VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA CLASSIC

Volunteers of America Classic Old American Golf Club | The Colony, Texas | Dec. 3-6, 2020 Second-Round Notes Dec. 4, 2020 Course Setup: 35-36—71, 6,285 yards (Scoring Averages: R1: 74.428; R2:73.499) Weather: Mostly sunny skies; temperatures in the high 40s, low 50s, winds W 6-12mph ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIALS: Megan McGuire (386-405-1338), Paula Hong (386-405-9811) QUICKLINKS: Leaderboard Transcripts Online Media Center (Statistics, hole locations, yardages, etc.) Monday Box (Updated statistics and the Volunteers of America Classic purse breakdown) Player To Par Score T1 Yealimi Noh -4 72-66—138 T1 Jessica Korda -4 69-69—138 T1 Anna Nordqvist -4 70-68—138 4 Lindsey Weaver -3 71-68—139 THREE TIED AT THE TOP AFTER ROUND TWO OF VOA CLASSIC Two-time major champion Anna Nordqvist finds herself tied for the lead along with Americans Jessica Korda and Yealimi Noh at -4. Starting the day with a 4-foot putt for birdie on No. 1, the Swede carded three more until an unfortunate bogey on No. 18 cost her the solo lead. One of the youngest players on Tour, 19-year-old 2020 LPGA Tour rookie Noh shot the lowest round of the day with six birdies and one bogey to card a day-two 66. Last of the three tied leaders was five-time LPGA Tour winner Korda, who saw more up and downs on the front nine followed by seven pars on the back. “I'm excited that I played really solid today and that it was a little bit warmer today than yesterday,” said Nordqvist, who co-leads after 36-holes for the second time in 2020. “There was a lot of tough pin placements out there and I felt like they did a really good job of putting them on top of crests and stuff like that. I feel like we managed the game good and I'm very happy.” “I think I made four in a row on making the turn too,” said Noh of her birdie opportunities. “So, let's see, it was 8, 9, 10, 11, and then I made a good par save on the front nine. On number 4 I hit in the fairway bunker, had to lay up and hit a wedge close in, saved par, so I didn't mess up my streak, but it was good. I hit it close today, I hit a lot close and made the putts, so that was nice.” “Just get really good at six footers. It was tough. Front nine pins, they were pretty gettable. Back nine pins, it was just defense all day. It didn't matter where I put myself. Honestly, I was trying to attack it at different angles. I'm happy with my ball striking. I don't know what else I could have done, I really don't,” said Korda. American Lindsey Weaver sits in solo fourth at -3 after a second-round 68. Five players, including 2013 and 2015 VOA Classic champion Inbee Park, Rolex Ranking No. 1 Jin Young Ko, major champion Angela Stanford, 2020 Rolex First-Time Winner Madelene Sagstrom and Pornanong Phatlum are tied for fifth. Four players round out the top 10 at –1 including Texas resident and #LPGAMom, Brittany Lang. 77 players made the cut at +8. Mirim Lee and Cristie Kerr both withdrew due to injury. ANNA NORDQVIST MAY BE FROM SWEDEN, BUT “THERE’S A REASON” WHY SHE MOVED TO ARIZONA Making her first LPGA appearance since the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in early October, Anna Nordqvist finds herself tied for first at -4, well-rested from traveling back home and taking some time off. “I felt like I needed a little bit of a break. Went back to Sweden for a while after KPMG just to see my family, and I'm so glad I did because all the timing of it with all the COVID spread keep increasing over there, so I'm glad I got to see everyone. I hadn't seen them since Christmas and I don't know when I'm going to see them next,” said Nordqvist. Though she rested, she also competed on the Ladies European Tour, making a pit stop in Saudi Arabia for the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF and the The Saudi Ladies Team International before coming back to the states. “Missed Georgia when I went home and then I went down to Saudi Arabia to play a couple weeks ago and it was such a cool experience. Played in Dubai before and Qatar, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I know they're making a huge push for ladies golf down there, so it was really cool to be part of history,” said Nordqvist. “It was like 95 and blowing quite a bit, but I prefer that over this cold.” Maybe it was growing up in the cold, but the eight-time LPGA Tour champion said she now prefers the heat. “Obviously I grew up playing in cold conditions, me and all the guys at the club, Torshälla, used to play like every Saturday and Sunday. I just haven't done it for so long and I've been in the sun for so long, so I'm not really used to the cold anymore and my body doesn't do very well with it any longer. Just definitely have to try to manage it a little bit better than I have in the last couple years. Obviously live in the sun in Arizona and there's a reason why,” said Nordqvist. NOH BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AT VOA CLASSIC Yealimi Noh may be a 2020 LPGA Tour rookie, but the 19-year-old is holding her own against the field at the Volunteers of America Classic. Noh, who has only missed one cut in 2020 through 13 events, is tied for the lead among impressive Tour veterans - two-time major champion Anna Nordqvist and five-time Tour winner Jessica Korda. It’s her first time leading/co-leading after 36-holes, but not her first time in contention; in 2019, Noh recorded two top-six finishes including a runner-up performance at the Cambia Portland Classic while a non-member on the LPGA Tour. Her highest finish this year? A tie for third back in Portland this past September. “It's been a while since I've been in the lead, so just thinking back on those times is really helpful and just playing my game out there it's always just sticking to your routine and playing your game. So hopefully it goes well [this weekend],” said Noh, who carded eight birdies over the past two days at Old American Golf Club. “Just being able to play under that pressure and especially play with some really great players. Not being too intimidated and just playing my own game right beside them is really helpful.” Noh said she’s feeling confident in her play as of late and likes how receptive the greens have been of late in The Colony, Texas. She said her main key though is competing against these chillier conditions. “Just staying warm for sure,” said Noh. “Today was really nice but we don't know what's up for the next day and tomorrow so staying warm and getting relaxed and hoping to hit more greens and make some putts.” WEAVER IN CONTENTION CLOSE TO NEW HOME WITH FAMILIAR FACE ON THE BAG IN THE COLONY Lindsey Weaver has fallen in love with the Dallas community. She and her fiancé Zach Wright moved to the area “on a whim” after visiting last year. Six months later, they bought a house together, the same one she’ll be going back to tonight after a second-round 68 at the Volunteers of America Classic just 30 minutes away from The Colony, Texas. “It's great to be here. I love living in a big city. It's so easy to travel in and out of. I was telling him last week it's like I leave on Monday morning and I come back on Sunday night that's two extra nights in my bed. Just can't put a price on that,” said Weaver, who also calls Old American Golf Club her home course. “And just being able to sleep in my own bed. It's kind of weird, kind of feels like a normal day, like we have the two dogs at home, kind of business as usual and just come out going to the golf course, but it's like we're playing in a tournament. We're here this week. So it's a little weird and it's kind of different, but good so far.” Weaver, who sits in a tie for second one stroke off the lead at -3, has Wright on the bag this week. It’s the first time the Korn Ferry Tour player has caddied for his partner since the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, and Weaver gives him a passing grade. “He's doing very well. He's a 10. If I said anything else, he might not show up tomorrow,” joked the 27-year-old. Heading into the weekend, Weaver said she’s up for the challenge’s her home course may bring with 36 holes ahead of her. “I've just been hitting the ball pretty well, just kind of trying to hang in there and attack when you can and kind of just play safe when you can't really attack the pins because I mean this course is obviously playing very difficult,” said Weaver. “There's so many runoffs and the greens are really quick and very grainy so they can be difficult to read. So it's just about staying patient really.” Rolex Rankings No. 56 Anna Nordqvist (70-68) She hit ten of 13 fairways and 12 of 18 greens, with 27 putts Nordqvist’s 36-hole score of 138 is her best at Old American Golf Club in the VOA Classic; her previous best 36-score was 139 in 2018 Nordqvist is in her twelfth season on the LPGA Tour; she has eight victories, including the 2018 The Evian Championship This is Nordqvist’s 12th event of the 2020 LPGA Tour season; her best finish was second at Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G Six-time member of the European Solheim Cup team (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) Two-time member of Team Sweden at the UL International Crown (2014, 2018) with a 5-2-1 overall record Rolex Rankings No. 27 Jessica Korda (69-69) Korda hit 10 of 13 fairways and 11 of 18 greens, with 27 putts Her 138 ties her best 36-hole score of the 2020 season since the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, where she T15 This is the first time Korda has held the 36-hole lead/co-lead since the 2018 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, where she finished in a tie for third Korda has held the 36-hole lead/co-lead six previous times; she has converted two of them into wins, at the 2018 Honda LPGA Thailand and the 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic This is Korda’s 11th event of the 2020 season; her best finish is a tie for sixth at the Pelican Women’s Championship presented by DEX Imaging and Konica Minolta This is her 10th season on the LPGA Tour; she has recorded five wins in her career, most recently at the 2018 Honda LPGA Thailand She is a two-time member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team (2013, 2019), with an overall record of 4-2-2 Korda represented Team USA at the 2018 UL International Crown Finished runner-up at the 2010 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her LPGA card for 2011 As an amateur, Korda was a member of the 2010 USA Curtis Cup team and 2009 USA Junior Solheim Cup teams, and won the 2010 South Atlantic Amateur Championship Rolex Rankings No. 61 Yealimi Noh (72-66) She hit 10 of 13 fairways and 14 of 18 greens, with 28 putts Noh’s 138 is her lowest 36-hole score since the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship; she recorded a 137 and finished T15 This is Noh’s 14th event of the 2020 LPGA Tour season; her highest finish is a T3 result at the Cambia Portland Classic This is her first appearance at the Volunteers of America Classic She holds the 36-hole lead for the first time in her career Noh is a 2020 LPGA Tour rookie; her best career finish is a second at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic She finished third at the LPGA q-Series to earn status for the 2020 LPGA Tour season Noh turned professional in January 2019 after winning the 2018 Girl’s Junior PGA Championship, 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and 2019 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in consecutive weeks SOCIAL MEDIA: - #DRIVEON Tournament: @VOATexasLPGA, #VOAClassic LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram) TV TIMES (all times Eastern on Golf Channel) Saturday, Dec. 5 – 5:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delayed) Sunday, Dec. 6 – 1-4 p.m. (Live) LIVE STREAMING TIMES (all times Eastern on the NBC Sports App and golfchannel.com) Saturday, Dec. 5 – 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 – 1-4 p.m.