Lee Il-hee's first chance to win in 12 years after flying due to a failed 4m eagle putt...The runner-up was also brilliant
Lee Il-hee's first chance to win in 12 years after flying due to a failed 4m eagle putt...The runner-up was also brilliant
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Lee Il-hee (36)'s eagle putt on the last 18th hole (par 5), slightly missed the hole. And that also helped her win the title in 12 years. It was just one stroke away.
It was at the ShopRite LPGA Classic (total prize money of $1.75 million), which ended at the Seaview Bay Course (par 71, 6,263 yards) in Galloway, New Jersey on the 9th (Korea time). In the third round on the final day of the competition, Lee Il-hee tied a bogey and six birdies to make a 3-under 68.바카라사이트
Lee Il-hee, who recorded 14-under 199 overall, finished the competition as the runner-up, one stroke behind Jennifer Kuppcho of the U.S. (15-under 198). The prize money for the runner-up is 164,136 U.S. dollars.
Lee Il-hee, who entered the final round by one stroke, made her LPGA Tour debut in 2010 and secured two career wins for the first time in 12 years since the Pure Silk-Bahama Classic in 2013. However, she cut down on five pars on the day alone, and failed to overcome the barrier of her career-high four wins.
However, Lee Il-hee, who had hit the 60s for three consecutive days, achieved her best performance in nine years since tying for second place in the Mizuno Classic in November 2014.
Lee Il-hee, who has been playing once or twice a year as an opportunity to give the winner of the tour tournament due to the loss of seeds since 2018, will have a little more opportunities to play in the future.
She participated in the U.S. Women's Open last week after passing the regional preliminaries, but failed to make the cut. As she ranked second in the event, which is her second appearance this season and her 200th career appearance, she is expected to significantly improve her world ranking, which has fallen to 1,462nd place.
After starting the final round with a one-par lead, Lee lost one par at the first and third holes (par 4) and (par 3) at the seventh holes, seemingly being pushed out of the competition. However, she garnered her first birdie at the ninth hole (par 5), reversing the mood. She then birdied three consecutive holes (par 4) and 11 (par 3) to trail the first-runner Cup second.
Lee Il-hee, who birdied the 17th hole (par 3) to hit the 18th hole (par 5) by one-par difference, landed her second shot at the 18th hole (par 5) about 4 meters from the left side of the pin, and gained an opportunity to shoot an eagle. In contrast, Kuppcho posted her third shot at the 2 meters.
When the two players hole out with a one-putt, Lee Il-hee's eagle putt slightly turned away from the hole and ended up with a birdie, and joy and sorrow were mixed as the cup-second birdie putt was sucked into the hole.
Having grabbed three wins that year alone, including the 2022 Chevron Championship, Cup Cho has won the title for the fourth time in more than three years. The prize money is 262,500 U.S. dollars.
Kim Se-young (32, Sportat) shot a daily best 6-under 66, ranking third, the season's personal best (12-under 201 overall).
Kim, who had six birdies through Hole 13 (par 4) to compete for the title, had a double bogey at Hole 14 (par 4) and made bogey at Hole 13 (par 3). The regret was even greater because Kim added a hole-in-one at Hole 17 (par 3) set at 76 yards and a birdie at Hole 18, finishing two strokes behind the leader.
Kim Se-young, who has won 12 LPGA Tour titles but has not won in more than four and a half years since the Pelicans Championship in November 2020, had to be satisfied with her personal best this season, surpassing the joint ninth place in the T-Mobile Match Play in April.
Im Jin-hee (10-under 203) tied for fifth place (10-under 203) with Mao Saigo and Miyu Yamashita of Japan. It was her third time to win the top 10 title this season. Park Geum-gang (24) of CJ tied for 11th place (9-under 204 overall) with Gino Thitikul (Thailand). It is regrettable that she failed to win the top 10 title for the first time in her career due to her lack of one stroke.
Nelly Koda of the U.S., ranking first in the world, cut down three shots and finished the tournament tied for 15th (8 under par 205 overall). Park Sung-hyun (31) tied for 29th (5 under par 208) and Ko Jin-young (29) tied for 58th (1 under par 212) overall.