Fortunately for all concerned, and especially for the unidentified LPGA Tour colleague who prepped for celebration a little bit early, Reto regrouped, steadied herself, cozied her putt close to the cup and clinched victory in the CP Women’s Open, thus earning a well-deserved showering of said champagne from LPGA Tour colleagues.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Korda had the best chance of catching Reto. She holed a 9-iron shot for eagle on No. 12 and clawed within one stroke with birdies on 15 and 16, but left a potential birdie putt inches short on No. 17 and put herself in a tough spot on No. 18 with a wayward 3-wood second shot that stopped on an uphill section of a greenside sand bunker, 40 yards from the cup.Article content
“It’s obviously a little sad from finishing second, but it’s exciting being in the hunt in the second-to-last group, and I’m grateful for every chance that I get.”Article content The South African safely played her third shot to within about 25 feet of the cup, setting up her two-putt for par. Choi, needing to make the eagle putt to force a playoff, left it a couple of feet short and settled for second with Korda.Reto had pulled even with the third-round co-leaders, Choi and An, with a birdie on the first hole Sunday. An reclaimed the advantage with a birdie on No. 2, but Reto got that stroke back with a birdie on No. 3 and never trailed again.
“I’m happy that it all worked out. I feel like, if Nelly had birdied 18, maybe it would have been more stressful.”
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