In the lead since day one, Canadian Brooke M. Henderson won her 13th LPGA title on Sunday, beating her main rivals by 4 strokes. Author of her worst card of the week, Céline Boutier finished at the bottom of the ranking.
Started three moves ahead of Nelly Korda, Brooke M. Henderson will never have been really worried in the 4th round of the inaugural tournament of the 2023 season of the LPGA.
The 25-year-old Canadian, who nevertheless changed equipment supplier at the start of the week and lived through a hectic off-season with back pain to treat and wisdom teeth to remove, did not leave the lead in the tournament of the week. . This victory is already his 13th title on the American circuit, the 3rd in seven months for the winner in July of her second Major in Evian!
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Korda inside
The Ontario native leads the Europeans by four strokes Maya Stark et Charley Hullboth custodians of a 69 on Sunday, while her most serious competitor on the eve of the last lap, the American world number 2 Nelly Kordais content with 4th place with a card of 72.
No doubt she was a little too tired by the successive morning awakenings to follow the exploits of his brother “Sebi” racing in theOpen d’Australie de Tennis on the other side of the planet!
Timid comeback for Céline Boutier
Disappointment also for the only tricolor engaged in the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club for this event reserved for tournament winners in 2021 and 2022.
Celine Boutierwho was in the top 10 on Thursday night, signed his second card over par of the week and finished the tournament in 26th place out of 29.
The number 1 tricolor, based in Dallas, faltered on the return, notably chaining 4 bogeys in 5 holes from 12 to 16.
One month before taking off for Asia
After this smooth recovery in a tournament where several celebrities were invited (this is the ex-Tennisman Mardy Fish who proved the strongest), the LPGA will now take a month-long hiatus before embarking on an Asia tour taking the players to Thailand, Singapore and China between late February and mid-March.
Meanwhile, some of the best players in the world will travel to Saudi Arabia to play the Saudi Ladies International. It will be the case in particular of Lydia Ko but also of Pauline Roussin-Bouchard.
The video summary of the 4th round
Le leaderboard
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