OTTAWA: Park Sung-hyun claimed the second victory during her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, winning the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday in Ottawa.
The US Women’s Open winner closed with a birdie on the 18th hole to cap a seven-under-par 64 that left her with a two-stroke victory over South Korean compatriot Lee Mi-rim.
Park entered the final round at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club trailing leaders Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark and Mo Martin of the United States by four shots but erased the deficit to finish at 13-under 271. “I just stayed really patient because I’ve been hitting the ball really well all week but not many putts were falling,” Park said.
Broch Larsen closed with a 70 to fall into a tie for third at 274 with Shanshan Feng of China (68), Marina Alex (68), Cristie Kerr (69) and Chun In-gee of South Korea (70).
Chun posted her sixth top-three finish of the season.
Martin (72) finished a shot further back.
The US Women’s Open title last month was Park’s first win on the LPGA Tour. “I think it was a perfect game today,” Park said. “There were no mistakes.”
South Korean Ryu So-yeon, the world number one, finished at 277, tied for 12th with a group including Canadian Brooke Henderson, a big crowd favourite this week. Michelle Wie, who was tied for 23rd after the third round, withdrew and was taken to an Ottawa hospital to have surgery to remove her appendix. — Reuters
LPGA Canadian Pacific Women’s Open final scores
(USA unless noted):
271 - Park Sung-Hyun (KOR) 70-68-69-64
273 - Lee Mi-Rim (KOR) 71-68-66-68
274 - Feng Shanshan (CHN) 68-70-68-68, Marina Alex 66-70-70-68, Cristie Kerr 70-67-68-69, Chun In-Gee (KOR) 67-67-70-70, Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN) 69-68-66-71
275 - Jane Park 72-69-69-65, Kim Hyo-Joo (KOR) 69-70-70-66, Mo Martin 69-67-67-72
276 - Beatriz Recari (ESP) 69-69-70-68
277 - Brooke Henderson (CAN) 74-69-63-71, Hur Mi-Jung (KOR) 71-70-65-71, Stacy Lewis 69-68-69-71, Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 69-68-69-71
278 - Chella Choi (KOR) 72-68-70-68, Jennifer Song 70-68-72-68, Caroline Masson (GER) 69-70-69-70, Brittany Lincicome 68-68-71-71
279 - Megan Khang 69-73-69-68, Amy Yang (KOR) 70-69-71-69
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