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BOND HILL − Lottie Woad is the winner of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G.
The 22-year-old from England entered the final round on Sunday, May 17 with a three-shot lead after combining to shoot 11-under in the second and third rounds.
Woad had an up-and-down final round, which saw her lead disappear before the back-9 to the surging Haeran Ryu. Woad reclaimed a one-shot lead after Ryu suffered a double bogey on the par-4 13th and was in the driver's seat from there.
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Woad went nine holes without a birdie but maintained the lead by grinding out eight pars in that stretch. On the par-4 17th hole, Woad all but sealed the victory by hitting a long left-to-right breaking birdie putt.
On No. 18, Woad hit the middle of the green on a par-3 and eventually tapped in for a par to finish the event at 12-under.
Woad's accuracy was impressive as she hit 10 of 14 fairways in each of the final three rounds after going just 3 of 14 in the first round on Thursday. That allowed her to aggressively seek birdies, hitting 15 of 18 greens in regulation.
It's her second career win on the LPGA Tour and first win of the season after previously recording a trio of Top 10 finishes in nine starts.
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The 22-year-old from England entered the final round on Sunday, May 17 with a three-shot lead after combining to shoot 11-under in the second and third rounds.
Woad had an up-and-down final round, which saw her lead disappear before the back-9 to the surging Haeran Ryu. Woad reclaimed a one-shot lead after Ryu suffered a double bogey on the par-4 13th and was in the driver's seat from there.
More: LPGA live results from final round of Kroger Queen City Championship
More: 'Super hard.' What LPGA players think of Maketewah at Kroger QCC
Woad went nine holes without a birdie but maintained the lead by grinding out eight pars in that stretch. On the par-4 17th hole, Woad all but sealed the victory by hitting a long left-to-right breaking birdie putt.
On No. 18, Woad hit the middle of the green on a par-3 and eventually tapped in for a par to finish the event at 12-under.
Woad's accuracy was impressive as she hit 10 of 14 fairways in each of the final three rounds after going just 3 of 14 in the first round on Thursday. That allowed her to aggressively seek birdies, hitting 15 of 18 greens in regulation.
It's her second career win on the LPGA Tour and first win of the season after previously recording a trio of Top 10 finishes in nine starts.
The Enquirer will update this story
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Lottie Woad wins LPGA's Kroger Queen City Championship
Continue reading...
