Liu storms to victory in Zhuhai
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LIU Yi-chen of Chinese Taipei reeled off five birdies over her last 10 holes yesterday to win the Zhuhai Classic by two strokes in south China’s Guangdong Province.
With a strong wind blasting the field at the first regular tournament stop of the China LPGA Tour season, Liu, a 21-year-old from Taoyuan County, closed with a 69 for a 54-hole score of 5-under 211. The victory, her first on the Tour, was worth 75,000 yuan (US$12,050).
Four players were tied for second — Thais Wichanee Meechai (70) and Pennapa Pulsawath (74), Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Yu-ling (72) and South Korean Chung Ye-na (72), the Tour’s reigning Order of Merit winner.
“This is my first win on the Tour, it is also the biggest so far. The main point is I didn’t give up even though I had a very slow start,” said Liu, who moves to the top of the Order of Merit on the strength of her win and a top-10 finish at the World Ladies Championship earlier this month.
China’s Li Dan (75) and Lin Tzu-chi (75) of Chinese Taipei, the overnight co-leaders with Pennapa, were equal sixth with Thai Pavrisa Yoktuan (73) and Chinese Taipei’s Chien Pei-yun (71), three shots off the pace.
Zhang Jienalin, 17, was the top amateur, closing with an even-par 72 for a 1-under total, four shots back.
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