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the leg impairment category. “I got to meet so many new hole aggregate playoff, and Lee birdied the 361-yard 17th
people, and to watch their joy and their desire to play in a hole from 14 feet after Norrman missed his bid from 20
legit national championship, this is as good as it gets. I’m feet. Norrman pressed to tie on No. 18 and made bogey,
ecstatic I could have been here.” while Lee made an easy par to seal his victory.
Lee, whose caddie, Yun Seul-gi, is seeking to become the Moore bounced back on Wednesday from a rocky Round
first Korean-born caddie on the PGA Tour, took a two- 2 when the heat affected her. Her four-shot lead quickly
stroke lead after Round 2, though he professed to not expanded to eight when Jackson hit her own rough patch,
realizing it because he wasn’t checking leader boards. and steady play ruled the day.
Norrman, 25, who was diagnosed at an early age with “I just felt like I played pretty consistent,” said Moore,
tuberous sclerosis, a neurological condition, erased the who has a namesake spirit award that has been given
deficit within five holes on Wednesday morning. to a deserving female golfer in each of the three college
In fact, Norrman, who has competed in several European divisions since 2005. “I knew if I just kept getting pars,
events, went on to take a one-stroke advantage multiple it would be tough to beat because birdies were hard to
times, the last one on No. 15, when he made an up-and- get out here. It’s pretty humbling and cool to be part of a
down birdie from a greenside bunker on the 484-yard little bit of golf history.”
par 5, while Lee made par from the same bunker. But Lee earned conditional status on the Korean PGA Tour in
Norrman missed the green and bogeyed the 171-yard par- 2017, on his sixth attempt, becoming the first player with
3 16th while Lee made a comfortable two-putt par. a developmental disability to do so. At age 20, according to
Both players parred the last two holes to set up the two- an Agence France-Presse article on his accomplishment,

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