Shanshan Feng birdied her final hole to win the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic by one shot, marking her 10th victory on tour
Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic report: What happened in Oneida?
Shanshan Feng picked up her 10th LPGA title after making birdie at the last to beat Ariya Jutanugarn by one shot.
The Chinese fan favourite carded a final round of 9-under-par in what was one of the lowest scoring events ever with her winning score of 29-under becoming the second lowest score in relation to par in LPGA history.
Sunday saw a barrage of low scores as a number of players made a run towards the top of the leaderboard.@shanshanfengCHN emerged from that crowd victorious to claim her tenth @LPGA Tour victory.
HIGHLIGHTS β¬οΈ pic.twitter.com/SA5XkOQbG3
β LPGA (@LPGA) July 8, 2019
On the front nine, the 29-year-old put together a stretch of four birdies and with four in five holes coming home, she believed that she had done enough.
After sticking her approach to just a few feet at the last, Feng began what she thought was a victorious walk up the fairway, only to notice that she was tied with Jutanugarn who was waiting in the clubhouse.
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A new trophy for @shanshanfengCHNβs shelf! pic.twitter.com/qiRU3GoYJf
β LPGA (@LPGA) July 8, 2019
The pressure was then piled on Fengβs birdie putt and she used her considerable experience of winning to keep her cool and roll it in.
In the Winner's Circle with @shanshanfengCHN.@NEC #NECLPGAStats pic.twitter.com/mvUeR50YAp
β LPGA (@LPGA) July 8, 2019
She said: βI donβt look at the leaderboard, so I actually had no clue what the others were doing before I finished the round.
βI was walking up the hill on the last hole and I saw so many people, it looked like they were ready to have the ceremony already.
βSo I thought, maybe Iβm winning. After I marked the ball I looked up at the leaderboard and I was like, hang on, there are two people tied at 28-under so I have to make this putt to actually be able to win.β
Sooo did you guys see anything cool this weekend? #FanFan4Lyfe @shanshanfengCHN @LPGA pic.twitter.com/8rZqDffUpa
β Tiffany Joh (@tiffjoh) July 8, 2019
While Fengβs round of 63 was seriously impressive, it wasnβt the lowest round of the day, that accolade goes to Patty Tavatanakit who fired in an early 61, breaking the tournament scoring record for a single round.
Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic report: Talking points
Former World No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn showed signs of a return to form this week as she played her way to a solo 2nd finish.
This was the Thai starβs best finish of the season, a campaign in which she has struggle to reach the dizzy heights of 2018 when she won every major LPGA award including the Womenβs US Open.
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Ariya @jutanugarn dials it in to tie the lead at 28-under on 18!
Watch the exciting finish now on @GolfChannel! pic.twitter.com/xE21dtLjMU
β LPGA (@LPGA) July 8, 2019
With back-to-back majors on the horizon at the Evian Championship and the British Open, Jutanugarnβs good form could have come at the ideal time for her to be in with a chance of adding yet another title to her CV.
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Ariya @jutanugarn takes the lead at 23-under with this incredible shot!
Watch now on @GolfChannel! pic.twitter.com/NSfkEDYpk6
β LPGA (@LPGA) July 7, 2019
Following her round, Jutanugarn was clearly impressed with her week, she said: βItβs amazing because I didnβt expect to play that well at all.β
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Yealimi Noh was one of the most impressive stories of the week, having come through Monday qualifiers.
The 17-year-old was making her LPGA professional debut and showed that she deserved her place in the field.
She finished the week on 23-under-par and in a tie for 6th place alongside World No. 1 Sung Hyun Park.
Yealimi Noh is a name you'll want to remember.
The 17-year-old is putting on a show at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic this week.pic.twitter.com/xcjkpKSTbk
β Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 6, 2019
Noh had the chance to play college golf at UCLA but turned down the offer in favour of chasing her dreams by turning professional.
Following her strong performance, she now has a spot in next weekβs Marathon Classic on the LPGA.
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20-year-old amateur Presley Cornelius was in the field this week on a sponsors exemption, but it didnβt quite go to plan.
Cornelius was playing alongside Noh for the opening two rounds, as her partner shot 63-65, she recorded 96-103.
This combined for a score of +55 with 71 shots being the difference between the two after the conclusion of Fridayβs round.
