WASHINGTON, Aug 3 — Danielle Kang held off France’s Celine Boutier over the final holes Sunday to win the LPGA Drive On Championship, the tour’s first tournament since February after a Covid-19 shutdown. It was the fourth career title for the 27-year-old American, whose first win was a major,...
Danielle Kang of the United States holds up her trophy after winning the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Club in Ohio August 2, 2020. — Reuters pic
Boutier was alone in second after a closing 71 with Australian Minjee Lee third on 212, Japan’s Yui Kawamoto fourth on 213 and England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff fifth on 214 after a closing 75. The LPGA return came with safeguards and social distancing protocols that were apparent on the 18th green as Kang celebrated her victory.
Boutier matched a Kang birdie at the par-4 11th, then birdied the par-3 12th, watched Kang bogey the par-5 13th, and birdied the par-4 14th to grab a share of the lead and all of the momentum.
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