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SPORTSMonday 29 February 2016
Thompson wins LPGA Thailand for 7th career title Jiyai Shin wins
Australia Ladies
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) to focus on my game and Masters by 3
— American Lexi Thomp- nobody else’s out there,’
son won her seventh LPGA added Thompson. GOLD COAST, Australia
title after a final-round 68 Chun, winner of the US (AP) — Former No. 1 Jiyai
that completed a six-stroke Women Open last year, Shin has added the Austra-
victory over In Gee Chun added four bogeys to her lian Ladies Masters to her
of South Korea in the final eight biridies on the final career victory total after
round of the LPGA Thai- day to end with a 70 and shooting a 4-under 69 for a
land at the par-72 course a four-day total of 14 un- three-stroke win Sunday at
at the Siam Country Club der 274. No. 25-ranked Jes- Royal Pines.
on Sunday. sica Korda of the United The South Korean, who has
The 21-year-old from Flori- States fired eight birdies for twice won the Women’s
da hit an eagle on the 10th a 64 and a 13 under total British Open, led by two
to go along with three bird- of 275, giving her a share strokes after the third round
ies and a lone bogey for a of third place along with and completed a 14-under
20-under-par total of 268 to defending champion Amy total of 278. England’s Holly
become the first American Yang of South Korea, who Clyburn shot a closing 70 to
winner of the tournament. signed off with a 70. finish in second place.
“I never like to count it as a “It would have been nice Tied for third were Nicole
win until it’s over. I just try to to not shoot three over Broch Larsen of Denmark
play aggressive and play yesterday and end up pull- (68) and Sweden’s Camilla
my best out there,” said ing myself totally out of Lennarth (71), four behind
the No. 4-ranked player the tournament, but it’s a Shin. Katie Burnett of the
whose four-shot advan- good redemption around United States shot 71 and
tage at the start of the final for sure,” said Korda, who was tied for fifth, six behind.
round was reduced to one recovered from a dismal Canadian Brooke Hender-
after the Korean opened 76 on Saturday. son, the highest-ranked
with three straight birdies. player in the field at No.
“I was just saying I had to Lexi Thomson of the United 11, shot 75 and finished at
make birdies to win this States poses with her trophy 5-under, nine strokes be-
thing. She was playing un- for photographers during the hind and tied for eighth.
believable with a three- award ceremony after win- Shin birdied three of her fi-
birdie start there, and I ning the LPGA Thailand golf nal four holes in gusty con-
knew I had to make birdies tournament in Pattaya, south- ditions.
to stop her. I was just trying ern Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 28, “This is a challenging
2016. course and I was very fo-
cused,” she said. “But I was
(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) also relaxed and confident
because I have had a lot
Oosthuizen wins in first Australian appearance of experience in the wind.”
Three-time winner Laura
PERTH, Australia (AP) — one, shooting a 1-under 71 The former British Open 16-under total of 272 in the Davies of England criti-
Louis Oosthuizen made his for a one-stroke victory at champion, who led by tournament sanctioned by cized the revamped Royal
first tournament appear- the Perth International on three strokes going into the the European and Austral- Pines layout after closing
ance in Australia a winning Sunday. final round, finished with a asian PGA tours. with a 73 to be 16-over for
Alexander Levy of France the tournament.
was second after a 66, fol- Davies slumped to one of
lowed by Australian golfer the worst rounds of her ca-
Jason Scrivener, whose 69 reer on Saturday with an
left him in third place, two 85.
strokes behind. “I don’t like the changes,”
American Peter Uihlein said Davies. “The rough
(71) and France’s Gregory is too long, greens far too
Bourdy (66) were tied for firm and bunkers very
fourth, three behind Oost- difficult.”q
huizen. q
