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She has successfully made her sixth top-10 finish of the season. World No. 10 Kim Sei-young (33) continued her upward momentum.
On the 24th (Korean time), at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club (par 70) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Kim Sei-young shot a 3-under-par 67 with one eagle, three birdies, and two bogeys during the final fourth round of the LPGA Tour CPKC Women's Open (total purse $2.75 million).
With this performance, Kim Sei-young finished the tournament in solo third place, moving up three spots from a tie for sixth the previous day to post a total score of 13-under-par 267.
Kim Sei-young, who has recorded 13 career LPGA Tour victories, has competed in 14 tournaments this season and finished in the top 10 six times, maintaining consistent performance. Following her runner-up finish at the JM Eagle LA Championship in April after a thrilling playoff, she once again secured a spot among the leaders in this event.
Starting the final round tied for sixth, Kim Sei-young displayed fierce concentration during the front nine. After birdying the 3rd hole (par 4), she made a perfect shot on the 5th hole (par 5) to secure an eagle, cutting two strokes instantly. She then hit consecutive birdies on the 7th (par 3) and 8th holes (par 4), reducing her score by five strokes in just the first nine holes and climbing into solo second place.
The closing stretch of the round was somewhat disappointing. Kim Sei-young failed to reduce her stroke count in the back nine, committing painful consecutive bogeys on the 16th (par 4) and 17th (par 3) holes. She finished third, trailing Yurika Yoshida of Japan (14-under-par 266) by one stroke.
Kim Sei-young was the only Korean player to finish in the top 10 at this tournament. Choi Hye-jin (27, Lotte) and Lee Dong-eun (22, SBI Savings Bank) finished tied for 17th with a total score of 6-under-par 274. Lee So-mi (27, Shinhan Financial Group), who had performed well in fifth place through the third round, faltered on the final day with a 6-over-par round and ended up tied for 23rd (5-under-par 275) alongside Anna Lin. Kim Hyo-joo (31, Lotte) and Yang Hee-young finished tied for 31st (4-under-par 276).
The championship trophy was claimed by Japan's Miyu Yamashita, who maintained an overwhelming lead from the first day. Yamashita recorded a total of 23-under-par 257, securing a wire-to-wire victory without relinquishing the lead for all four days. She finished nine strokes ahead of second-place Yoshida and claimed the winning prize money of $412,500 (approximately 570 million won). This marks her second victory of the season, following her win at the Meyer Classic in June.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) finished tied for 23rd with a total score of 5-under-par 275. Kim Sei-young, who placed third, will compete in the FM Championship starting on the 28th at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, USA, continuing her pursuit of her first victory of the season.
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