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Choi Na Yeon eagles 16th hole, wins 9th LPGA title

June 28, 2015

NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

Na Yeon Choi, of South Korea, holds trophy after winning the NW Arkansas Championship LPGA golf tournament at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., Sunday, June 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Na Yeon Choi, of South Korea, holds trophy after winning the NW Arkansas Championship LPGA golf tournament at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., Sunday, June 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Choi Na Yeon eagled the par-4 16th hole from the fairway to take the lead and won the NW Arkansas Championship by two strokes for her ninth LPGA Tour title.

Choi closed with a 2-under 69 to finish at 15-under 198 at Pinnacle Country Club.

Choi’s 8-iron from 142 yards on the 16th one-hopped into the hole to give her a one-shot lead over Stacy Lewis, the defending champion and local favorite. The South Korean player followed with another 8-iron to a foot on the par-3 17th and closed with a par.

Choi also won the season-opening Coates Golf Championship in Florida.

Mika Miyazato finished second at 13 under after a 67. Lewis bogeyed the par-5 18th for a 68 that left her tied for third with Azahara Munoz (66) and Anna Nordqvist (70) at 12 under.

Second-ranked Lydia Ko had a 63 to tie for sixth at 11 under.

3 Comments

  1. J

    June 29, 2015 at 6:32 AM

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  2. J

    June 29, 2015 at 6:33 AM

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  3. J

    June 29, 2015 at 6:34 AM

    I think you meant to say number 17 was birdie not a par.

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