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Sei Young Kim Ends Five-Year Drought With Wire-to-Wire BMW Ladies Win

Her victory makes her the LPGA’s 27th different winner this season, a single-year record.

Overview

  • The 32-year-old closed with a five-under 67 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam to finish 24-under 264 and win by four strokes.
  • Nasa Hataoka was runner-up at 20-under 268, with Celine Boutier and Kim A-lim sharing third six shots back.
  • Kim set the tournament’s 54-hole scoring mark at 19-under 197 and posted rounds of 62, 66, 69 and 67.
  • The win is her 13th LPGA title and her first on home soil, earning a reported US$345,000 winner’s check.
  • The LPGA now turns to the International Crown in South Korea before events in Kuala Lumpur and Japan on the Asian swing.