Semple Trophy for one yearД®xemptions into the next 10 U.S. For her to be so composed вЂ¦ just shows what kind of world-class player she is.вЂќ What the Champion Receives вЂњItвЂ™s hard even if you have a comfortable lead going into the last day. She also was congratulated by longtime friend and rival Lydia Ko.

When Lee sank the short bogey putt on 18, she raised her arms in celebration and hugged her caddie Jason Gilroyed, who happened to be on the bag for the 2007 champion at Pine Needles, Cristie Kerr. I think that was enough to get it done today.вЂќ вЂњI had really good saves, up-and-downs from a lot of the places, and then finishing I had a couple birdies and a couple bogeys. Bogeys at the par-3 16th and par-4 closing hole trimmed the deficit to its final margin of four. Each time she converted, Lee maintained a safe distance over Harigae and other potential pursuers.ДЇor most of the second nine, Lee, who broke through for her first major title last July at the Amundi Evian Championship in France, owned a six-stroke advantage on the field. Just when things looked as if they might go south under the final-round pressure of a major championship, Lee, sporting a lime green polo with the words вЂњWin At All CostsвЂќ on the back, answered with clutch par saves at Nos. Lee started with two quick birdies but gave them back with bogeys on the par-3 fifth and par-4 seventh. She might not have romped to an eight-stroke victory like Webb did here in 2001, but her fight and tenacity certainly equaled that of the steely World Golf Hall of Fame inductee. Meanwhile, LeeвЂ™s weekend performance at Pine Needles was reminiscent of her mentor and idol, Karrie Webb. вЂњObviously, just the prize money, but solo second in a major, and thatвЂ™s my best by far. вЂњThis is definitely top one or two highlights of my career,вЂќ said Harigae, who is still searching for her first win on the LPGA Tour in her 13th season. 3 Lydia Ko was another stroke back at 5-under 279. Choi, the runner-up in 2017 as a 17-year-old amateur and now an LPGA Tour rookie, finished third at 7-under 277, one ahead of world No.

Mina Harigae, who entered the final round three strokes back of Lee, fought through the challenging conditions to shoot a 1-over 72 and finish solo second at 9-under 275. The final-round scoring average of 75.2 was 3ВЅ strokes higher than SaturdayвЂ™s Round 3 and nearly two strokes higher than either of the first two rounds. WomenвЂ™s Open title at Pine Needles in 1996.Д¬hallenging hole locations combined with firm conditions made scoring conditions the toughest of the week on Sunday, and only two players вЂ“ Hyejin Choi (70) and 2019 champion Jeongeun Lee6 (69) вЂ“ broke par on the Donald Ross gem. Lee might have missed out on becoming the second player in WomenвЂ™s Open history to post four sub-70 rounds, but an even-par 71 gave her a 72-hole total of 13-under 271, enabling her to eclipse the 72-hole scoring record of 272 shared by Juli Inkster, In Gee Chun and Annika Sorenstam, who first posted that score in successfully defending her U.S. вЂњThis is the one IвЂ™ve always wanted to win since I was a little kid, so it just feels pretty amazing to be able to get it done today. вЂњI mean, this is pretty special,вЂќ said Lee. 4 in the Rolex Rankings, now shares that distinction with the likes of Mickey Wright, JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Hollis Stacy, Amy Alcott, Inbee Park and Ariya Jutanugarn. WomenвЂ™s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica, the 26-year-old Australian joined a Hall-of-Fame group of players to have claimed both the U.S. That might have sounded like bravado, but it turned out to be prophetic.ДЄfter registering an impressive four-stroke victory on Sunday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in the 77th U.S. GirlsвЂ™ Junior Championship, she was asked by Golf Channel reporter Steve Burkowski if more USGA titles were in the offing. When Minjee Lee first announced her presence at a USGA championship a decade ago by winning the U.S. Minjee LeeвЂ™s record-setting performance at Pine Needles

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