Pan powers to victory in Beijing
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AN in-form Pan Yanhong claimed her second victory of the year yesterday when the former powerlifter closed with a 5-under-par 67 to win the Beijing Challenge by three strokes in the Chinese capital.
The Hebei Province native, who will make her US Women’s Open debut next month, closed with a round that included five birdies over the front nine at the Beijing Orient Pearl Golf Club course and an eagle-3 at the 14th when her ball landed within two feet of the pin after a blast of her 5-iron from 193 yards out. With heavy rain starting late in her round, she closed with two bogeys for a total score of 11-under 205.
Her sixth career victory on the China LPGA Tour was worth 75,000 yuan (US$ 120,90) to the Chinese favorite.
“I felt pressure and uncomfortable going into the final round because I injured my foot in practice. But I played a great front nine and had a huge lead at the turn,” Pan said. “It began raining at the 15th, but I watched the leaderboard and knew I had a great lead. I didn’t want the event to be suspended as it would be a long day. We were in a race to finish. I made a bogey at the last hole, which is a little bit disappointing, but I won. That’s most important.”
The 32-year-old confirmed that she would be playing in this week’s CTBC Shanghai Ladies Classic, a co-sponsored event with the Taiwan LPGA Tour.
Kang Hyeon-seo, the overnight co-leader, was runner-up as the South Korean did not record her first birdie until the ninth hole and failed to mount a challenge to Pan on her way to a bogey-free round of 2-under 70.
Beijing native Shi Yuting (69) was third four shots back, while Thailand’s Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (68) was fourth, a shot further behind.
Shi, the 17-year-old rookie pro, finished third or equal third for the third tournament in a row after mounting a strong finish in the wet conditions.
“I was happy with three birdies over the final five holes,” said the teenager. “But the last hole I had a three-footer for birdie which I missed because it rained. I was in a rush. I didn’t want to finish third, always I want to win. The breakthrough win will hopefully come next week in Shanghai.”
Chinese teenagers Du Mohan (70) and Sui Xiang (72) tied for the top amateur honor at 3-under.
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