South Africa Leto, who started in third place by a stroke, took his first win by going 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), together lead the final round of the final round of the CP Women’s Open ($ 2.35 million), their first debut win did not fulfill the dream of
Hyejin Choi scored 2 under par 69 with two birdies without a bandit in the final round of the tournament held at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club (par 71, 6,546 yards) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 29 (Korean time).
With a final total of 18 under par 266, Hyejin Choi finished tied for second, one shot behind winner Paula Leto (South Africa, 19 under par 265).
Annalin missed a beat by drawing four birdies, a double bugbear and a triple bugbear that day, and tied for sixth place with a final total of 15 under 269.
They passed the qualifying (Q) streak with excellent results late last year and this year entered the United States with a 16 under 197 shot through round 3 the day before, aiming for their first win.
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 racking up 1.15 points for the Rookie of the Year award and finishing this tournament in joint 56th place (4 under par 280 hits). Annalin is in 7th place (342 points).
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While Hyejin Choi and Anna Lin failed to reduce the number of shots in the first half, Leto took the lead with just 5 birdies, starting from the first hole (par 4).
Hyejin Choi continued to par without birdies all the way to center, and Anna Lin, who was pushed out by a double bandit on the 7th hole (par 4) after competing with Leto, was hit with a miss on approach to 10th. hole (par 5) I also got a triple bogey and my ranking has dropped further.
Rather, Nelly Corda (USA), who started the final round in 4th place, took the lead on the bird of the 11th hole (par 4) and the 12th hole (par 4) shot the eagle for go up to 2nd place and press Leto.
Leto wrote a bogey after a mistake on the tee shot of the 14th hole (par 4) and was chased by Koda by two strokes, 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 a shot in the deep rough on the right side of the fairway.
Hyejin Choi and Anna Lin had to settle for finishing the tournament with the birds of the 18th hole slightly increasing.
Choi Hye-jin said: “It is very disappointing, but I am satisfied that the finish went well until the end. He dropped a lot in the middle, but I held him well in the second half and I am particularly satisfied with the round without the bogey. “
He said: “Since I was in Korea, the LPGA tour has been a stage I wanted to go to and I am grateful to be able to come and play in person,” he said. .
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Leto cut four strokes in the final round, scoring his first win since his debut on the 2014 LPGA Tour. The prize pool for the championship is $ 352,500 (approximately 470 million won).
Previously, Leto’s best performance on the LPGA Tour was his third at the Yokohama Tire Classic, won by Mi-jeong Heo (33) in September 2014.
Leto, who moved to the United States with his family as a teenager, began playing golf at the age of 15 after an injury while playing field hockey. Although she didn’t perform well on the LPGA Tour, she competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished 16th.
While trying to participate in the Tokyo Olympics last year, the latest test for new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, which he received prior to his departure from Tokyo, tested positive, so he returned the ticket, but suffered bad luck when the test error was later revealed.
This season, Leto, who was the only player in the top 10 with a 9th-place draw in the Bank of Hope Match Play in May, broke a 9-under-par record on the first day of the tournament, and took the lead of winning the championship. Leto becomes the fourth South African player to win the LPGA Tour, after 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 Race 3 of the Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Team Series last week, Koda continued his upward trend by finishing in second place tied with Hyejin Choi in this competition.
Lydia Ko (New Zealand), who has won the tournament three times (2012, 2013 and 2015) on her own, reduced by 8 hits that day alone and ranked 4th (17-under 267 hits).
Kim A-rim (27) cut 4 shots in the final round to finish 5th (16-under 268 shots) and Kim Se-young (29) led 8-under to equalize ninth (12-under 272 shots).
Among the Canadian players, Alena Sharp had the best performance, amounting to 17th place (10-under 274), and Canadian golf player Brooke Henderson was equal to 49th (5-under-par 279).
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