Meijer LPGA Classic: Jennifer Kupcho wins after edging Leona Maguire in dramatic play-off
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Kupcho exacted revenge on Maguire after losing to the Irishwoman in the Solheim Cup singles
Meijer LPGA Classic final leaderboard |
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-18 J Kupcho (US)*, L Maguire (Ire), N Korda (US); -17 L Ko (NZ); -16 N Korda (US), C Ciganda (Spa), A Thitikul (Tha), L Thompson (US) |
*denotes play-off winner |
Leona Maguire fell agonisingly short in her bid for a second LPGA Tour title as Jennifer Kupcho prevailed in a dramatic play-off to win the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan.
The American won with a birdie on the second extra hole after Maguire missed a short birdie putt to extend.
Kupcho, 25, missed a chance to win on the first play-off hole when she failed to convert a short birdie putt.
Defending champion Nelly Korda was eliminated on the first extra hole.
It is a second successive runner-up finish for Ireland's Maguire at this event having been second to Korda last year.
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Maguire - who claimed her maiden tour title in February - started the final round seven shots adrift of overnight leader Korda, but surged into contention with a seven-under par 65.
The 27-year-old, who starred in Europe's Solheim Cup win in September, birdied the par-five 18th to set the target for Kupcho and Korda.
Kupcho would have won in regulation with a birdie at the last but could only make par after finding the bunker with her drive with world number two Korda carding a four to join the play-off having come up shy with an eagle chip.
Maguire made birdie on the first extra hole - the 18th - with Kupcho missing a golden chance for the win as world number two Korda dropped out after making par.
Playing the 18th again, Maguire missed a three-footer to take the play-off into a third hole, handing Kupcho her second LPGA Tour title after the Chevron Championship in April.