Evian-Les-Bains, France-Grace Kim gave a stunning shot at one and Sunday at the avian championship, with a playoff and another eagle with an eagle, to defeat Geno Thatikul on another additional hole to win his first major title.
Kim, whose 2-foot Eagle Put gave him 4-under 67 in para-5 18th regulation, surprised the 12-foot eagle put to win the playoffs and surprised him like everyone. The 24 -year -old Australian placed his hands on his face peacefully and doubled in a wide smile and stood even before he broke.
Thaitikul’s biggest challenge was the English amateur Loti Vod, who was coming out of a win in the Irish women’s open and at one time the lead was on nine behind the avian resort. She closed with 64 and then waited to see if it would be enough.
The 1967 American woman was bidding a Wod bidding to become the first amateur to win a major since Catherine Lacoste at Open.
Thaitikul birds to reach 17th position, and Thai player was on the verge of his first chief when he placed less than the pond and hit 8 feet on the last hole.
But there was Kim, a fair on green was destroying the metal. The ball rolled down from the slope up to 2 feet for the eagle. Thiticul’s Buddy puts for the title missed correctly. He shot 67 and joined Kim at 14-under 270, a Vod and ahead of Minaji Lee (68).
At the 18th position in the playoffs, Thaitikul again looked like a winner when Kim’s second shot jumped on the way of a car, some rocks and in the pond. Thatikul was just green in two. Kim took her penalty drop, then pasted to the green cross.
Thaitikul had to make an 8-foot Birdi put to expand the playoffs, which he did. Playing 18th for the third time, Kim again brought another beauty to about 12 feet on the pond and green on green.
Thiticul, who had small insects around his ball in a bunker collar, stuck up to about 6 feet weakly. She could only see because Kim had finished it with the eagle.
It is extended that the LPGA Tour has a record streak in the 75 -year history already, the 18th consecutive tournament to start a season with a separate winner. It also makes 13 separate winners in the last 13 big companies.
It marks Kim’s second win on the LPGA tour, adding its title to Hawaii two years ago.
