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Annie Park, one of the few LPGA players to use a long putter, birdied enough on the final lap to take the lead in Garden State Parkway. She joined the ShopRite winners list with a card of 63 to finish with a total score of 16 under par with a total score of 197 ahead of Yokomine at 198. Marina Alex finished third with a score of 199 and Sei Young Kim at 200. Sandra Gal and Su Oh were at 201 with Winchanee Meechai, Mariah Stackhouse and Ashleigh Buhai at 202.

Annie Park, whose best result was T-6 in the 2016 ShopRite, was successful in the NCAA individual in 2013, also the holder of the title of Team Champion from the University of Southern California. She started the final round with four strokes from Kim who couldn't withstand Annie Park's charge with a 12-yard eagle over No 9 to get to 13 under par. She then went on to birdies, more than 9 meters on holes 11, 13 and 14 to arrive at 16 under the par thus finding herself at the head of a final table which had 17 players with a round of 67 or less, including a record 61 by Yokomine.

"My putter is awesome "Said Annie Park (to put it mildly). “It seemed like every putt I watched was going in. If I said I wasn't nervous, that would be a lie. But I was focused on each putt. "

After a one-stroke lead over Yokomine, Annie Park's wedge on the 78-yard hole left her with a difficult 12-yard putt over the hole, but once again she showed remarkable touch. a few inches from the hole. She played the par-5 cautiously, finishing in two on the green with 3 putts for the par.

"I can't really describe how I feel"said Park, who started the year with minimal status on the LPGA Tour and was due to qualify for the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship on Monday. “I had a lot of hardship and had so many family and friends to support me. I couldn't have done it without them. "

Céline Herbin 10th ex-aequo

Kim, who was chasing her seventh LPGA title, finished the second round with a card of 61 on Sunday morning and took two strokes ahead of Céline Herbin and three over Ho on the last lap. Herbin fell back with a final card of 2, finishing tied for 71th place, while Ho's 10 were not enough to keep up with the frantic pace set by Park and Yokomine. Kim finished the round at 68.
The other French women present finish respectively for Céline Boutier 28th, Karine Icher and Johana Klatten in 66th position, Perrine Delacourt 74th.

Yokomine needed an eagle on the 18th hole to tie the LPGA record of 58 held by Annika Sorenstam. Unsuccessful attempt for the eagle who leapt 3 yards behind the hole and missed a putt that would have put her 16 under par.

When Yokomine finished, Park was 15 under par with five holes left, leading with a birdie over No 14 and secured with pars the rest of the course. Her game was exceptional on Sunday as she averaged 250 meters, with 16 greens in regulation and only needed her putter 29 times.

Alex, who finishes 3rd, is a player on the rise looking for her first LPGA title which finished brilliantly with a hole-in-one on number 17 to reach 13 under par and a birdie on the last hole.

There are now 14 champions in 15 tournaments this season, including US Women's Open winner Ariya Jutanugarn, the only player with two titles. And the United States and South Korea are now tied for the International Crown season for most winners with four apiece. This bodes well for a suspenseful event in Incheon (South Korea), next October.

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