Kim Hyo-joo is runner-up after extending the Major Chevron Championship...The winner is Sai
Kim Hyo-joo is runner-up after extending the Major Chevron Championship...The winner is Sai
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Kim Hyo-joo finished second after extra time at the Chevron Championship (total prize money of $8 million), the first major tournament of the LPGA Tour season.
Kim Hyo-joo tied three birdies and one bogey for a 2-under 70 in the final fourth round of the tournament at The Club Carlton Woods Jack Nicklaus Signature Course (par 72, 6,911 yards) in Woodlands, Texas on the 28th (Korea time).
Kim Hyo-joo, who had a 7-under 281 total, tied with In Luoning (China), Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand), Lindy Duncan (USA), and Saigo Mao (Japan) to finish second after Saigo, who made a par in the first hole of overtime played by five players.
Kim Hyo-joo, who has seven wins on the LPGA Tour, did not achieve her second win of the season following the Ford Championship in late March, but entered the top 10 for the fourth time this year.
After failing to make the cut for the first time this season at the JM Eagle LA Championship last week, he succeeded in rebounding in major competitions, raising expectations for the upcoming competitions.
Kim Hyo-joo, who was tied for 11th place four strokes behind the joint leader until the third round, slowed down at the beginning with a bogey on the third hole (par 3), but gained momentum with birdies six to eight times in a row.
Kim Hyo-joo also had to be satisfied with writing par after the eighth hole, while the players were unable to easily reduce the number of pars even in the lead due to the difficult pin position and the solid green.
Kim Hyo-joo, who was tied for third when she finished her game, eventually joined the five-man tie for the lead in the turbulent lead and headed to overtime.
Kim Hyo-joo calmly put her third shot on the green in the first overtime at the 18th hole (par 5), but the birdie putt flowed to the left and finished with a par, and later handed over the trophy to Saigo, who was the only one who had a birdie.
Saigo did not miss a birdie opportunity that he made by attaching his third shot well after the ball that attempted to turn on crossed the green and fell in front of the stand.
Saigo, who debuted on the LPGA Tour last year and won the Rookie of the Year without a championship, enjoyed her first win in a major tournament.
The prize money is 1.2 million dollars (about 1.72 billion won).
Yoo Hae-ran, who tied for the lead until the third round and inflated his dream of winning his first major, lost four shots with one eagle, one birdie and seven bogeys, ending the tournament tied for sixth (5-under 283).
Yoo Hae-ran, who ended up in fifth place in the final round, losing three strokes until the fifth hole, lost four bogeys in the first to sixth holes of the fourth round again this year, leaving a regret.
After drawing the last 18th hole, the chip shot attempted in the rough rolled superbly and caught the eagle was consoled by Yoo Hae-ran.
Ko Jin-young cut two pars on the day and ranked sixth together. 메이저사이트
Ko Jin-young, who has not won the LPGA Tour in about two years since the Cognizant Founders Cup in May 2023, has ranked in the top 10 for the fourth time among eight tournaments this season.
Choi Hye-jin tied for ninth (4-under 284), with four South Korean players in the top 10.
Nelly Korda, the world's No. 1 player, is tied for 14th (2 under par 286) with Lexy Thompson of the U.S. and Lee Min-ji of Australia, and Chun In-gee and Lee Mi-hyang are tied for 18th (1 under par 287).
Kim Se-young and Lee So-mi tied for 24th (even par 288), Kim Arim tied for 40th (three-over 291), and Yoon Na-na and Yang Hee-young tied for 52nd (five-over 293).