LPGA famous person Minjee Lee wanted two additional holes to defeat Charley Hull on Sunday on the Queen Metropolis Championship, however it paid off in a serious method.
She took dwelling a $300,000 test for beating the Englishwoman.
Lee didn’t play her finest in the course of the ultimate spherical. It was her first spherical within the 70s of the week, taking pictures a 71. Fortunately for her, a double bogey on the par-5 twelfth didn’t value her the event.
Lee made three birdies on the entrance 9, however from there, it was plenty of pars and her seven on 12.
“I feel I had a number of moments the place I felt like I used to be dropping, however I wasn’t. The rating was we had been just about tied,” Lee stated. “So I simply didn’t hand over. I simply performed each shot to the very best I might after which, you already know, gained the playoff, so it feels good.”
Hull challenged her all day Sunday. She posted a ultimate spherical 69, together with three birdies on holes 14-16 to get to 16-under. Nevertheless, Hull wasn’t in a position to capitalize within the playoff. Lee hit a close to good shot on the second playoff gap and that every one however sealed her victory.
The 2022 U.S. Open winner needed to refocus as she hadn’t recorded a top-10 end because the Dana Open in July. It induced her to reset her targets.
“My objective for the remainder of the season was to complete properly. CME is developing and all of the Asia occasions, so I actually wished to reset my targets,” she stated. “[I] simply actually wished to complete off on a excessive and I acquired to win, in order that’s very nice. Resetting your targets is all the time laborious after a tremendous yr. Possibly I can reset right here and have an amazing Asia and CME.”
This win is her first of the yr after she gained twice in 2022.
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