Page 27 - Golf Champion - November 2020

he wait is over for Mel
Reid. She is a LPGA Tour
Tchampion and Rolex First-
Time Winner. The six-time Ladies
European Tour (LET) winner and
three-time European Solheim Cup
Team member sealed victory at the
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented
by Acer with a 4-under par 67 on
the Bay Course of Seaview, A Dolce
Hotel, this afternoon to win by two
strokes at 19-under overall.

After a couple early birdies on Nos. 1
and 3, Reid found bogey at Nos. 6 and
7. She then closed out her opening
nine with a pair of birdies to bounce
back and make the turn 2-under in
the final round and -17 overall, good
for a one-shot lead over Jennifer
Song.

Reid then dropped in a couple more
birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 to give her
a four-stroke advantage, with Song Jennifer Song
and Jennifer Kupcho (at that point)

sitting in a tie for second at -15. After
coming up short with her approach
on the par-3 15th, she faced a
crucial 15-foot putt for par to keep
the momentum rolling in Atlantic
County.

The runner-up finish from Kupcho
ties a career-best, which she set at
the 2019 Evian Championship. She
recorded seven birdies in the final
round, as well as two bogeys and one
double bogey for a 3-under 68.

Meanwhile, Song held the outright
advantage by one at -16 following a
bogey from Reid on No. 7. With no
leaderboards on the Bay Course, she
never knew that was the case until
after the round.
Nasa Hataoka
Nasa Hataoka and Nelly Korda
finished at -14 and -12, respectively,

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