Seo faces nervous end to US Open after delay
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July 12, 2011, Tuesday
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SOUTH Korea's Seo Hee-kyung faces an anxious wait before knowing whether she has done enough to win the US Women's Open after the final round was held over for a day following a day of rain, thunder and lightning on Sunday in Colorado.
Seo completed her final round late on Sunday night as the clubhouse leader just moments before the tournament was suspended because of darkness at The Broadmoor.
The 25-year-old finished at three-under-par after shooting back-to-back rounds of 68. Of the 72 women who made the cut, 30 still had to finish their final rounds but only a small handful had a realistic chance of catching Seo.
Her biggest danger was her compatriot, Ryu So-yeon, who was lying one shot back with three holes to play, including the par-5 17th. The only other player under par was the American Cristie Kerr, who won the US Women's Open in 2007 and the LPGA Championship last season. She trailed Seo by two strokes.
"I have two holes left. The tournament is not decided yet. I think she's over there celebrating. We all have a chance," Kerr said.
"There are two accessible pins on 17 and 18. I'm playing great. I'm going to go out and swing for the fences and hopefully tie it up."
Under the tournament rules, if there was a tie for the lead, the players would contest a three-hole aggregate playoff.
Seo completed her final round late on Sunday night as the clubhouse leader just moments before the tournament was suspended because of darkness at The Broadmoor.
The 25-year-old finished at three-under-par after shooting back-to-back rounds of 68. Of the 72 women who made the cut, 30 still had to finish their final rounds but only a small handful had a realistic chance of catching Seo.
Her biggest danger was her compatriot, Ryu So-yeon, who was lying one shot back with three holes to play, including the par-5 17th. The only other player under par was the American Cristie Kerr, who won the US Women's Open in 2007 and the LPGA Championship last season. She trailed Seo by two strokes.
"I have two holes left. The tournament is not decided yet. I think she's over there celebrating. We all have a chance," Kerr said.
"There are two accessible pins on 17 and 18. I'm playing great. I'm going to go out and swing for the fences and hopefully tie it up."
Under the tournament rules, if there was a tie for the lead, the players would contest a three-hole aggregate playoff.
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