Lotte Championship: Minjee Lee wins LPGA event in Hawaii
- Published
Lee was the world number one ranked amateur in 2014 before turning professional
Lotte Championship final leaderboard |
|---|
-16 Lee (Aus); -15 Chun (Kor), Burnett (US); -14 Jutanugarn (Tha); -13 Jang (Kor); -12 Klatten (Fra); -11 Martin (US), Khang (US), Kim (Kor); -10 Srisawang (Tha), Feng (Chn), Henderson (Can), Lindberg (Swe), Thompson (US) Selected others: -3 Shadoff (Eng); +1 Morgan (Wal); +3 Clyburn (Eng) |
Australian Minjee Lee overcame a five-shot deficit in the final round to win the LPGA's Lotte Championship.
The 19-year-old played the last eight holes in six under par, chipping in for an eagle at the 13th on the way to a bogey-free, eight under par 64.
Lee's 16 under par total was one better than South Korea's Chun In-gee and American Katie Burnett, who had led overnight in Hawaii.
"I just did all I could do and here I am," said world number 17 Lee.
Lee, who won her first LPGA title last May at the Kingsmill Championship, added: "This is definitely a big confidence booster. The last couple of weeks I was there, but not quite. Now my game seems to be coming together and that's quite nice."
Never want to miss the latest golf news? You can now add this sport and all the other sports and teams you follow to your personalised My Sport home.
- Published17 April 2016
- Published13 April 2016
- Published4 March 2019
- Published28 September 2018
- Published19 July 2016
