| S. Korea’s Choi takes US Women’s Open |
KOHLER South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi won the US Women’s Open on Sunday, showing a champion’s res-olve in the face of adversity to claim her first major title.
Choi, 24, fired a one-over 73 at Blackwolf Run for a seven-under total of 281 and a four-shot victory over another South Korean, Amy Yang.
Choi had gone into the final round with a six-shot lead thanks to a remarkable 65 in Saturday’s wind-whipped third round.
Yang carded a one-under 71 for a three-under total of 285, with no other players finishing under par for the event.
Choi’s triumph came on the same course where Se Ri Pak won the 1998 US Wom-en’s Open, a victory Choi recalls watching on television as a girl. “And 14 years later I’m here right now, and I made it,” Choi said.
“My dreams come true. It’s an amazing day today, and I really appreciate what Se Ri did and all the Korean players, they did. It’s really no way I can be here without them.”
Agence France-Presse
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