American Lilia Vu rode a hot putter to claim her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand on Sunday.
Trailing the local rookie by six strokes at the start of the day, 25-year-old Vu unleashed eight impressive birdies, including five straight from the eighth hole to end her campaign with an immaculate round of 8-under 64 for a 22-under 266 total at Siam Country Club Old Course.
The UCLA alumni came up short again at the Ladies European Tour in Saudi Arabia last week where she settled for another third place.Vu became the third American to triumph in the event after Lexi Thompson in 2016 and Jessica Korda in 2018.
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