Ko Jin-young and Park In-bi, Tied for 2nd Place by One Stroke: "Regrettable, Come-from-Behind Loss"... Boutier Wins
ShopRite Classic Final Day 2-Under 'Stumble', Boutier Shoots 8-Under for 2nd Career Win, So-Yeon Ryu and Se-Young Kim Tied 14th
Ko Jin-young is teeing off on the 2nd hole on the final day of the ShopRite Classic. Galloway, USA = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘Number 2’ Ko Jin-young (26) and ‘Golf Empress’ Park In-bee (33·KB Financial Group) settled for runner-up.
On the 4th (Korean time) at Bay Course (par 71·6,190 yards) of Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey, USA, the final 3rd round of the LPGA Tour ShopRite Classic (total prize money $1.75 million) ended with a 2-under-par, finishing tied for 2nd place (13-under-par 200 strokes). Ko Jin-young missed her 3rd win of the season and 10th career win, while Park In-bee postponed her 2nd win of the season and 22nd career victory to the next opportunity. Celine Boutier (France) claimed a come-from-behind victory (14-under-par 199 strokes).
Ko Jin-young and Park In-bee started tied for the lead by 2 strokes, recording 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. On the final 18th hole (par 5), where they were tied for 2nd place by 1 stroke, a birdie would have forced a playoff, but their putts narrowly missed. Ko Jin-young especially regretted making a 3-putt despite successfully reaching the green in two shots. Both players will compete in the Cognizant Founders Cup on the 7th, aiming for Korea’s 5th win of the year and 199th overall victory.
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Celine Boutier is taking a selfie holding the trophy right after winning the ShopRite Classic. Galloway, USA = Getty Images/Multibits Photo by Getty Images
View original imageBoutier started tied for 10th place, 5 strokes behind, and unleashed an ‘incredible power’ with an 8-under-par round. She racked up 8 birdies, including ‘three consecutive sets of paired birdies.’ This was her 2nd career win after the ISPS Handa Vic Open in February 2019, 2 years and 8 months ago, with a winner’s prize of $262,500 (310 million KRW). Brooke Henderson (Canada) finished tied for 2nd, Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) 6th (11-under-par 202 strokes), and Yoo So-yeon (31) and Kim Se-young (28·both Mediheal) tied for 14th (8-under-par 205 strokes) to close the tournament.
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