South Africa Leto, who started in third place by one stroke, won the first championship by coming back… Kim Arim 5th place
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Newcomers on the LPGA Tour, Hyejin Choi (23) and Anna Lin (26), jointly lead the final round in the final round of the CP Women’s Open ($2.35 million), their first victory in their debut. did not achieve the dream of
Hyejin Choi hit 2 under par 69 with two birdies without bogey in the final round of the tournament held at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club (par 71, 6,546 yards) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the 29th (Korean time).
With a final total of 18 under par 266, Hyejin Choi finished tied for second place, one shot behind winner Paula Leto (South Africa, 19 under par 265).
Annalin lost one shot by tying four birdies, one double bogey, and one triple bogey that day, and tied for sixth place with a final total of 15-under 269.
They passed the Qualifying (Q) series with excellent results at the end of last year and entered the United States this year with a 16-under 197 stroke until the 3rd round the day before, aiming for their first victory. gave up
Choi Hye-jin recorded the best performance of the season and Anna Lin recorded her fourth top 10.
Hyejin Choi narrowed the gap with Ataya Titikun (Thailand, 1,75 points) to 60 points by accumulating 1,15 points for the Rookie of the Year award and finishing this tournament in a joint 56th place (4 under par 280 strokes). Annalin is in 7th place (342 points).
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While Hyejin Choi and Anna Lin could not reduce the number of strokes in the first half, Leto took the lead with only 5 birdies, starting with the first hole (par 4).
Hyejin Choi continued to par with no birdies until the middle, and Anna Lin, who was pushed out by a double bogey on the 7th hole (par 4) after competing with Leto, was hit by an approach shot mistake on the 10th hole (par 5). I even got a triple bogey and my ranking fell further.
Rather, Nelly Corda (USA), who started the final round in 4th place, took the lead on the 11th hole (par 4) birdie and the 12th hole (par 4) shot eagle to rise to 2nd place and press Leto.
Leto wrote a bogey after a mistake on the 14th hole (par 4) tee shot and was chased by Koda by two shots, and Koda’s 16th hole (par 4) birdie narrowed the gap to one.
Leto dropped the second shot on the last 18th hole (par 5) with one stroke into the deep rough on the right side of the fairway.
Hyejin Choi and Anna Lynne had to be content with finishing the tournament with the 18th hole birdie slightly rising.
Choi Hye-jin said, “It’s very disappointing, but I’m satisfied that the finish went well until the end. It went down a lot in the middle, but I kept it well in the second half, and I’m particularly satisfied with the round without bogey.”
He said, “Since I was in Korea, the LPGA tour has been a stage I’ve been wanting to go to, and I’m grateful to be able to come and play in person,” he said. .
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Leto cut four strokes in the final round to claim her first win since her debut on the 2014 LPGA Tour. The prize money for the championship is $352,500 (about 470 million won).
Previously, Leto’s best performance on the LPGA Tour was 3rd at the Yokohama Tire Classic, which Mi-jeong Heo (33) won in September 2014.
Leto, who moved to the United States with his family as a teenager, started playing golf at the age of 15 after an injury while playing field hockey. He didn’t show much on the LPGA Tour, but he also competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he tied for 16th.
Last year, while trying to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, the last test for novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), which he received before departure from Tokyo, turned out to be positive, so he returned his tickets, but suffered the bad luck of revealing a test error later.
This season, Leto, who was the only player in the top 10 with a tie for 9th in the Bank of Hope Match Play in May, smashed a course record of 9 under par on the first day of the tournament, and took the lead to win the championship. Leto become the fourth South African player to win the LPGA Tour, following Sally Little (15 wins), Lee Ann Pace and Ashley Bugay (more than 1 win).
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After winning their first championship of the season in Game 3 of the Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Team Series last week, Koda continued its upward trend by finishing tied for second place with Hyejin Choi in this competition.
Lydia Ko (New Zealand), who won the tournament three times (2012, 2013, and 2015) alone, reduced 8 strokes on that day alone and placed 4th (17-under 267 strokes).
Kim A-rim (27) cut 4 strokes in the final round to finish 5th (16-under 268 strokes), and Kim Se-young (29) drove 8-under to tie ninth (12-under 272 strokes).
Among Canadian players, Alena Sharp had the best performance, tied for 17th (10-under 274), and Canadian women’s golf player Brooke Henderson was tied for 49th (5-under-par 279).
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