South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun won the US Women’s Open by two shots to claim her first LPGA title.
Watched by US President Donald Trump, the 23 year old carded a final round 67 to finish on 11 under at Trump National in New Jersey.
South Korean golfers have won the US Women’s Open seven times in the past 10 years, and there were eight in the top 10 this year. South Korean amateur Choi Hye-jin’s hopes of lifting the title ended when she found the water on the 16th hole, while overnight leader Shanshan Feng ran up a triple-bogey eight on the final hole.
Park, who had led after 36 holes in 2016, started the final round two strokes behind Feng, the leader after each of the first three rounds. A birdie at 17 and a tricky up-and-down on 18 saw her post the winning clubhouse score as her nearest rivals faltered behind her.
Feng needed to eagle 18 to tie the lead, but her ball rolled off the back of the green, leading to an eight.
“It’s almost like I’m floating on a cloud,” said Park. “I did not have the best first and second rounds, so I wanted to believe in myself in the remaining rounds, and I did.”
England’s Charley Hull finished 11 strokes behind Park on level par, with Scotland’s Catriona Matthew a further six shots back. Georgia Hall from Dorset made the cut in her first US Open, finishing on eight over par.