The Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour Championship Ricoh Cup golf tournament wrapped up on Nov 27 with the last round played in bad weather, and South Korean Kim Ha-neul coming from behind in the back nine with 72, for a total of 279, winning the Ricoh Cup woman’s championship by one stroke and making a career first win. Taiwan’s Teresa Lu ended up in ninth place with 286 strokes.
Kim made three bogeys on the front nine, losing her lead to Lee Ji-hee. On the back nine she scored three birdies, and did not let the game run away from her, finishing up the Japan LPGA on top. This is her third win in Japan to date.
Japan’s Misuzu Narita hit seven birdies and one bogey, completing the course with the best score of 66 and placed second with a total of 280, followed in third by South Korea’s Shin Ji-yai on 282. Lee lost her momentary lead with a poor performance in the back nine, ending with bogeys in the two final holes, finishing up in joint fourth with Japan’s Rumi Yoshiba.
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Taiwan’s Lu hit three birdies and one bogey, finishing the final round in 70 strokes for a total of 286, landing her in joint ninth place with South Korea’s Lee Bo-mee and Ahn Sun-ju.
(Translated by Paul Cooper)
日本LPGA巡迴賽封關戰十一月二十七日在雨中打完最後一回合，南韓金荷娜後九洞反逆轉，以七十二桿完賽，總計兩百七十九桿，一桿之差贏得理光盃女子日巡錦標賽冠軍，生涯首次在大賽中獲勝。台灣名將盧曉晴則以兩百八十六桿並列第九作收。
金荷娜前九洞吞下三個柏忌，領先地位一度被李知姬奪走。但她在後九洞努力賺回三隻小鳥，沒讓大好機會溜走，終於在日本LPGA的大賽封后，這是她在日本的第三勝。
日本女將成田美壽壽今天打出七個博蒂、一個柏忌，以全場最佳的六十六桿完賽，總計兩百八十桿名列第二。南韓申智愛則以兩百八十二桿排第三。一度衝上首席的李知姬，後九洞沒打好，尤其最後兩洞連續柏忌收尾，總計兩百八十四桿與日本選手葭葉?美並列第四。
台灣名將盧曉晴今天打了三個博蒂、一個柏忌，今年最後一回合繳出七十桿，總計兩百八十六桿和李寶美、安宣柱等人並列第九。
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