“I got the 3-wood out first, then changed it to a pitching wedge and then back to a 3-wood because there is a small gap to the right side of the green”, Choi said.
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She had basically the same distance and again went with the 8-iron on the par-3 17th.
“I thought it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it would go in”, Choi said. “If someone ask me what’s your favorite club I always answer the 8-iron”.
ROGERS: South Korea’s Park In-Bee, back atop the world rankings after winning her sixth major title, seeks her fourth triumph of the season when the 54-hole LPGA Northwest Arkansas Championship starts Friday.
Its been a rough year; I was not having fun, Munoz said.
“There’s nothing particularly different about what I’m doing this year but unexpectedly the results have been good”, she added.
That’s exactly what happened. It was Lewis’ 11th victory overall, not counting her rain-shortened unofficial win at Pinnacle as an amateur in 2007. She carded seven birdies, an eagle and a bogey on the third hole.
After sinking her 140-yard second shot on the par-four 16th for eagle to reclaim the lead, Choi nearly aced the next when her tee shot rolled to within a foot of the pin and left a tap-in birdie.
Lewis, who had no idea what Choi was doing behind her, hit a ideal drive down the fairway on the par five 18th, but laid up on her second shot.
Na Yeon Choi’s fantastic finish spoiled another Sunday for Stacy Lewis. With darkness settling over Rancho Mirage her layup shot landed in a sand-filled divot, her approach was short, and she was one putt shy of keeping the playoff alive. The one on 16 was pretty tough. Instead of walking off the 17th two shots ahead, Lewis was one shot down.
Lydia Ko takes a big divot on the 18th fairway during round one of the Arkansas Championship.
In the final round of the 54-hole tournament, Choi had a bogey on the front nine and didn’t get her first birdie until the par-4 10th hole.
With Lewis poised to end a year-long victory drought, Choi stole the closing moments.
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“After the front nine, I tried to not watch the leaderboard”, Choi said.
