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Teen Ariya in tears as Park wins
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February 25, 2013, Monday
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TEENAGE Thai Ariya Jutanugarn endured the ultimate highs and lows of professional golf yesterday as she fired a hole-in-one at the LPGA Thailand before blowing the tournament with a triple-bogey at the last.
The 17-year-old stood by the side of the final green in tears as she watched South Korean world No. 4 Park In-bee lift the trophy and the US$225,000 check after throwing away a two-shot lead on the 72nd hole in a stunning collapse on the Pattaya Old Course.
Having led overnight by three shots, Ariya, playing on a sponsors invite, showed few signs of nerves as she battled the game's elite, including world No. 1 Tseng Yani, on a pressure-filled Sunday in Thailand.
Standing on the 12th tee, she fired her approach to the par-3 and gasped with joy as the ball had just enough pace to trickle into the cup and take her back in front on 14 under for the tournament. Ariya extended her advantage with a birdie at the 13th but dropped a shot on the next hole before regaining her composure with three straight pars to leave her two ahead standing on the par-5 18th.
But just as she was set to become the first Thai to win an LPGA event everything unravelled on the last. Her misery complete after she failed to force a playoff when her four-foot putt lipped out handing a stunned Park victory.
"I didn't expect this result either, I had a great round today but thought it wasn't enough. I don't know what to say, I'm still very shocked," Park said after her 5-under 67 gave her a one-shot win.
The 17-year-old stood by the side of the final green in tears as she watched South Korean world No. 4 Park In-bee lift the trophy and the US$225,000 check after throwing away a two-shot lead on the 72nd hole in a stunning collapse on the Pattaya Old Course.
Having led overnight by three shots, Ariya, playing on a sponsors invite, showed few signs of nerves as she battled the game's elite, including world No. 1 Tseng Yani, on a pressure-filled Sunday in Thailand.
Standing on the 12th tee, she fired her approach to the par-3 and gasped with joy as the ball had just enough pace to trickle into the cup and take her back in front on 14 under for the tournament. Ariya extended her advantage with a birdie at the 13th but dropped a shot on the next hole before regaining her composure with three straight pars to leave her two ahead standing on the par-5 18th.
But just as she was set to become the first Thai to win an LPGA event everything unravelled on the last. Her misery complete after she failed to force a playoff when her four-foot putt lipped out handing a stunned Park victory.
"I didn't expect this result either, I had a great round today but thought it wasn't enough. I don't know what to say, I'm still very shocked," Park said after her 5-under 67 gave her a one-shot win.
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