Henderson beats Weaver-Wright in playoff in ShopRite LPGA
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Brooke Henderson eagled the primary playoff gap and beat Lindsey Weaver-Wright to seize the ShopRite LPGA Traditional on Sunday for her eleventh win on tour.
Henderson shot a bogey-free, final-round 7-under 64 at Seaview Resort and Golf Membership to win for the primary time in a yr. The 24-year-old Canadian rallied from a four-shot deficit coming into the ultimate spherical of the 54-hole event to complete at 12-under 201.
Weaver-Wright, a 28-year-old American nonetheless in search of her first tour win, compelled the playoff with birdies on 4 of the final six holes, together with an extended one at No. 17 and a 10-footer on the par-5 closing gap for a 65.
The playoff began on the reachable par-5 No. 18, and each discovered the golf green. Henderson acquired inside 10 ft of the cup together with her second shot whereas Weaver-Wright was wanting the inexperienced. Her third shot landed across the identical distance from the opening as Henderson, however she was away. She missed her birdie putt and Henderson, ranked No. 11 on this planet, had no strain making the eagle to win to pocket $262,500.
Henderson, whose final victory was in Los Angeles in 2021, moved into the lead with a brief birdie at No. 12. She stayed there till Weaver-Wright birdied the seventeenth.
Taking part in within the group in entrance of her, Henderson reached the par-5 closing gap in two and lagged her eagle putt to tap-in birdie vary.
Weaver-Wright missed the golf green together with her tee shot at No. 18. Her second was performed into the golf green and her third to roughly 10 ft for a clutch birdie.
Jodi Eward Shadoff of England made an eagle on the ultimate gap to complete a shot behind the leaders at 11 below. The 34-year-old has by no means received on the tour.
No. 4 Lydia Ko additionally made a birdie on the ultimate gap and completed tied for fourth with Albane Valenzuela, a Swiss resident and former Stanford star in search of her first LPGA win. They each shot 67s.
Brittany Lincicome, who is because of give beginning to her second baby in September, was tied for sixth with New Jersey native Marina Alex and Nasa Hataoka, who each received not too long ago in California. Lincicome and Alex shot 67s, a stroke higher than Hataoka, who opened with 4 birdies on the primary 5 holes to take an early two-shot lead.
Defending champion Celine Boutier of France shot a 63 to complete in a bunch at 8 below.
Frida Kinhult of Sweden began the ultimate spherical at 9 below with a one-shot lead over fellow non-winner Lauren Coughlin. Each struggled, with Coughlin capturing a 72 to complete at 7 below and Kinhult ending at 5 below after a 75.
In a single day rain drenched the course near Atlantic Metropolis and made the greens very receptive, serving to the scoring.
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