{"id":388992,"date":"2024-04-29T04:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T04:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=388992"},"modified":"2024-04-29T06:05:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T06:05:23","slug":"aussie-cashes-in-as-dominant-world-no-1-sits-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=388992","title":{"rendered":"Aussie cashes in as dominant world No.1 sits out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour<\/a>\u2019s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year on Monday morning (AEST), holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Wilshire Country Club.<\/p>\n

A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of a playoff, Green – with help from Maja Stark – took the late drama out of this one for her fifth LPGA Tour victory and second of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t as a eventful as the last couple days. I was nervous,\u201d Green said. <\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd I\u2019ve never been able to win having a lead into the last hole like that, so it is nice to be able to get it done earlier in the round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green closed with a 5-under 66 to beat Stark by three strokes. <\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Australian, also the winner early last month in Singapore, finished at 12-under 272 on the tree-lined layout with poa annua greens that become bumpy late in the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really kind to me,\u201d Green said about the course. <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like a couple times today almost got like a member bounce. I, obviously, really am fond of the golf club and joked that they didn\u2019t approve it with me that they were making alterations. I love it here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Hannah<\/p>\n

Green began the key run with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th and made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. Then, after Stark bogeyed the par-4 16th two groups ahead, Green ran in a 25-footer for eagle from the fringe on 15 to open a four-stroke lead, and made it 5 under in five holes with a birdie on 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I chipped in on 12 I kind of felt like I really snagged one there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like the 13th hole and also played the 15th really well. When I made eagle on 15 that kind of sealed the deal. I did see Maja got it to 9 under so I know what I needed to do. <\/p>\n

"Usually, I make it really tricky on myself and only win by a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stark finished with a 68, rebounding from the bogey on 16 to birdie the final two holes. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Swede also finished second last week outside Houston in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year.<\/p>\n

\"Hannah<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of the way I\u2019ve played,\u201d Stark said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve hit a lot of good shots and I feel like my nerves kind of took over for a little while, but I was always able to get back to the normal \u2014 my normal state of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haeran Ryu (69) was third at 6 under, followed by fellow South Korean players Jin Young Ko (67) and Jin Hee Im (72) at 5 under.<\/p>\n

Grace Kim, four strokes ahead entering weekend after opening rounds of 64 and 66 and tied with Green for the lead after a third-round 76, finished with a 77 to tie for 25th at 1 under. She failed to make a birdie the final two days.<\/p>\n

Korda withdrew from the Los Angeles event on Tuesday morning (AEST), a day after her record-tying fifth straight victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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