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[LPGA TOUR]

ASHLEIGH BUHAI CLOSES WITH 65 TO WIN

SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

남아공 출신 부하이 65타로 마무리
숖라이트 LPGA 클래식 우승

s she entered her 30s, Ashleigh Buhai was frustrated 65 and held off Hyo Joo Kim for a one-shot victory in the
Awith consistently contending but never winning on the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday.
LPGA Tour. There was nothing wrong with her swing, so she
began working with a mental coach. "I was touted to be — I had a really good amateur career
Now at the cusp of 35 on a tour dominated by players a and was going to be the next best thing out of South Africa,
decade or more younger, the South African is playing the but that's — golf is just not like that all the time," Buhai
best golf of her career. said. "I kept plugging away. I have a good support system
around me, which I think is the most important thing."
Buhai seized the lead early with four birdies in her first It was the fourth win worldwide over the past 10 months
five holes, got up and down for one last birdie for a 6-under for Buhai, who finished at 14-under 199 in the 54-hole

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