LPGA: Top-10 Race to the CME Globe Contenders
Nordqvist could win if it was only a tee-to-green contest but can she fire up her flat stick?
Rolex ranked no. 12, Anna Norqvist has a shot at hoisting both the Tour Championship trophy and the Globe, but that would require an overall collapse of the field leaders: Lydia Ko, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson.
There is no more determined and persistent competitor on the Tour than Nordqvist and she has the tee to green game to make her dangerous in Naples if the field begins to get soft.
Nordqvist’s great weakness is her putting. While her fine short game gets her to the putting surface, she’s been averaging over 30 putts per round this season and, given the competition, that’s not going to get her the double lift.
If Naples turns into a putting contest, Nordqvist is out but if the flat sticks start getting cold she could slip in for the kill.
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