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Sei Young Kim Drains Dramatic Birdie to

Win $1.5 Million CME Group Tour Championship

김세영, 극적인 버디로 150만 달러 상금
CME 그룹 투어 챔피언십 우승

APLES, Fla. (AP) - Sei Young Kim hit the putt of her life, pace and broke sharply to the right as Kim pumped her fists in
Na 25-foot birdie on the final hole of the CME Group Tour disbelief.
Championship to win $1.5 million, the richest prize in the his- She finished a wire-to-wire victory for her third LPGA Tour title
tory of women’s golf. of the year and 10th of her career.
Kim closed with a 2-under 70 to beat an unlikely foe Sunday at This was memorable for the finish and the reward.
Tiburon Golf Club. Instead of a $500,000 first-place check and a $1 million bonus to
Charley Hull of England birdied her last three holes for a 66, the a season points race, CME Globe wanted to award $1.5 million in
last one a 12-footer that gave her a tie for the lead. Kim, who official money to any of the 60 players who qualified for the sea-
looked shaky in missing three straight birdie chances from 12 son finale. That’s $500,000 more than the previous record prize,
feet, tugged her approach to the top of a crown at the bag of the $1 million at the U.S. Women’s Open.
green. The winning putt - the money putt - was hit with perfect Kim, who never trailed during the final round, was feeling the

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