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Monday 13 June 2022
Henderson beats Weaver-Wright in playoff in ShopRite LPGA

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. 17th.
(AP) — Brooke Henderson Playing in the group in front
closed with a 7-under 64 of her, Henderson reached
a year ago in the ShopRite the par-5 final hole in two
LPGA Classic and finished and lagged her eagle putt
second. to tap-in birdie range.
The 24-year-old Canadian Weaver-Wright matched
matched the final-round the birdie despite miss-
performance in the event ing the fairway, sinking a
this year, and still had work 10-footer.
to do. This time she got Jodi Eward Shadoff of Eng-
the job done Sunday af- land made an eagle on
ter overcoming a four-shot the final hole to finish a shot
deficit. behind the leaders at 11
Henderson eagled the first under.
playoff hole to beat Lind- She shot 67,
sey Weaver-Wright for her "I feel like I managed my
11th tour victory and first emotions out there being in
this year. contention, and just a real-
"I just was trying to go low ly good experience going
and see what happens," into the rest of the season,"
Henderson said. "I didn't said the 34-year-old who
think — I mean, I thought Brooke M. Henderson, of Canada, holds the trophy after winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf has never won on the tour.
the victory was a possibility, tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. No. 4 Lydia Ko also made a
but there are a lot of really Associated Press birdie on the final hole and
talented players ahead of tied for fourth with Albane
me and I think I was four for her first tour win, forced $262,500. by her performance this Valenzuela, a Swiss resident
shots back starting the day. the playoff with birdies on "I've always loved a vic- week. and former Stanford star
"I knew it was going to take four of the last six holes, in- tory and never tried to take "It's everything, especially looking for her first LPGA
a little bit of magic, and I'm cluding a long one at No. them for granted, but with because I haven't been Tour win. They both shot
just really happy that I'm 17 and a 10-footer at the the pandemic in 2020 I playing that great this 67s.
sitting here next to the tro- par-5 final hole for a 65. only played 10 events, and year," she said. "I mean, Brittany Lincicome, who
phy." Weaver-Wright found the I think I had six top 10s but solo second, my best finish is due to give birth to her
The real magic was her fairway in the playoff but no victory," Henderson said. ever on the LPGA. It's my second child in September,
second shot in the playoff her second shot was short "So that was a little bit of a fifth year out here. Like it's a tied for sixth with New Jer-
on the par-5, No. 18 at the of the green. Her third shot -- it shook the confidence a huge milestone for me. I'm sey native Marina Alex and
Seaview Hotel and Golf landed around the same little bit." just excited for the summer Nasa Hataoka, who both
Club. She hit a 7-wood from distance from the hole as Henderson, who finished now." won recently in California.
193 yards within 10 feet. She Henderson, but she was second in the opening Henderson, whose last vic- Lincicome and Alex shot
has used the same club to away. She missed her bird- event on tour this year, tory was in Los Angeles in 67s, a stroke better than
set up an eagle at No. 9 ie putt and Henderson, seems to have her confi- 2021, moved into the lead Hataoka, who opened with
earlier in the day. ranked No. 11 in the world, dence back. with a short birdie at No. four birdies on the first five
Weaver-Wright, a 28-year- had no pressure making While disappointed, Weav- 12. She stayed there until holes to take an early two-
old American still looking the eagle to win to pocket er-Wright was encouraged Weaver-Wright birdied the shot lead.q

Toyota dominates again to win 5th straight 24 Hours Le Mans

straight time, with the No. Hirakawa secured his first around 7:30 a.m. and 15
8 car finishing ahead of the victory to join Japanese minutes later Lopez stalled
No. 7 in another dominant countrymen Kazuki Na- and needed an electrical
performance on Sunday. kajima (3 wins) and Kamui reset, costing one lap.
New Zealander Brendan Kobayashi (1) as winners in Ryan Briscoe closed out the
Hartley had clinched pole the famed race, which was race as the Glickenhaus
position and was at the first held in 1923. 007 car finished in third
wheel as Toyota Gazoo's Jose Maria Lopez of Argen- place, five laps behind the
No. 8 completed the race tina followed a couple of winners.
in sunny and warm condi- minutes behind for Toyo- American Josh Pierson be-
tions, with teammates Se- ta's No. 7 at the Circuit de came the youngest driver
bastien Buemi and Ryo Hi- la Sarthe in northwestern to participate at 16 years
rakawa watching from the France. old, 188 days — making him
team garage. Lopez was joined by Ko- slightly younger than fellow
Swiss driver Buemi has won bayashi and British driver 16-year-old Matt McMurry
the race four times while Mike Conway, his team- was in 2014.
Australia's Ryan Briscoe, Britain's Richard Westbrook and Hartley clinched his third mates when No. 7 won last Pierson drove 97 laps as he
France's Franck Mailleux spray Champagne after finishing third
in their Glickenhaus Racing 007 in the 24-Hour Le Mans endur- win, and second for Toyo- year to underline how Toyo- shared duties on the Unit-
ance race in their in Le Mans, western France, Sunday June 12, ta after his first victory with ta has broken the strangle- ed Autosports USA team
2022. Porsche in 2017. Both had hold of Audi and Porsche. driving an Oreca 07 with
Associated Press modest Formula One ca- After a calm night, Toyota Oliver Jarvis and Alex Lynn,
reers. experienced a rare blip finishing sixth in the LM P2
LE MANS, France (AP) — Le Mans in the classic en- Dane Tom Kristensen holds when the No. 8 punctured category.q
Toyota won the 24 Hours durance race for the fifth the records with nine wins. with Buemi at the wheel at