Taiwan’s Teresa Lu (盧曉晴) yesterday won the NEC Karuizawa 72 title in Nagano, Japan, after firing a five-under 67 for a three-round 14-under 202 total.
The 27-year-old scored birdies on the first, third and fifth holes before carding two more birdies on the back nine, without hitting any bogies throughout.
Lu said that she learned a lot from her experience at the Women’s British Open two weeks ago, when she shared the lead going into the final round.
She said expectations were high, both from others and herself, and that she really wanted to win that tournament, but she was too impatient at the first hole.
Heading into the final round in the lead, Lu said that this time she knew that she could not commit the same mistake again and that she had to stop thinking about her placing and instead just relax and play.
She also said that many players are capable of great final-round performances, so she tried her best not to look at the leaderboard and just concentrated on the next shot.
By the end of the first round on Friday last week, Lu led the pack after firing eight birdies and no bogies to card an eight-under 64.
After the second round, she was third overall on nine-under 135 after carding a 71 with three birdies and two bogies.
Yesterday’s win marked Lu’s third LPGA of Japan Tour title this year, following her victories at the Resort Trust Ladies in May and the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in March.
Her career best season was last year, when she won three championships — the Resort Trust Ladies, the Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship and the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
Lu earned her first major career win in November 2013, when she snatched the much-coveted Mizuno Classic, now known as the Toto Japan Classic, which is recognized by both the LPGA and the LPGA of Japan Tour.
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