SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australian Minjee Lee weathered a late rally by Alison Lee to eventually defeat the American on the first playoff hole and win the LPGA South Korea tournament on Sunday.
Both players finished at 16-under 272 on the Seowon Valley Country Club course outside Seoul forcing a playoff, where the Australian made a birdie at the par-4 18th after her namesake saw her birdie attempt narrowly miss.
It was 27-year-old Minjee Lee's 10th tour title and second win in her last three starts after claiming the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati in July. Sunday's win makes her the third player from Australia to reach double digits in Tour victories, joining Jan Stephenson and Karrie Webb .
“I feel really good about my game," said Alison Lee. ”I feel like I’m hitting it so well and I had so many putts this week lip out, and I can’t stop thinking about all those small mistakes that I potentially made.” Angel Yin followed her breakthrough win at the LPGA Shanghai event last week with a fourth-place finish at 13-under 275.
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