Hee-young Yang wins final LPGA event of the season, tied for fifth most wins by a Korean player

Hee-young Yang used a “shot eagle” to win the final event of the 2023 season on the Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour.

Hee-young Yang carded an eagle, five birdies and a bogey in the fourth round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club Gold Course (Par 72) in Naples, Florida, USA, on Tuesday (July 20) to finish at 27-under-par 261. She won $2 million ($2.593 billion).

It was Yang’s fifth career victory in four years and nine months after winning the Honda LPGA Thailand in February 2019.

She is the third South Korean to win a season-ending tour championship, joining Jin Young Ko (2021, 2020) and Se Young Kim (2019).

The prize money was even bigger.

Yang, who started the final round tied for the lead with Nasa Hataoka (JPN), made two birdies and a bogey in the first half of the day to drop one stroke.

Hataoka was two strokes back with two birdies, leaving Yang one stroke behind.

However, a shot eagle on the 13th (par-4) changed the momentum.

Hee-young Yang’s second shot sailed past the hole and back spun into an eagle, giving her the lead.”

Hataoka birdied the 14th (par-5) to move into a share of the lead, but then bogeyed the 16th (par-3), which allowed Yang to consolidate. 카지노사이트가이드

Yang birdied the 17th (par-5) to take the lead.

and then birdied the 18th (par-4) to take a three-stroke lead over Hataoka.

Hataoka and Allison Lee (USA) are tied for second at 24-under 264.

Korean players have now combined for five wins this season, led by Yang’s victory over Ko Jin-young (two), Hae-ran Hae and Hyo-joo Kim.

Meanwhile, World No. 1 Lilia Boo (USA), who has four wins on the season, including two majors, finished fourth (21-under-par 267) and was named Player of the Year.

Fifth-place finisher Ataya Thititjer (THAI), at 20-under-par 268, earned the Bare Trophy (lowest score).