Kim Seyoung Finishes Third Again... Rookie Miranda Wang Claims First Victory
by Roh Woolae
Pubilshed 01 Sep.2025 07:42(KST)
Updated 02 Sep.2025 07:19(KST)
Third Top-Three Finish of the Year at FM Championship
Miranda Wang Claims Victory and $850,000 Prize
Atthaya Thitikul Takes Second, Lim Jinhui Fifth, Choi Hyejin Seventh
Se-Young Kim missed her first victory of the year.
On August 31 (local time), at the TPC Boston (par 72, 6,533 yards) in Norton, Massachusetts, USA, Se-Young Kim shot a 2-under-par 68 in the fourth round of the FM Championship on the LPGA Tour (total prize money: 4.1 million dollars), finishing third with a total score of 17-under-par 271. She narrowly missed her 13th career win, which would have been her first in five years since the Pelican Women's Championship in November 2020. This marks her third top-three finish and sixth top-10 finish of the year, following the ShopRite Classic in June and the ISPS Handa Scottish Women's Open in July.
Se-Young Kim is teeing off at the 16th hole of the 4th round of the FM Championship. Norton, USA - AFP·Yonhap News
원본보기 아이콘Kim started the round tied for second, three shots behind the leader, and recorded three birdies and one bogey. She offset a bogey on the third hole (par 4) with a birdie on the seventh (par 5), then made consecutive birdies on the 12th and 14th holes to chase the leader. However, she could only manage par on the remaining four holes and failed to pull off a come-from-behind victory. Although she missed only two fairways and three greens, her 30 putts in the round held her back.
Rookie Miranda Wang of China reduced her score by two strokes to clinch a one-shot victory at 20-under-par 268. She became the third Chinese player to win on the LPGA Tour, following Shanshan Feng and Ruoning Yin. She earned a winner's prize of 615,000 dollars (approximately 850 million won). Ranked 187th in the world, Miranda Wang said in a televised interview immediately after her victory, "My shots were on point from the first day. I'm so happy to win," adding, "Putting is my strength. I will continue to show good play going forward," with a big smile.
World No. 1 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand impressed with a 5-under-par 67 in the final round but had to settle for runner-up at 19-under-par 269. Among Korean players, Jinhee Im surged into a tie for fifth with a 10-under-par 62 (15-under-par 273 total). Hyejin Choi and Geumgang Park tied for seventh (13-under-par 275), Jeongeun Lee6 tied for 20th (10-under-par 278), Arim Kim tied for 24th (9-under-par 279), and defending champion Hae-Ran Yoo and Jin Young Ko finished tied for 28th (8-under-par 280).
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