After a thrilling end to the tournament, 22-year-old rookie Grace Kim emerged victorious in a three-way play-off on the Hoakalei Country Club course in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Céline Boutier did not succeed on the expected day and finished in thirteenth place just ahead of Perrine Delacour.
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The last round of Lotte Championship promised to be tight with more than ten players separated by just four strokes. Very comfortable this Saturday, the Chinese Yu Liu, 15th before the start, even remained alone in the lead at the clubhouse after signing a sumptuous card of 64 (-8) without error.
Joining the top of the leaderboard is Yu Liu, following this birdie on 16 ???? pic.twitter.com/IyD4ZNvSGq
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She was finally joined at the very end of the day by the Australian Rookie Grace Kim and a South Korean player invited by the organizers, Yu Jin Sung.
A birdie on the long par 5 hole of 18 was enough for the elegant player from Sydney to win. Already a double winner on the Australian women’s circuit in 2021 and 2022, Kim discovered at the age of 22 the LPGA after finishing last season in 5th place in theEpson Tourthe second US division.
She was only participating in her third tournament on the big circuit.
In just her third start as a Tour rookie, #EpsonTourGrad @gracekimeyy wins her first title with this putt in the playoff! ???? pic.twitter.com/nPpzeLKKeG
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 16, 2023
Céline Boutier misses the mark
Back in the race after a superb “Moving Day” (-6), Celine Boutier had to make a new very good card to hope to hang a fourth victory on his record on the LPGA.
Unfortunately, the 8th player in the world quickly compromised her chances of winning with a fatal double on the 5th. Two birdies allowed her to keep a place in the top 15 but she gave up her place as number 1 Race to CME To Georgia Hall. 6th in Hawaii, the Englishwoman thus won her 4th top 10 in five tournaments!
Boutier is one point ahead of her compatriot Perrine Delacour. The Hauts-de-France golfer offered herself a great last card of 69 (-3) to climb back into the top 20, her second in a row.
Delacour, who hit 17 greens in regulation, recorded 5 birdies with 33 putts.
Best tricolor Thursday evening after two laps, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard failed to stand out again this Saturday. A day without birdie for the recent winner of the LET in Singapore who finished further in the standings (48th) with a card of 73.
The video summary of the 4th round
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2023-04-16 06:09:12
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