Shin holds off Tseng at Mizuno to triumph
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November 8, 2010, Monday
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TOP-RANKED Shin Ji-yai won the Mizuno Classic in Shima, Japan, yesterday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and eighth overall, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Tseng Yani.
Shin finished at 18 under after opening with rounds of 65 and 66 on the Kintetsu Kashikojima course. The South Korean star, also the 2008 tournament winner in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA, earned US$180,000 to increase her season total to US$1,779,768 and pull within US$3,535 of leader and compatriot Choi Na-yeon with two events left.
"This morning my feel was a little bit rushed, because I won at the Evian and the last couple of months I didn't win," Shin said. "I have had a lot of chances, but I didn't win. I am waiting all the time for the win. So this morning I felt pressure."
Tseng, from Chinese Taipei, shot a 66. "I really tried my best to bring my A-game golf today," said Tseng, a three-time winner this year. "I think I did that very well. Ji-yai just played so consistently and she is the greatest player on tour. A very good, competitive player."
American Stacy Lewis (68) was third at 15 under, Japan's Miki Saiki (70) was 12 under, and Choi (68), American Brittany Lincicome (65) and Mika Miyazato (68) of Japan followed at 11 under.
Two-stroke lead
Shin, who started the day with a two-stroke lead over Lewis, birdied all four par 5s in her bogey-free final round.
Tseng birdied six of the first 11 holes to tie Shin, but parred the final seven. "I was really, really nervous and we still had more par-5s," Shin said about Tseng's birdie on No. 11. "She is a long hitter. So I was worried about the long par-5s where she can make the easy birdies."
However, Shin took advantage of the par 5s with birdies on Nos. 13 and 16. Her birdie on the par-5 16th gave her a two-shot lead with two holes to play.
Tseng leads Japanese star Ai Miyazato by 14 points in the player of the year race. Shin and Choi are tied for third, 18 points behind Tseng.
Miyazato, a five-time winner this season, followed her second-round 79 with a 68 to tie for 69th at 3 over - 21 strokes behind Shin. Defending champion Song Bo-bae of South Korea shot a 74 to finish tied for 56th
Shin finished at 18 under after opening with rounds of 65 and 66 on the Kintetsu Kashikojima course. The South Korean star, also the 2008 tournament winner in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA, earned US$180,000 to increase her season total to US$1,779,768 and pull within US$3,535 of leader and compatriot Choi Na-yeon with two events left.
"This morning my feel was a little bit rushed, because I won at the Evian and the last couple of months I didn't win," Shin said. "I have had a lot of chances, but I didn't win. I am waiting all the time for the win. So this morning I felt pressure."
Tseng, from Chinese Taipei, shot a 66. "I really tried my best to bring my A-game golf today," said Tseng, a three-time winner this year. "I think I did that very well. Ji-yai just played so consistently and she is the greatest player on tour. A very good, competitive player."
American Stacy Lewis (68) was third at 15 under, Japan's Miki Saiki (70) was 12 under, and Choi (68), American Brittany Lincicome (65) and Mika Miyazato (68) of Japan followed at 11 under.
Two-stroke lead
Shin, who started the day with a two-stroke lead over Lewis, birdied all four par 5s in her bogey-free final round.
Tseng birdied six of the first 11 holes to tie Shin, but parred the final seven. "I was really, really nervous and we still had more par-5s," Shin said about Tseng's birdie on No. 11. "She is a long hitter. So I was worried about the long par-5s where she can make the easy birdies."
However, Shin took advantage of the par 5s with birdies on Nos. 13 and 16. Her birdie on the par-5 16th gave her a two-shot lead with two holes to play.
Tseng leads Japanese star Ai Miyazato by 14 points in the player of the year race. Shin and Choi are tied for third, 18 points behind Tseng.
Miyazato, a five-time winner this season, followed her second-round 79 with a 68 to tie for 69th at 3 over - 21 strokes behind Shin. Defending champion Song Bo-bae of South Korea shot a 74 to finish tied for 56th
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