Minjee Lee wins the third main title at Windswet KPMG female PGA championship

Frisco, Texas – Miniss Lee was closed with 2-over 74, but never gave up on the leading Sunday in the final circle of KPMG female PGA championship to win his third main title.

While Lee had three Bogea in four-sea growth at the Front Nine, a day started with a four-stroke proposal over Jeeno Thitikulu. And the world two ranked players, also in that last group, threw both couple 5s who are among the first three holes in the fields ranch east on PGA Frisco.

Lee, ranked at 24. place, he finished at 4-Mandu 284, three strokes in front of Auston Kim and Chanetteee Wannasaen, the only other players who ended up in a couple.

Kim and Wannasaen were both recorded 68 to match the best rounds of the day and the tournament after only two 68s combined the first three rounds. Kim played without Bogee, but he only had a parcel after three consecutive birds to wrap in front of nine.

With a record cash executive of $ 12 million, from $ 10.4 million a year ago and aligned with American women open for the most incorrect money, Lee separated $ 1.8 million. This matches Lee of $ 1.8 million was given for his four-stroke victory in the American woman, in Pine needles.

29-year-old Australian who is Startur Texas, who lives in the nearby Irving, got his 11. Winning in his career. She was the first this season, making it 16 players to win 16 LPGA tournaments this year.

Although it is still windy as if the entire week at 15-20 mph, they were not permanent bumps of 30 mph or more that the conditions played such a hard Saturday.

Thitekul, still looking for her first main title, had solo leadership after the first and second round. But she fell behind the shooting 76 on Saturday, when Lee had the only round without Bogey. The thitical then hit the first shot of the final circle in the right rough on the road 75 to end 1 over 289, tied to the fourth with Chisato Iwai (71).

Lee’s lead on Sunday never arrived under two, and she saved that you put with a clutch of 8 feet in the 13-hole of 170 courtyards to stay in 3 below. This was the same time Wannaseen rubbed into the Eagle in the 14-legged 235 yard in order to reach 1 below, in the 21-year-old team from Thailand, then missed the green and separate 455 yard 16. Place.

There was a subtle fist pump from Lee when she made a 9-foot bird on no. 14, the only couple 5 on their backs nine and followed another bird at no. 15. was the only player this week with two rounds on Thursday and Saturday Thursday and Saturday.

Leei’s first Bogey was in a couple-5-third after her third shot entered the deep bunker green, then had Bogens back on the fifth and 434 yard sixth hole of 444 courtyards. She didn’t have a bird until the ninth to turn to 4 below – in time three in front of the Thityculbs and Kim.

Kim started the final circle of nine moves, which was two more than a return record for women for women. A few players did this, including Lee when she won 2021 Evian’s championship in France I come from seven back for my first main title.

24-year-old Kim opened her circle with 5 feet birds at 528 yard pair. 5 First. She got in two lee moves after three birds to wrap her Front nine. Her Tee with shot at 8. The yard 8. The holes stopped his foot from a cup, and was a pair of bird a bird 2 1/2-meter before ending with nine consecutive couple.

Nelly Korda, the most popular world player and semi-retired Lexi Thompson were both closed with 76s.

Thompson, in the second last group for a row, ended in 12. at 293. Today, he played only the seventh time on 16 tournaments this season, 11 years of her only major victory in the Kraft Nabisco championships in 2014. Years.

The Korda ties 19. on 6-over 294 and has not yet won this year after winning the past last season.