Author of four birdies on the last five holes, she finished one stroke ahead of Anna Nordqvist.

Victorious at the start of the season in the Bahamas, Korda played - 6 on the last 9 holes to finish at - 20 under par in 2013, during her stints at the Magnolia Grove Golf Trail designed by Robert Trent Jones.

 I am aggressive. I have a good reading of the greens, my confidence is increasing every day, I love playing in Alabama, I love this course, and I hope we will have this tournament for a very long time. " 

Nordqvist also managed a birdie in the 18th and finished with a 69.

Michelle Wie, Charley Hull and Catriona Matthew tied for third