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Choi shares The Annika lead as Korda falls four shots back
Hye-Jin Choi, Carlota Ciganda and Lindy Duncan share the lead at The Annika, a women’s golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
They are 12 under par after two rounds, with Japan’s Mao Saigo and Minami Katsu two shots behind.
Choi is seeking her first LPGA Tour win after five years as a member; she has recently finished runner-up in Shanghai and South Korea.
Nelly Korda is four shots off the lead after a round of 69, despite not making a bogey.
A win would make Korda eligible for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Two rounds remain, and the tournament is the LPGA Tour’s final regular-season event.
The top 60 in the season standings advance to next week’s finale in Naples, where the winner receives $2 million.
Hye-Jin Choi, Carlota Ciganda and Lindy Duncan shared the lead at The Annika after 36 holes.
All three were 12 under par at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
Choi shot a three-under 67 on Friday, including an eagle putt late in her round.
Nelly Korda shot a bogey-free 69 and was four shots behind the leaders.
Choi is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory.
- Who
- Hye-Jin Choi, Carlota Ciganda and Lindy Duncan shared the lead; Nelly Korda was four shots back.
- What
- The three players shared the lead at The Annika after 36 holes.
- When
- Friday, November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
- Why
- They were competing in the final regular-season event of the LPGA year; Choi was seeking her first LPGA Tour victory.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hye-Jin Choi shot a three-under 67, while Carlota Ciganda shot a 63 and Lindy Duncan a 66.
Choi, Ciganda and Duncan were tied at 12 under par, with Nelly Korda four shots behind.
- Shared lead
- 12-under 128
- Leaders
- Hye-Jin Choi, Carlota Ciganda and Lindy Duncan
- Choi's Friday round
- Three-under 67
- Korda's position
- Four shots behind the leaders
- Venue
- Pelican Golf Club, Florida
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