The final round of the women's golf tournament, which combines the US and domestic tours, was held in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, where 25-year-old Kana Nagai increased her score by 7 points to finish in 2nd place, the top Japanese golfer with a total of 16 under par. I was.
The winner was 20 under in total, and it was Gemma Dryberg of Scotland.
The final round of the tour tournament, which was co-hosted by Japan and the United States for the first time in three years due to the influence of the new corona, was held on the 6th. When I put it about 2 meters away from the pin and made a birdie, I took a birdie on the 2nd and 4th par 4s.
He made his only bogey of the day on the sixth, but birdied on the par-4 ninth to improve his score by three in the first half.
In the second half, when he took consecutive birdies at the 13th and 14th holes, both the 16th and 18th par 5s were also birdies, and Nagai increased his score by 7 with 8 birdies and 1 bogey on this day, making a total of 16. He finished in 2nd place, the top Japanese player in the Under.
The winner was Scotland's Dryberg, who increased his score by 7 points on this day to 20 under in total, and won his first victory on the American tour.
Momoko Ueda, who had held the lead for three days from the first round, dropped two scores, including a double bogey at the 11th par-4, and finished fifth with a total of 12 under par.
Other Japanese players include Yuna Nishimura, who finished 4th with a total of 13 under par, and Ayaka Furue, who won last year's championship, and Mimu Yu Yamashita, who currently ranks first in the prize money and points rankings in Japan, finished 5th with Ueda, with a total of 12 under par. entered.
On the other hand, Hinako Shibuno was 64th with a total of 1 over.
World No. 1 Ataya Titikul of Thailand improved her score by five points in the final round to finish 10th with a total of 10 under par.
Kana Nagai "I'm Surprised"
In the final round, Kana Nagai, who took birdies on all par 5s and finished in 2nd place, the top Japanese player, said, "I'm surprised. I thought the par 5 long hole was the key point. Shots were also made in 4 days. Best of all, I was able to get a birdie chance," he said with a smile.
Momoko Ueda, who finished in 5th place even though she was the sole leader, said, "I wasn't able to play golf the way I wanted because I wasn't good at small things such as putting, bunkers, and approach shots. I couldn't play with confidence. , My current strength is that I can't get a birdie when it's important."