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Daniel Kang

Daniel Kang Wins Second Consecutive

Buick LPGA Shanghai

다니엘 강, 뷰익 LPGA 상하이 2년 연속 우승

wo trips to Shanghai, two wins for Danielle Kang. On her “I just didn’t have any like good numbers. I couldn’t get anything
T27th birthday, the American captured the 2019 Buick LPGA going. Everything was half shots. I was either short or I was long,”
Shanghai, successfully defending her 2018 title at Qizhong Gar- said Korda, who was looking for her sixth win in six different
den Golf Club with a one-stroke win over Jessica Korda. Kang countries. “You know, just couldn’t get anything going today.
shot a bogey-free 2-under 70 on Sunday, breaking her own tour- It was just one of those days where it just wasn’t meant to be, I
nament record to finish at 16-under 272. guess.”
Kang pulled two strokes clear of Korda with a birdie at the 15th, Yu Liu, of the People’s Republic of China, surged up the leader-
but on 17, Korda got back within one with a birdie of her own. board with a final-round 65 and tied for third with Japan’s Nasa
At 18, Kang came up 3 feet short on her 25-foot birdie putt and Hataoka and American LPGA rookie Kristen Gillman, who
admitted to a good case of nerves over what ultimately became earned the best finish of her LPGA career. Megan Khang tied the
her winning putt. 18-hole scoring record of 8-under 64, acing the par-3 11th to go
“It was a really stressful day. I definitely played well out there. with six birdies to finish tied for seventh.
It was really tough because you’re definitely watching what Jes-
sica is shooting and scoring, and always just try to keep in my 번의 상하이 대회에서 두 번의 우승을 한 다니엘 강. 27
own game,” said Kang. “There were a lot of birdie opportunities. 두
번째 생일을 맞은 그녀는 치종 가든 골프클럽에서 제시
I made some really great up and downs. I’ve never been more
nervous than the last putt for some reason, but I made it.” 카 코다에게 1타 차 승리로 2018년 우승을 지켜내며 2019년 뷰
Korda was unable to keep up with the mistake-free Kang. After 익 LPGA 상하이를 점령했다. 다니엘 강은 23일 보기 없이 2
starting the day one stroke ahead of Kang, she shot even-par 72 언더파 70타를 몰아치며 자신의 대회 최저다인 16언더파 272
with three birdies and three bogeys. 타로 대회를 마쳤다.

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