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Miranda Wang Clinches First LPGA Title at FM Championship by One Over World No. 1

The 26-year-old rookie becomes the third Chinese winner on the LPGA, underscoring a season defined by first-time champions.

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China's Miranda Wang won her first LPGA title at the FM Championship at TPC Boston

Overview

  • Wang finished at 20-under 268 with a closing 2-under 70 at TPC Boston.
  • She birdied the 17th and two-putted for par on 18 to secure the one-stroke win.
  • Jeeno Thitikul, the top-ranked player, shot 67 and placed second at 269 after briefly taking the lead on the back nine.
  • The victory makes Wang the seventh rookie winner and the tour’s 11th first-time champion this season, extending a streak of no multiple winners through 23 events.
  • Wang earned $615,000; Sei Young Kim was third at 271, Andrea Lee fourth at 272, and Rose Zhang and Jin Hee Im tied for fifth at 273 with Im posting a bogey-free 62.