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succeeding at this venue was even
more special for Green. "The members
here have been incredibly kind to me,"
said Green, who was the only player
to shoot four rounds in the 60s at this
tournament. "It's really special to come
to LA and have so many people come
out and support. I'm looking forward
to coming back and defending, and
hopefully getting my name on that
Aditi Ashok Xiyu Lin
trophy again," she said.
Ashok and Lin both achieved their
Boonchant and UCLA graduate Alison previously finished as the runner-up
best results of the 2023 season to claim
Lee finished tied for 10th place at -6 in the 2022 DIO Implant LA Open and
joint runner-up positions, with Lin
overall. joint third in the 2021 DIO Implant LA
securing her fourth runner-up finish
The winner, Green, won her sixth Open.
in 26 games. Furue and Yin finished
appearance in the 2023 LPGA Tour Meanwhile, player In-Kyung Kim
tied for fourth at -8, while Rolex
season, making her the second recorded a hole-in-one in the second
Women's World Golf Ranking No. 1
Australian player to win twice in the round. She hit a 5-iron shot from 175
Nelly Korda, rookie Hae Ran Ryu, and
season, alongside Grace Kim, who yards on the par-3 12th hole to make
LPGA Tour winner Knight were ranked
won the Lotte Championship. She had the hole-in-one.
joint seventh at -7. Thailand's Jaravee
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