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SPORTS Tuesday 30 april 2019
Minjee Lee

wins L.A. Open

for 5th LPGA Tour title

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Min- Lee won a year after tying
jee Lee won the Hugel-Air for seventh in the inaugural
Premia LA Open on Sunday event.
at Wilshire Country Club "It's definitely a second-shot
for her fifth LPGA Tour title, golf course," Lee said. "I feel
closing with a 3-under 68 like my iron play is pretty
for a four-stroke victory. solid and usually I can be
The 22-year-old Australian accurate with them.
was projected to jump I think it suits me and my
from fourth to second in game. If my putter is run-
the world ranking Monday ning hot then I have a good
after her fourth top-three chance."
finish in her last seven starts. Sei Young Kim was second. Minjee Lee, of Australia, poses with her trophy after winning the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open golf
"Coming in, the first half of The South Korean birdied tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. Associated Press
the year that I've had, I've Nos. 13-15 to pull within two
been hitting it pretty solid strokes, but parred 16 and
and playing pretty solid," 17 and bogeyed the 18th Kim's rally stalled. in, so I didn't get rattled up Koerstz Madsen shot a 76 to
Lee said. "I felt like it was for a 66. "I was just going to carry or anything." finish 13th at 5 under. She
close. I feel pretty good "This golf course is not easy, on playing my own game," Annie Park (67) and Mor- was trying to become the
with this one." even regular tournament," Lee said. "I had a couple gan Pressel (68) tied for first Danish winner in LPGA
Lee made a 15-foot birdie Kim said. "The greens are birdie opportunities coming third at 9 under. Tour history.q
putt on the par-3 18th to fin- really fast. If I miss the
ish at 14-under 270. She led wrong side, it's tough to up-
the last three days, shoot- and-down. Even that, I'm
ing 66-69-67 to take a one- very satisfied with my play-
stroke advantage over ing. I'm very happy with my
Nanna Koerstz Madsen into score."
the final round.(backslash) Lee easily held on after

Tom Pernice Jr. and

Scott Hoch win

Legends of Golf

RIDGEDALE, Mo. (AP) — record at Big Cedar Lodge
Tom Pernice Jr. and Scott and finish five strokes ahead
Hoch completed a wire-to- of Vijay Singh-Carlos Fran-
wire victory Sunday in the co and Paul Broadhurst-Kirk
PGA Tour Champions' Bass Triplett. Singh Franco shot
Pro Shops Legends, open- 46, and Broadhurst-Triplett
ing with Pernice's hole-in- had a 44.
one on the Top of the Rock The 63-year-old Hoch won
par-3 course. for the third time on the
Pernice used a 7-iron on 50-and-over circuit, be-
the 175-yard first hole. coming the oldest winner
"Obviously when they go in, in tour history — a record
it's a little bit lucky, but I did that he quickly dismissed
hit a very good shot and because it came in a team
was fortunate for it to go event.
in," Pernice said. "Followed "It's a team event. It's great
it up with a birdie on 2, so that I won, but I don't think
that was a great start." you can compare that to
Pernice and Hoch fin- an individual win." Hoch
ished with an 8-under 46 said. "I mean, the individual
for two trips around the winner, especially getting
par-3 course, playing both 62, 63 or something like
the opening nine of modi- that."
fied alternate shot and the Mike Fetchick was the old-
best-ball second nine in est previous winner, at
4-under 23. 63 years to the day in the
The winners had a 23-un- 1985 Hilton Head Seniors
der 156 total to break the Invitational.q