Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul and China’s Ruoning Yin, each former Global No. 1 avid gamers, shot an 8-under 62 on Sunday to win the Dow Championship in Midland, Mich.
Thitikul and Yin, each 21, partnered for the primary time and completed 22 beneath for the week, defeating Best friend Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho by way of one shot.
Thitikul and Yin each earned their 3rd wins at the LPGA Excursion after last with a 62 in Sunday’s four-ball (best-ball) structure. Thitikul, who was once taking part in within the tournament for the primary time, clinched the win with a birdie putt at the par-3 18th.
“She does not have any possibility,” Thitikul stated about teaming up with Yin. “I am simply forcing her to play with me.”
The pair performed a bogey-free ultimate spherical, combining for 8 birdies, together with 3 in a row on Nos. 2-4.
In the meantime, Ewing and Kupcho, who led by way of a shot after Saturday’s 3rd spherical, carded a 64 with six birdies and no bogeys within the ultimate spherical, however it wasn’t sufficient.
“We were given off to a gradual get started, however we hung in there,” Ewing stated. “It wasn’t simple. I believe in those tournaments, if you happen to get to hollow 18 (and) you might have a possibility to win the golfing event or pressure a playoff, that is all you ask for.”
South Koreans In Kyung Kim and Haeji Kang shot 65 and completed in a tie for 3rd at 19 beneath with Danish teammates Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Nicole Broch Estrup (63).
“I used to be suffering from the beginning, after which I more or less — yeah, she was once taking part in the primary 4 holes, I believe, after which I more or less stepped in slightly bit,” Estrup stated. “We had been in slightly bit extra hassle as of late, but if Nanna was once in hassle, I more or less stepped in, and the wrong way round. I am so satisfied to have had Nanna by way of my facet this week.”
Buddies Georgia Corridor and Charley Hull of Nice Britain teamed as much as shoot 63 and completed 18 beneath in a tie for 5th with Auston Kim and Australian Grace Kim (65).
Gigi Stoll of the USA and Nataliya Guseva of Russia got here in 7th at 17 beneath after firing a 61. A number of pairs tied for 8th at 16 beneath, together with Lexi Thompson and Canada’s Brooke Henderson.
“It was once tremendous a laugh, Henderson stated. “Lexi was once an improbable spouse, and I am truly satisfied I were given to play along with her, particularly in her ultimate complete season out right here on Excursion. … General it was once only a truly a laugh week.”
–Box Degree Media
