Se-young Kim Finishes Runner-up at LPGA Buick Shanghai... Best Result This Year

Starting 3rd in FR... Strong 4-under Par Performance
Back-to-Back 'Top 3' Since Arkansas Championship
Inruining 2 Wins, Saigo 2nd, Noyeolim 4th

Kim Sei-young achieved her best performance of the year.

Kim Sei-young is teeing off on the 1st hole of the 4th round at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. [Shanghai=AP·Yonhap News]

On the 13th, at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club (par 72, 6,672 yards) in Shanghai, China, during the 4th round of the LPGA Tour's "Asian Swing" Buick LPGA Shanghai (total prize money $2.1 million), she shot 4-under par to finish tied for 2nd place (19-under par 269).

Starting the round in 3rd place, 3 strokes behind, Kim Sei-young recorded 6 birdies and 2 bogeys. The 12-time LPGA Tour champion aimed to end her nearly four-year winless drought since the Pelican Championship in November 2020, but fell just short. Following her 3rd place finish two weeks ago at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, this marks her second consecutive top-3 finish.

In-Rae Ning (China) surged with an 8-under par round to secure a commanding 6-stroke victory (25-under par 263). Celebrating on home soil, she earned her 4th career win. She is the second Chinese player in history, after 10-time LPGA winner Feng Shanshan (retired), to have won a major championship and reached world No. 1 ranking.

Rookie of the Year points leader Mao Saigo (Japan) tied for 2nd place, Korean-American player No Ye-rim (USA) finished 4th (18-under par 270), and Choi Hye-jin tied for 5th (16-under par 272). Choi recorded 1 eagle and 8 birdies without any bogeys. She matched the course record of 62 strokes set by Kim Sei-young in the first round of this tournament just three days earlier.

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