Lydia Ko picks up 8th LPGA win with 3rd Canadian Pacific Women’s Open title
You might say Lydia Ko likes Canada.
Ko won her third Canadian Pacific Women’s Open title on Sunday, dispatching of Stacy Lewis with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. A routine par from the world No. 2 was good enough to defeat Lewis, whose approach from the rough sailed into the gallery.
Both Ko and Lewis finished regulation at 12 under at Vancouver Golf Club, where Ko also won her first title in this event as a 15-year-old amateur.
Ko entered the day tied for the lead with Candie Kung, who shot 74 to fade from contention. The Kiwi did little but make pars on Sunday — 16 of them, in fact — with a single birdie and a single bogey to go with it.
Meanwile, Lewis made a charge in a bid to end a 14-month winless drought. The world No. 3 eventually caught Ko on the 71st hole of the tournament, making par at the last to wrap up a Sunday 67.
Defending champion So Yeon Ryu charged even harder than Lewis, shooting a 64 that left her a shot out of the playoff and tied for third with Sei Young Kim.
Despite this being Ko’s third win in this event, this is the first time she gets to go home with the winner’s check. She won as an amateur in 2012 and successfully defended a year later while still an amateur. She goes home with $337,500.
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