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[LPGA TOUR]

LEE WINS HER 1ST MAJOR

AFTER BEATING LEE6 IN PLAYOFF

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VIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Australian golfer She missed the first but made the second and was doused
EMinjee Lee won a sudden death playoff against in Champagne by 2015 Evian champion Lydia Ko.
overnight leader Jeongeun Lee6 to clinch the Evian "It's really great to win a major, it's really amazing," said
Championship on Sunday for her first major title. Lee, whose younger brother Min Woo Lee has two wins
Lee6 had to take a drop shot when her second shot on on the men's European Tour. He won the Scottish Open
the first extra playoff hole flew into a pond, while Lee's two weeks ago — also in a playoff and on the first extra
superb second attempt landed near the flag. hole.
Lee6 ended with a bogey to give the 25-year-old Lee three Lee and Lee6 had finished at 18 under overall, but in
putts for victory and a sixth LPGA title. vastly different circumstances.

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