Anna Nordqvist stands on the cusp of taking home the winner's check from a record-setting purse at the AIG Women's Open.
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After three rounds of play, we’ve reached the conclusion of the final major championship of the 2021 golf season: the AIG Women’s Open. Below, find everything you need to know about the tournament’s record-setting purse, including money payout and winner’s share.
Women’s Open Final Round Preview
Well, they certainly don’t call it “Carnasty” for nothing. Through three rounds of play at the 2021 AIG Women’s Open, the famously toothy links-style course has lived up to the hype. After 54 holes, only 8 players are seven or more cumulative strokes under par. And of those eight players, only one lays claim to posting a score of seven under in one round.
Who is the Carnoustie Slayer? None other than Anna Nordqvist. The 34-year-old Swede enters the final round of play tied for the lead after a blistering, third-round 65. Nordqvist has her sights set on the third major championship of her career Sunday, hoping to add to her wins at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2009 and Evian Championship in 2017.
Adjacent to Nordqvist atop the leaderboard is Nanna Koerstz Madsen, a 26-year-old Danish up-and-comer. She’s looking for only the second professional win of her career Sunday — hoping to follow in the footsteps of Sophia Popov, who captured her first professional victory at the Women’s Open in 2020.
Further back lurk a handful of big names, including Lizette Salas (-8), Magdelene Sagstrom, Lexi Thompson (both -7), Ariya Jutanugarn, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson (all -6). Below, find everything you need to know about the record-breaking, $5.8 million purse set for this year’s Women’s Open; you can catch the action this afternoon on NBC.
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