SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australian Minjee Lee weathered a late rally by Alison Lee to eventually defeat the American on the first playoff hole and win the LPGA South Korea tournament on Sunday.
“These last few holes, I was quite excited to play, and you know, we always want to be putting ourselves in that position, in the contending position, week-in, week-out and I was lucky enough to do it this week," Minjee Lee said.
It was 27-year-old Minjee Lee's 10th tour title and second win in her last three starts after claiming the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati in July.
Angel Yin (67) followed her breakthrough win at the LPGA Shanghai event last week with a fourth-place finish at 13-under 275.
The South Korea tournament is the second of four in the LPGA Tour ’s Asian swing after opening in Shanghai last week.
Persons:
Lee, Alison Lee, Minjee Lee, It’s, Sunday's, Jan Stephenson, Karrie Webb, America's Lee, ”, Lydia Ko, Angel Yin, Celine Boutier, Boutier, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Jeonguen Lee, Atthaya Thitikul, Jiyai Shin, Ashleigh Buhai, Lilia Vu, ___
Organizations:
LPGA South Korea, Kroger, City Championship, ”, Zealander, LPGA Shanghai, Scottish, Evian Championship, South
Locations:
SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, Cincinnati, Australia, Korean, Shanghai, Malaysia, Japan