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Monday 17 July 2017

Park wins U.S. Women’s Open in front of President Trump

By TOM CANAVAN straight day. There was a “At the time I felt that all
AP Sports Writer peaceful protest after he this work, hard work I put
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — arrived at his box near the together was going to dis-
Sung Hyun Park gave away 15th green shortly after 3 appear so I was bit disap-
the U.S. Women’s Open a p.m. pointed but I had to refo-
year ago with a couple of It ended up being a quiet cus,” said Choi, who bird-
bad rounds on the week- week of politics. The golf ied the final hole but could
end. The South Korean was excellent. not collect the $540,000
didn’t make the same mis- Park needed a fine chip second prize because of
take this year. from over the green on the her amateur status.
Park shot her second par-5 18th hole to save par Choi’s 279 was the best by
straight 5-under 67 on Sun- and win the $900,000 top an amateur in the Open,
day and won a final-round prize from the $5 million four shots better than the
battle with front-running event. old mark by Grace Park in
Shanshan Feng and teen- Walking to the scoring tent 1999. Catherine Lacoste
age amateur Hye-Jin Choi to sign her card, she got remains the only amateur
at Trump National Golf a thumps-up from Trump to win the Open, doing it in
Club for her first LPGA Tour South Korea’s Sung Hyun Park holds up the championship tro- from his box. 1967.
victory. phy after winning the U.S. Women’s Open Golf tournament Sun- Choi closed with a 71 to fin- Feng, who was the leader
Park birdied the 15th to day, July 16, 2017, in Bedminster, N.J. Associated Press ish as the low amateur for after the first three rounds
move into a tie for the lead the second straight year. and carried a one-shot
and the 17th to open a the previous hole. Park fin- President Donald Trump at- She was 38th in 2016. edge into the final 18 holes,
two-shot edge after Choi ished at 11-under 277 for a tended the biggest event Top-ranked So Yeon Ryu triple bogeyed the final
made a double bogey on two-stroke win over Choi. in women’s golf for the third (70) and fellow South Kore- hole.
an Mi Jung Hur (68) tied for “I think overall, before the
third at 7 under. Feng, from last hole I did pretty well,”
China, had a 75 to drop said Feng, who had only
into a tie for fifth at 6 under two birdies in the last two
with Spain’s Carlota Cigan- rounds. “I mean I did a
da (70) and South Korea’s good job hanging in right
Jeongeun6 Lee (71). there because my putting
South Koreans Sei Young was not really that great.”
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1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 Choi was the story for most last two rounds this year
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the hole. She ended with curate and has very good

LIVE SIMULCAST OF ALL MAJOR TRACKS a double bogey and basi- short game, also,” Feng
said about Park. “I don’t
cally lost her chance of be-
THROUGHOBRED AND HARNESS coming the second ama- see any weak part in her
teur to win the Open. game.”q