MIDLAND, Mich. — Somi Lee poured in an 8-foot birdie putt on the primary playoff gap to workforce with fellow South Korean Jin Hee Im to win the Dow Championship on Sunday, denying Lexi Thompson her first LPGA title in six years.
Thompson’s accomplice, Megan Khang, had an opportunity to increase the playoff, however she missed a 5-foot birdie putt that was on the low facet of the opening from the beginning.
Thompson made an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-3 18th gap, with Khang nonetheless going through a 6-foot birdie try, because the American duo closed with a 10-under 60 within the fourballs format. They had been the primary to put up at 20-under 260.
Lee made a 10-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead on the seventeenth. Im and Lee missed birdie probabilities on the 18th in regulation for the win.
The playoff switched to foursomes. Thompson hit the tee shot on the 18th to simply 5 toes proper of the cup. Im went nearer the pin however 8 toes lengthy, organising Lee for the profitable putt.
“Bummer to overlook the final one within the playoff to pressure one other gap, however very comfortable how we performed,” Khang stated.
Thompson has not received because the ShopRite LPGA Basic in 2019 and determined final summer time to not play a full schedule. The Dow Championship was her eighth match this 12 months.
Im and Lee are of their second 12 months on the LPGA Tour and this was their first title in America, although each had been prolific winners on the Korea LPGA. Im has received six instances on the KLPGA, whereas Lee has 5 KLPGA titles.
“I am unable to imagine it,” Lee stated after making her profitable putt.
Lindy Duncan and Miranda Wang had a 59 within the better-ball format and tied for third, two pictures out of the playoff. They had been joined by Manon De Roey and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who teamed up for a 64.
Albane Valenzuela and Sarah Schmelzel, who had the 54-hole lead, closed with a 66 and did not make birdie over the ultimate seven holes. They completed fifth, three pictures behind.
Thompson didn’t point out when she would play once more. Subsequent on the LPGA schedule is the Evian Championship in France, a significant Thompson has skipped yearly relationship to 2019.
The Dow Championship is the one official workforce occasion on the LPGA schedule.