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making birdie on the challenging par-4 17th and matching stretch and feels honored to be among the list of Australian
Sung’s birdie on the par-5 18th to force a three-way playoff. LPGA champions. “I think it really just puts the cherry on
Playing the 18th again, all three players went for the green top of my career,” she said. “I know it's just the beginning,
in two with Liu hitting hers long and left, Sung coming up but seeing how much they really motivated me to get here,
short and left, and Kim pushing her approach right to sit yeah, it's really exciting.”
pin-high. Liu’s third came up well short before Sung blasted While disappointed to not hoist the trophy, Liu and Sung
her third over the green and nearly in the penalty area, were both pleased with their play throughout the week.
giving the advantage to Kim. Sung hopes to come back next year and get the win that
The 22-year-old Epson Tour graduate nearly holed her chip eluded her on Saturday. “(It was a good introduction) and
shot and buried the birdie putt right in the heart, giving very good experience, but very (close) to win,” Sung said.
Australia its first LPGA Tour winner since Minjee Lee won “I have to (win) next time I get this. I would like to thank
last year’s U.S. Women’s Open. LOTTE (for inviting) me to this great tournament and I
“I definitely wanted to have a good go at it knowing that the would love to (play) LOTTE if they call me again next year. I
green wasn't the best angle in from where we were. I would will do much more better if they call me again.”
have to admit that I wasn't planning to go that aggressive. I Epson Tour graduate Linnea Strom and Chinese Taipei’s
did push it right,” said Kim. “I got lucky. Definitely aimed Peiyun Chien finished in a tie for fourth at 11-under with
at the pin for a little kind of play for landing in between three players in a tie for sixth at 10-under, including Hall.
the bunker and hopefully does something miraculous. But Rounding out the top 10 were sponsor invite Youmin Hwang
I guess you can make birdies in other ways. So, a different and Epson Tour member Siyun Liu. Defending champion
way of miraculous happened.” Hyo Joo Kim finished in a tie for 48th at 1-over overall.
Kim is the 12th player from Australia to win on the LPGA
Tour, joining her idol Karrie Webb, someone who has 아칼레이 컨트리 클럽에서 태양이 산 뒤 산봉우리 뒤로 가
been instrumental to her young career. Though she didn’t 호려지기 시작할 때, 호주 신인 그레이스 김은 유진성과 유유(
chat with her before the final round, Kim said she could 余雨)와의 플레이오프에서 어려운 5피트 버디 퍼팅을 홀에 넣으며
feel Webb’s presence as she was making her way down the LPGA 투어에서 첫 우승을 차지했다. 그녀는 세 번째 LPGA 투어 멤

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