‘Can’t believe it’: Aussie shocks world with record-breaking win

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It might get overshadowed by the Olympics, but Minjee Lee just created history.

Lee has been known as the best woman golfer without a major win -- she finished third in both the 2017 ANA Inspirational and last year’s Women’s British Open.

“I finished really strong and then the play-off was perfect. I had to wait to see if anyone would catch me - I thought someone would so I was pretty chilled before extra time. The legendary former world number one won the 2006 Evian title, seven years before it became a major.Lee’s comeback on Sunday equalled the best in women’s majors.

She birdied the first, seventh and ninth on the outward half and added tree more in a row from the 14th and another at the 18th.Tournament winner Minjee Lee poses for a photo with her trophy. She struggled with three bogeys in a row from the third and more at the eight and ninth left her one behind Yealimi Noh at the turn.

 

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