CINCINNATI (AP) 鈥� Lottie Woad held off Haeran Ryu on a gusty Sunday afternoon at Maketewah Country Club in the Kroger Queen City Championship.
Three strokes ahead of playing partner Amanda Doherty and four ahead of Ryu entering the round, Woad closed with a 1-under 69 for a two-stroke victory. The 22-year-old English player finished at 12-under 268.
鈥淚 just played pretty good tee-to-green,鈥� Woad said. 鈥淚 hit a lot greens, hit a lot of fairways. And it鈥檚 pretty windy out there, so I think that was the key, obviously, to having the lead.鈥�
Ryu had a double bogey on the par-4 13th in a 67. She played first nine in 5-under 30.
鈥淎mazing front nine. I鈥檓 so happy,鈥� Ryu said. 鈥淏ut I have a little mistake on the back nine.鈥�
Nelly Korda shot a 67 to tie for eighth at 5 under after winning in her previous two starts. She began the day nine strokes back after a third-round 72.
Woad won for the second time on the LPGA Tour, following a victory last year in the Women鈥檚 Scottish Open in her professional debut. She also won the European tour’s Irish Open last summer as an amateur.
鈥淭his one is definitely, I think, is a little sweeter than the first one because I wasn鈥檛 really expecting that,鈥� Woad said. 鈥淭his one, I鈥檝e seen how good everyone is out there, so it鈥檚 good to win again.鈥�
Woad made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th to open a two-stroke lead, with Ryu parring the par-3 18th soon after in the group ahead to post at 10 under.
Woad overcame a double bogey on the par-4 sixth. The former Florida State star birdied the seventh, parred the next five and dropped a stroke on the par-4 13th. After three more pars, she got the long birdie try to curl in on 17.
Miyu Yamashita has third at 9 under after a 64. Ruoning Yin (66) was 8 under, and Doherty (71) and Jin Young Ko (65) were 7 under. Jeeno Thitikul, the winner last week in New Jersey, was another shot back after a 69.
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