Rookie Yoo Hae-ran Ties for 6th Place "Finished on a Good Note"

Yoo Hae-ran's Late Eagle-Birdie at JM Eagle LA Championship
Wins in Green Playoff, Lin Xiwei and Ashok Tie for 2nd Place

Rookie Yoo Hae-ran made it into the ‘Top 10’.

On the 30th (local time), Yoo Hae-ran finished even par in the 4th round of the LPGA Tour JM Eagle LA Championship (total prize money $3 million) held at Wilshire Country Club (par 71, 6,447 yards) in Los Angeles, California, USA, securing a tie for 6th place (7-under 277). This marks her second ‘Top 10’ finish following a tie for 7th at the Drive On Championship earlier this year. It is her best result since joining the LPGA Tour.

Yoo Hae-ran is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the JM Eagle LA Championship.
[Los Angeles, USA=AFP·Yonhap News]

Starting the round tied for 2nd place, two strokes behind the leader, Yoo recorded one eagle, one birdie, and three bogeys. She made three bogeys over 14 holes, which distanced her from the title race. However, she showed strong finishing power with an eagle on the 15th hole (par 5) and a birdie on the 16th hole (par 3), but there were not enough holes left to catch up. Yoo said, "The game wasn’t going well, but the eagle changed the momentum and was followed by a birdie. Still, I finished feeling good."

Hannah Green (Australia) added two under par to tie with Lin Xiyu (China) and Aditi Ashok (India) at 9-under 275, then clinched the win with a par on the second playoff hole at the 18th (par 3). This is her third career victory, her first in four years since the Portland Classic in September 2019, with a winner’s prize of $450,000 (about 600 million KRW). Ayaka Furue (Japan) and Renning (China) tied for 4th place (8-under 276), and Nelly Korda (USA) tied for 6th.

From Korea, Choi Woon-jung surged with a 6-under round to jump to a tie for 11th place (5-under 279). Anna Lin tied for 13th (4-under 280), while Kim Hyo-joo and Choi Hye-jin tied for 17th (3-under 281). Yang Hee-young tied for 33rd (even par 284), and Ko Jin-young finished tied for 44th (1-over 285).

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