Lee Mi-hyang won 3 LPGA titles in 8 years and 8 months... Blue Bay 'Dramatic Win'

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Lee Mi-hyang (33) won the LPGA Tour for the first time in eight years and eight months.

Lee Mi-hyang shot a one-over-par 73 on the last day of the Blue Bay LPGA (total prize money of $2.6 million, about 3.9 billion won) at Jen Lake Blue Bay Golf Course (par 72, 6,712 yards) in Hainan Province, China on the 8th.

Lee Mi-hyang, who shot a final 11-under 277 in the fourth round, beat China's Zhang Weiwei (10-under 278) by one stroke to the top. The prize money is $390,000 (about 580 million won).

It is the first time in eight years and eight months that Lee Mi-hyang has won the LPGA tournament since the Scottish Open in July 2017. It was also the third LPGA victory, including the Mizuno Classic in 2014.

In addition, it is the first time in five months that a Korean player has won the LPGA Tour since Kim Se-young, the BMW Ladies Championship in October last year, and the first time in four tournaments this season.

Lee Mi-hyang, who led by three strokes until the third round, lost four strokes in the first half alone, making double bogeys in the fifth and ninth holes (par 4) after recording birdies and bogeys in the first and second holes (par 4) respectively.

However, Lee Mi-hyang, who saved pars by making birdies in succession in the 10th and 13th holes (par 4), dramatically topped the last 18th hole (par 5) with a so-called "winning birdie."

Zhang Weiwei, who was trailing Lee Mi-hyang, cut three shots in the fourth round, including an eagle on the third hole (par 3), but he bowed his head without entering the overtime match as Lee Mi-hyang made a birdie on the last 18th hole.

Kim A-rim, who lost one shot on the day, finished the tournament tied for fifth with Choi Hye-jin and others with 7-under 281 overall. Jenny Shin and Hwang Yu-min tied for 18th with a 1-under 287.

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