Terrible Aussie will not be denied.
In Pine Needles, Mina Harigae won চার 2.49 million (AUD) in four strokes over Mina Harigae, the biggest prize in the history of women’s golf.
Lee finished with an equal-par 71 to finish at 13-under 271 after the Australian flirted with the 16-under tournament record set by Julie Inkstar at Old Waverly in 1999.
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“I mean, I’m speechless,” Lee said. “I do not believe it now. No, it’s just super, super special and just a great honor. This has been my dream since childhood. It’s the one that I’ve always wanted to win; Now I’ve done it, and it just seems amazing. “
Lee’s winning record comes from $ 13.89 million in purses.
“We’re just moving in the right direction,” Lee said. “I think it’s just going to get better from here. This is such a big amount, and I am really honored to be the first winner of this number. We’re just getting better and better. “
Harigae is a Major A 72 for his best finish and a check for just $ 1.39 million shy.
Although he knew he had no chance of winning the stretch, Harige said there was pressure to know a lot of money – a check that was bigger than most winners’ LPGA Tour events – at risk.
“I’m not going to lie, the last two holes to come down the stretch hurt my stomach,” Harigae said. “I was really stressed, but I was really focusing on one shot at a time, building strong communication, and just hitting good putts.”
South Korea’s Hai-Jin Choi was just one of two players who finished third in the under-7s with 70 runs, equal to Sunday.
South Korea’s Jean Young-ko, the world’s number one ranked player, was fourth in the under-7s, seven shots behind the lead after 61 runs. Lydia Co was under 5 after 72 runs.
Sweden’s LSU player Ingrid Lindblad, less amateur at 1 under, finished 11th after 76.
Leakey, 26, was not challenged on a course that was significantly tougher than the previous three days. He opened with 67, 66 and 67 rounds.
Lee is the sixth straight international player from Australia to win the US Women’s Open since mentor Carrie Webb in 2001 and for the first time. His previous best finish at the US Open was in the 11th game of 2017.
Lee, who is ranked No. 4 in the world this week, has won eight LPGA Tour events and is the first repeat winner this year since winning the Founders Cup in New Jersey three weeks ago.
Lee entered the final round with a three-stroke lead over Harig and said after the third round that his goal was to stay offensive and birdie.
He survived that early, birdied the first two holes and went 15-under and took a five-stroke lead over Harig.
He stumbled a bit with the bogies in Nos. 5 and 7, but was still able to turn around with an equal-edge at 35 and a four-stroke cushion when Harrig also made the seventh bogey. The lead increased to five after bogeying Harig Par-4 11th hole, but the win was sealed.
He then knocks a nine-foot birdie putt at No. 12 to push the lead to six, persuading him to force his arm in celebration. Par-5 15 under the 15th hole after a birdie under 15 when he looks at Inkster’s record, but is stopped by two bogies.
Harrig didn’t make his first birdie until the 15th hole.
Lee said he was never too nervous on the golf course – although he never led less than three strokes.
“Even with a three-shot lead, I didn’t feel comfortable today,” Lee said. “I feel I still need to play well. I still need to keep my soil. That’s pretty much what I did. To start aggressively, I think it was the right move and then I got a big lead, so I was only able to play to finish my game. “
Carrie Webb, Australia’s greatest female golfer with seven majors, has known Leake since she was 14 years old. She has a scholarship program to bring young Aussie amateurs to Majors to spend a week with her and experience everything. Minji has won the scholarship twice.
Webb won her second US Women’s Open in 2001 with eight shots at Pine Needles.
Webb was at a pre-planned outing at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, spent the day charging his phone and checking scores until it was time to turn off the tee, then watched the final three holes streaming.
“It’s amazing. The way he’s played all week, he never feels like the moment is coming to him at all,” Webb said.
“I think he struggled a bit with Putting at the beginning of last year and now it’s the best part of the game for him. If he keeps putting it that way, he’s got the whole package.”
Webb says he texted her during the week, not with any advice but with simple phrases like “I love your work.”
Nellie Corda closed with 73 runs to tie the eighth in her 2-under in her first tournament through surgery to repair a blood clot in her left arm.
“The first week you rusted, okay, so you don’t really expect too much from your game,” said Corda, the world’s No. 2 player. “You don’t know where your game is. Knowing that I can play really hard on the golf course and even be in controversy. “
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