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[LPGA TOUR]

GRACE KIM GRINDS OUT FIRST WIN IN THREE-WAY

PLAYOFF AT LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP

그레이스 김, 롯데 챔피언십 세인트레이스,
유진성,유 유진 3파전 플레이오프에서 첫 우승

s the sun began to sink behind the mountains at three and five to move to -11.
AHoakalei Country Club, Australian rookie Grace Kim Kim went birdie-bogey on the fifth and sixth holes, turning
drained a tricky 5-foot birdie putt to win her first LPGA Tour in 35 to sit at -10, tied for the lead with Sung, who dropped
title at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei in a shot on the ninth, and Yu Liu, who put on a bogey-free
a playoff with Yu Jin Sung and Yu Liu. The trio of players show on Saturday, five groups ahead of the leaders. Sung
finished at -12 overall, with Kim capturing the title in just regained the lead at -11 with a birdie on the 10th, and Liu
her third start as an LPGA Tour Member. tied that mark with a birdie on No. 14. Liu ultimately posted
Kim started the day one back of Sung, in a tie for second the clubhouse lead at -12 after a birdie on No. 16, setting the
with major champion Georgia Hall. She immediately tied mark for Kim and Sung to match.
Sung at -9 with a birdie on the first hole, but the KLPGA
winner quickly snatched it back, making birdies on holes As she made her way down the stretch, Kim dug deep,

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