Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn become second sisters to win on the LPGA Tour
Playing in the shadow of the iconic Los Angeles Hollywood sign, this weekend’s LA Open wasn’t short on drama.
Moriya Jutanugarn achieved her first win in her 156th start on tour, finishing two-strokes ahead of the formidable Inbee Park and Jin Young Ko.
This meant that the 23 year old could finally join her younger sister Ariya in the winner’s circle, who as the first Thai player to win a major, already has six victories to her name.
Moriya Jutanugarn wins the 2018 @lpga_LA and becomes a #RolexFirstTimeWinner!! pic.twitter.com/ILglCHcH0M
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 23, 2018
The only other siblings to both win on the LPGA Tour are legendary players Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam.
Finishing with a final score of 12-under-par, Moriya shared an emotional hug with her sister as her mother watched on proudly.
Sooo many emotions in this picture!! Proud family! ❤️
@lpga_LA @jutanugarn pic.twitter.com/jI15X5LfGz
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 23, 2018
Meanwhile, the Ladies European Tour returned to Morocco for the Lalla Meryem Cup in Rabat.
Here Sweden’s Jenny Haglund made a birdie on the second play-off hole to gain her first win on tour.
Czech player and defending champion Klara Spilkova and Australia’s Sarah Kemp narrowly missed out on the title and tied for second position at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
.@JennyHaglund makes 🐥 on the 2nd play-off hole to win the 2018 #LallaMeryemCup 🏆
Let the celebrations begin ….. pic.twitter.com/cNZ1lhpGwk
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 22, 2018
Shots of the week
Cool, calm and collected the whole day.
Watch highlights from Moriya Jutanugarn's round here: @lpga_LA pic.twitter.com/kxzzqABt1I
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 23, 2018
The front 9 wasn't what Jin Young Ko was expecting but she climbs her way back on the back to finish T2!
@lpga_LA pic.twitter.com/ACR4wkAGcY
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 23, 2018
Splitting the fairway by …..@camillalennarth 🏌🏼♀️@MSkarpnord 🏌🏼♀️@meg_maclaren 🏌🏼♀️#LallaMeryemCup pic.twitter.com/HYdaTdn9in
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 22, 2018
Hiiiii LA 🤙🏼 it’s been a while ❤️ pic.twitter.com/h1D8DEMaRH
— Michelle Wie (@MichelleWieWest) April 16, 2018
Tweets of the week
When your name is spelled wrong but changed to 'Huglund' its OK 😉#LallaMeryemCup pic.twitter.com/8i5uNWNxda
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 22, 2018
Defending #LallaMeryemCup champion @spilkovaklara having fun in Morocco @TH2CLM 😀🏆 pic.twitter.com/Pmedcuyjzi
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 22, 2018
So many emotions for Moriya Jutanugarn's first victory. No one happier than little sister Ariya. pic.twitter.com/M5aJtTyr9G
— Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) April 23, 2018
❤️ bunch of you missed the group pic from today, but love you all ❤️ @lpga_LA For The Win #home pic.twitter.com/8r7mLwilaD
— Danielle Kang (@daniellekang) April 22, 2018
