Lee DaYeon of South Korea defeated Minjee Lee, who has nine wins on the LPGA Tour, and took home the winning prize of 270 million won (approximately 30 million yen).
This April, Lee DaYeon won the KLPGA Championship, a major tournament, and won his third major title with his first win of the season.
won the main tournament, which had a large prize money at stake for the second time in the season, showing his strength in big matches. The match that day turned into a three-way battle in the final stages. 2021 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Patty Tavatanakit, Lee Da-young, and Minjee Lee recorded a total of 8 under par, and the match went to a playoff.
This is the second playoff for the three this season, following the Korean Women's Open in June. 18
On the first playoff hole, Minjee Lee and Lee DaYeon saved par, but Tavatanakit made bogey and was eliminated first. A bogey on the second playoff hole resulted in a tie.
Lee DaYeon, who successfully made a 9.2-meter long putt on the third hole, was overcome with emotion and cried when Minjee Lee's 3-meter birdie putt missed.
Lee DaYeon said, ``It was my first time playing in the playoffs, so I was very nervous, but I had a lot of fun and got a good result.It was the last major tournament of the season (Hite Jinro Championship Tournament).
I want to prepare well for the 2019 Cup.'' Minjee Lee stopped right in front of the cup four times and had a bad day. Will play in this tournament again in 2021
Minjee Lee, who missed out on winning after a long off-season, had another disappointing result. Additionally, Ayaka Takahashi, who participated from Japan, finished in 46th place, and Sakura Yokomine finished in 56th place.
2023/09/25 15:26 KST
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