Jutanugarn revealed that she was glad avoid a repeat of what happened at the ANA Inspiration in March, where she bogeyed her last three holes to miss out on the title. Jutanugarn won the next two events, the Kingsmill Championship and LPGA Volvik Championship to sweep the entire month of May on the LPGA Tour, ideal for a player whose family gave her the nickname of May.
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Webb couldn’t find a birdie until the 12, then made another immediately afterwards before making a lone bogey on the short 17 to finish with a commercial 71 – her fourth successive sub-par round – and an nine-under total alongside Catriona Mathew and Ha Na Jang.
“I think this is very important for me and for Thai golf”. “I feel like whatever is going to make me happy and easy one is like smile”. “But I’m pretty sure I learned a lot from that, also, because like after I feel nervous, I know what I have to do”. Jutanugarn became the first major victor from Thailand.
“I played really well and now I’m looking forward to tomorrow”, said a smiling Jutanugarn, who was so laid back on the course in Woburn that she even borrowed a spectator’s chair to take a rest during a hold-up in play. “The last few holes here I tried to be patient and to commit to my shots”. Suddenly back into serious contention, Lee’s drive on the 16th crashed into the trees, but both players escaped with pars. Jutanugarn took the Women’.
“After ANA, I’m still really nervous”, she said.
“I had issues with my tee shots”, Lee told reporters after the round.
Lee three-putted the 18th for a bogey and a 73 left her having to share second place with 2014 champion, Mo Martin.
The 20-year-old went into the last day as the leader and survived a late scare to becomes Thailand’s first ever Major victor in golf.
“I had a couple of slack shots on the two par threes on the front nine and it was a bit of a struggle from there”, Matthew said. “I just love it in England”. “I gave it everything I could”.
Stacy Lewis was 9 under after a 70.
“I really want to try to be like relaxed before the shot”, said Jutanugarn, in position to jump from sixth to third in the world ranking with a victory.
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But Ireland’s Leona Maguire, who will be competing at the Rio Olympics next month, enjoyed an outstanding day. I don’t look at scoreboards at all until Sunday. The last Monday finish in a major was just past year at the British Open because of heavy rain that flooded St. Andrews.
