“It’s very satisfying”, Thompson said afterwards. I love Sky 72. It’s a great golf course.
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Thompson made it interesting on the final hole.
Thompson finished at 15-under 273 and earned US$300,000. “I know I left a few shots out there, but I do my best on every putt, every shot”.
Thompson said she was sick at the start of the week and had lost much of her strength, but she fed off the energy of the huge crowds on the final day. “So, if I have 190 front, I’m not laying up”.
Thompson has officially found a rhythm.
Lexi Thompson may not have added another major championship to her resume Sunday, but her victory was major in every other way. She won the Meijer Classic in late July and finished runner up to Ko at the Evian Championship last month. Still, Tseng’s sure of one thing heading out of this week: a win is coming her way sooner than later. In 2014, she shot one-under to end alone in 29th. “It’s just really good to be able to play in front of them”. One was Yani Tseng, the former World Number One who struggled the past couple of seasons.
The LPGA Tour now heads to Taiwan for the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship.
“When I went for that green and I saw my ball bounce over, I’m like, ‘Probably not going to be the best chip shot, or the easiest”, Thompson said. “I’m just looking forward to win”.
“Getting closer and closer”.
“There’s still a long day ahead of me”, Ko said. She bogeyed the par-4 11th, and got the stroke back with the birdie on 15. Either way, it just wasn’t going to be her day. Still, for someone playing in her first LPGA tournament, a T2 finish is an incredibly strong result.
There are good rounds, and then there is what Amy Yang did on Sunday. “I didn’t look at the leader board until the 17th green”.
That is when the magic started. She became the first player in tour history to close with nine straight birdies, tied the record for consecutive birdies set by Beth Daniel in 1999, broke the nine-hole mark for relation to par at 9 under and matched the record for the lowest total at 27.
“Just being back where I am. I’ve just got to be confident, trust my shots and putts, and just enjoy the rest of the Asia swing”. “I think I am playing solidly”. That’s the first time. “On the front nine, I thought I put myself in good position”. Plus, she had that terrific performance at the Solheim Cup, where she was undefeated helping the Americans beat the Europeans.
Park shot a 69 Sunday to finish at eight-under, good for a six-way tie for 15th.
Two reliable players finished T7. Thompson has finished top 10 in five of her last seven starts.
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Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn and South Korea’s Yoon-Ji Cho were two strokes back at 11 under.
