Xi yu lin
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Xi Yu Lin the rising Chinese star from Guangzhou, won Sanya Ladies Open in tropical Hainan, China,
her first home win counting for the Ladies Eurpean Tour at Yalong Bay Golf Club.
Superb performance with a -14 under par and three cards rendered of 68, 67 and 67 for the 18-year-old Chinese girl.

This tournament counts towards three circuits, the Ladies European Tour (LET), the China Ladies Professional Golf Association (CLPGA) and the Asian Golf Ladies Tour (LAGT).

Lin was ninth in the first Sanya Ladies Open in 2010, an amateur player of 14 at the time and has never finished outside the top-10 in the tournament.

This year, she came conqueror in Yalong Bay, fresh from her fourth professional victory over the CLPGA, at the Sanya Hills Classic of the previous week, but it was her first victory on the Ladies European Tour, where she is a second victory this year. the year.

“I think this is the biggest victory of my career, it's my first victory on the Ladies European Tour,” said Lin.

“My mom was with me this week and she always brings me luck because in 2012 she came to see me for the first time when I won my first professional career title on the CLPGA. This time she came and I won my first victory on the Ladies European Tour, so I think she's kind of my lucky star. "

The English Charley Hull, also 18, makes a last card of 69 to finish on nine strokes under par, alone in second place.
“It was a very good day and I'm happy with the way I'm playing, despite the very windy conditions still today.

Australia's Nikki Campbell and Taipei's Chinese Huei-Ju Shih finished third with eight strokes under par.

Nice performance from Marion Ricordeau, first Frenchwoman in the top 10.

Final evaluations:

202 - Xi Yu Lin (CHN) 68 67 67

207 - Charley Hull (ENG) 70 68 69

208 - Huei Ju Shih (TPE) 71 68 69, Nikki Campbell (AUS) 69 70 69

209 - Yu Yang Zhang (CHN) 70 68 71, Jienalin Zhang (CHN) 70 68 71

210 - Beth Allen (USA) 74 65 71

211 - Marion Ricordeau (FRA) 70 70 71, Ziyi Wang (CHN) 68 74 69, Ashleigh Simon (RSA) 72 69 70, daughter Liu (TPE) 68 69 74, Yu Ting Shi (CHN) 70 72 69, Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) 71 70 70

212 - Pei-Yun Chien (TPE) 71 69 72, Tzu Chi Lin (TPE) 66 76 70, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 68 72 72, Sarah Kemp (AUS) 72 69 71, Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 68 71 73

213 - Numa Gulyanamitta (THA) 70 71 72, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 74 66 73, Yan Hong Pan (CHN) 74 70 69, Holly Aitchison (ENG) 72 69 72

214 - Rebecca Artis (AUS) 68 71 75, Joanna Klatten (FRA) 70 69 75, Liz Young (ENG) 69 72 73, Valentine Derrey (FRA) 72 73 69, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 71 72 71, Florentyna Parker ( ENG) 73 71 70, Qi Tian (CHN) 72 71 71

215 - Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 71 70 74, Camilla Lennarth (SWE) 72 72 71, Xuan-Ping Chang (TPE) 70 73 72

216 - Monique Smit (RSA) 73 73 70, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 72 71 73, Eleanor Givens (ENG) 70 72 74, Pavarisa Yoktuan (THA) 70 73 73

217 - Punpaka Phuntumabamrung (THA) 72 74 71, Ziqi Ye (CHN) 70 75 72, Stacey Keating (AUS) 72 72 73, Wannasiri Sirisampant (THA) 72 72 73, Maria Hernandez (ESP) 72 70 75, Pan Pan Yan (CHN) 72 73 72

218 - Chloé Leurquin (BEL) 70 75 73, Wichanee Meechai (THA) 71 74 73, Bree Arthur (AUS) 71 75 72, Kylie Walker (SCO) 73 74 71, Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul (THA) 75 70 73, Ai-Chen Kuo (TPE) 72 74 72, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 74 71 73

219 - Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 72 71 76, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 69 74 76, Kusuma Meechai (THA) 68 75 76, Fabienne In-Albon (SUI) 72 70 77, Tiffany Tavee (USA) 70 73 76

220 - Caroline Martens (NOR) 75 72 73, Stephanie Na (AUS) 72 75 73, Hong Tian (CHN) 74 73 73

221 - Yu-Ling Hsieh (TPE) 73 74 74, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 72 75 74, Hsin Ning Yeh (TPE) 75 72 74, Becky Morgan (WAL) 74 72 75

222 - Trish Johnson (ENG) 75 70 77

223 - Whitney Hillier (AUS) 76 71 76, Lydia Hall (WAL) 72 75 76