The 2020 ANA Inspiration was the 49th

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golf tournament, held on the

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Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in

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. Originally scheduled for April 2–5, the tournament was postponed to September 10–13, due to the

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. This was its 38th year as an

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, and it was the second major of 2020 following the

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, held in August. The championship was held in a bubble and behind closed doors, although residents of the Mission Hills gated community were able to watch from within the boundaries of their own homes. A large blue colored structure, dubbed the "Big Blue Wall", was erected behind the 18th green, where a grandstand would normally have been, in order to promote the championships main sponsor. This attracted much criticism since it served as a backstop, preventing approach shots from going into the water behind the green. Due to expected conditions in the California desert in September, with forecast temperatures in excess of , the LPGA allowed

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s to ride in

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for the duration of the tournament. Players could also ride in carts during practice rounds, but were still required to walk during the tournament.

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won her first major championship with a birdie at the first extra hole of a playoff with

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and

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. The three had tied at 273 (15-under-par) after 72 holes. The big blue wall played its part, as both Lee and Henderson used the backstop on the final hole of regulation play to make

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respectively to tie Korda, who could only make par.

Field

Players were eligible to compete in the ANA Inspiration by means of various qualification criteria. Those who received exemptions included past champions, recent LPGA major winners, leading players from the

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and the U.S. Women's Amateur champion. On September 4, a field of 105 players was confirmed. Seven past champions were in the field; Pernilla Lindberg,

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Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15 ...

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Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Ju ...

and seven-time major winner

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. Other leading contenders included 2017 Women's PGA Champion and world number two Danielle Kang, world number three

, and two-time major winner and world number four Park Sung-hyun. Among the six amateurs in the field were U.S. Women's Amateur champions

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(2020) and Gabriela Ruffels (2019). Several past champions did not compete; they included defending champion and world number one

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and

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winner

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. Also missing were many other leading South Korean players, including

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and Lee Jeong-eun, numbers 10 and 11 respectively in the world rankings. 2020 Women's British Open champion

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was also not in the field as her exemption for winning the first major of 2020 was not active until 2021. Two days prior to the tournament starting, England's world number 28

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was forced to withdraw from the field after testing positive for

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. The LPGA reported that no other players had returned a positive test.

Qualification criteria

1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members 2. Winners of all previous ANA Inspiration tournaments 3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open,

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and

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in the previous five years 4. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2016 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2020 ANA Inspiration 5. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration 6. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open and The Evian Championship 7. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list 8. Top-30 on the

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as of 9 March 2019 9. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending

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Order of Merit,

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money list and

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money list 10. 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 11. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year 12. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition 13. 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 14. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players

Final field

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Pajaree Anannarukarn,

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, Chella Choi,

Chun In-gee Chun In-gee ( ko, 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the ...

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, Perrine Delacour,

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, María Fassi, Dana Finkelstein, Kristen Gillman, Hannah Green,

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, Nasa Hataoka,

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, Esther Henseleit,

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, Caroline Inglis,

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Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thai ...

, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Yui Kawamoto,

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, Megan Khang,

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, Katherine Kirk, Cheyenne Knight,

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, Nicole Broch Larsen, Bronte Law, Andrea Lee, Lee Mi-hyang, Minjee Lee,

, Pernilla Lindberg, Lin Xiyu, Yu Liu, Gaby López,

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Caroline Masson Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Amateur and college career Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf car ...

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, Stephanie Meadow, Olivia Mehaffey (a),

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(a), Azahara Muñoz, Yealimi Noh, Haru Nomura,

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, Ryann O'Toole, Su-Hyun Oh,

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(a),

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, Park Hee-young,

, Park Sung-hyun,

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, Gerina Piller,

, Mel Reid, Gabriela Ruffels (a),

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, Alena Sharp,

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, Jenny Shin, Jennifer Song, Klára Spilková,

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, Thidapa Suwannapura,

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, Emma Talley,

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, Patty Tavatanakit, Charlotte Thomas,

, Maria Torres, Ayako Uehara,

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, Lindsey Weaver, Amy Yang, Jing Yan, Lei Ye (a), Angel Yin,

(a)

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, September 10, 2020'' World number three

returned a six under par round of 66 to secure a one stroke lead at the conclusion of the first round. One stroke behind were two time major winner and 2016 runner-up

, and

. 2016 Women's PGA Champion

, and 2017 Women's PGA Champion and world number two Danielle Kang were in a group of five players a stroke further back. Ten players were tied at three under par including former ANA Inspiration winners

(2016) and

(

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Second round

''Friday, September 11, 2020''

Third round

''Saturday, September 12, 2020''

and

were tied for the lead after three rounds. Henderson reached the turn on 30 and had a round of 65, while Korda dropped three strokes at the 5th and 6th holes and finished with a 71. 17-year-old

, the winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur, scored 67 and was tied for 7th place.

Final round

''Sunday, September 13, 2020'' Overnight leaders

and

shared and alternated the lead for much of the final round, with neither able to stretch their lead beyond one stroke until a double-bogey on the 13th hole by Henderson was followed by a

on the 14th hole by Korda, which moved her to 15 under par.

closed to within one stroke of Korda with a chip-in for birdie on the 16th hole, her second hole-out of the day after chipping in on the 6th hole. Henderson also made a birdie on the 16th to move back to 14 under par as Lee dropped back to 13 under par with a bogey on the 17th. On the par-5 closing hole, Lee hit her second shot over the green and, after taking a free drop from against the blue wall, proceeded to chip-in for an eagle, her third hole-out of the day, to tie Korda at 15 under par. Playing behind Lee, Korda drove into the rough and had to lay-up short of the water guarding the front of the final green. Henderson was able to go for the green and, like Lee, went over the back with her ball finishing inside the blue wall. Korda could only make par after missing the green with her approach, and Henderson, having taken a free drop, was able to get up-and-down for birdie to tie Korda and Lee and force a three-way playoff for the title.

, the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, finish tied for 11th with an 8-under-par 280, taking low-amateur honors. Her 72-hole score of 280 was the lowest amateur score in the tournament's history. Her finish allowed her to reach number 1 in the

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Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
: :

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff was held on the par-5 18th hole;

won with a birdie on the first extra hole. :

Media

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televised the championship for the tenth consecutive year.

Notes

References

External links

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