Inbee Park Hangs On to Win L.P.G.A. Taiwan Championship
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Park won in Taiwan for her third victory of the year and 12th career title, holding off Stacy Lewis by two strokes at Miramar in Taipei.
Park won in Taiwan for her third victory of the year and 12th career title, holding off Stacy Lewis by two strokes at Miramar in Taipei.
Park shot a three-under-par 69 in the L.P.G.A. Taiwan Championship to increase her lead to four strokes over Stacy Lewis and Shanshan Feng.
South Korea’s Inbee Park shot a 10-under-par 62 to take a three-stroke lead in the L.P.G.A. Taiwan Championship, her first event since regaining the No. 1 spot in the world on Monday.
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