FedEx destroyed an LPGA trophy it delivered, but made amends for it
Anna Nordqvist was understandbly excited when she won the ShopRite LPGA Classic on May 31.
“I’m just speechless right now,” Nordqvist told reporters afterward. “I fought hard today and I can’t believe I’m sitting here with the trophy.”
Nordqvist sent the trophy to her home via FedEx and was speechless again — but not in a good way.
Well thank you @fedex for delivering my @shopriteLPGAClassic winning in a thousand pieces. No words to describe it. pic.twitter.com/YlE4xIFPbc
— Anna Nordqvist (@ANordqvist) June 17, 2015To its credit, FedEx realized it had a potential public-relations nightmare on its hands:
@anordqvist Hello, this is LaShelia. I truly regret this happened. I’ll be glad to assist you. Please email CSSocialMedia@fedex.com to my
— FedEx Help (@FedExHelp) June 18, 2015@anordqvist attention with your name, twitter handle, delivery address, tracking number and phone number. Thank you.
— FedEx Help (@FedExHelp) June 18, 2015And, it appears, there is a happy ending for everyone involved.
Thank you to @FedExHelp and @ShopRiteLPGA for helping me order a new trophy and for getting it taken care of straight away!!
— Anna Nordqvist (@ANordqvist) June 18, 2015I told my team I was going to share my win with them, now they can all have a piece of the trophy#winwin pic.twitter.com/5HbTTt59oi
— Anna Nordqvist (@ANordqvist) June 18, 2015To reach Pete Grathoff, call 816-234-4330 or send email to pgrathoff@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @pgrathoff.
This story was originally published June 18, 2015 at 3:25 PM.