenstam's record of 29 straight rounds under par". USA Today. April 2, 2015.
- Nicholson, John. "Lydia Ko's under-par streak ends at 29 with 1-over 73". Associated Press. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- "2015 ANA Inspiration leaderboard". LPGA. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.