冯珊珊在大满贯文曼斯LPGA锦标上赛击败诸多女子名将,如愿捧起了个人职业生涯的第一座大满贯冠军奖杯。
To the links now and China’s only player on the LPGA tour was looking to make history this weekend. Feng Shanshan had a chance to move into the top five in the world rankings, and become the first Chinese golfer to win an LPGA event and claim a major tournament title.
Defending champion Tseng Yani struggled all week. She finished at 13 over par in a tournament she won by 10 shots a year ago.
Stacy Lewis, bidding to win her third straight stroke-play event on the LPGA Tour. She shot a 70 to tie for second place at four under par.
Eun-Hee Ji was the third round leader at four under, but faded in the final round. She would finish two shots off the pace, along with three other golfers.
That opened the door for China’s Feng Shanshan. The 22-year-old would birdie the 12th hole to take a share of the lead.
Then she would show off her iron play on 17, this tight approach set up a birdie putt. It was the key moment in her final round.
She would drain the putt to give herself a 2-shot lead that no one would challenge. Feng’s final round five-under 67 was the lowest round of the tournament, and she becomes the first Chinese player to win an LPGA Tour title and a major event. Feng Shanshan will also move up from 10th to fourth in the world rankings.