Grant hits it long and makes virtually no mistakes- Matthews Hole in One video is below
Final Round Highlights Linn Grant Presser
By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
With 14 players, including leader Linn Grant, within seven strokes of the lead, the final round of the 2025 ANNIKA will be a mad scramble to crown this year’s winner. Grant is playing out of her mind this week only missing 5 greens through 54 holes and six through 72. One stroke behind her is Jennifer Kupcho, who struggled until late this summer and is now grinding out rounds 68 or lower with 19 coming in her last six tournaments.
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Linn Grant- 2025 ANNIKA Champion
Grant wins her second career LPGA event, putting on a great show for her hero ANNIKA. Finishing with 66/72 greens hit and no bogeys covering 52 holes going back to Friday, Grant smoked the field winning by three shots. Grant played loose and will play the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples to finish the LPGA season with a first place prize of 4M.
Jennifer Kupcho
Kupcho lost her rhythm as the final round. She had five birdies against two bogeys on the day. Still, she rolled in a clutch par putt on the 18th to finish in second place. JK finished with four rounds in the 60’s and will be a factor at the CME Tour Championship next week. The major champion finished second to Linn Grant in the tournament but won the Aon Risk Reward Challenge and the accompanying $1 million prize. That’s in addition to the $303,994 she made for finishing second. (Grant won $487,500 for her second career title.)
Gaby Lopez
Lopez finishes in third place with rounds of 69-64-67-65-265. Better yet, Lopez finishes inside the top -60 and will play in the CME next week. Gaby finished her final round with a 65, including 6 birdies and a bogey.
Brooke Matthews
Everything is looking great for Matthews after a hole-in-one on the 12th and an eagle during the round. More importantly, she was 62 entering the week to earn a spot in the CME Final in Naples. With her rounds of 70-69-64-65 -268, she is 58th and will make the trip down I-75 to play at the CME next week.
Charley Hull
With only 11 putts on the back nine, Hull loved the fast greens at The ANNIKA. Hull played a bogey-free 7 under 63. She will be at the CME next weekend.
Miyu Yamashito– She clinches the Rolex Rookie-of-the-Year award and is second behind Jeeno Thitikul in second place after her top finish. She needs a victory next week to become the first LPGA player to win both awards since Nancy Lopez.
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Roy J. Akers covers The LPGA for www.skyviewsports.net
