Hee Young Park Wins LPGA Final Event of Year in Orlando
South Korea’s Hee Young Park won the LPGA Tour’s season-ending CME Group Titleholders Championship for her first tour victory, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday to hold off Paula Creamer and San Gal by two strokes. Park finished at 9-under 279 at Grand Cypress and earned $500,000 as she held off some of the biggest names in women’s golf.
Another shot back were Na Yeon Choi and world No. 2 Suzann Pettersen, world No. 3 Cristie Kerr , world No. 1 Yani Tseng and Michelle Wie. It was a fantastic week at Grand Cypress – Orlando and the event was well supported by locals and visitors alike.
“I still cannot believe this,” Park said. “On the back nine I was getting like nervous and then getting tight in my body. So my caddie said, ‘Just keep going, keep trying to (play) like (it’s the) first round. You’re on the tee first time each hole, and just keep doing the same thing.’ And then I said ‘OK. My first win in the US., it feels totally different, still same kind of goose bumps, but this win, I think could change my life, my future.”
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