Mi jung hur wins the Ladies Scottish Open. The 29-year-old South Korean signs the third victory of her career in ten years by beating her compatriot by four lengths Jeong-Eun Lee and the Thai Moriya Jutanugarn. Céline Boutier the only Frenchwoman in the cut finished 24th one week after her very fine sixth place at the Women's British Open.

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Mi Jung Hur wins 2019 Ladies Scottish Open

Mi Jung Hur, brilliantly won the Ladies Scottish Open, ahead of his compatriot by four lengths  Jeongeun Lee6 and the Thai Moriya Jutanugarn. Hur won his first LPGA Tour since 2014 in North Berwick, Scotland, at the Ladies Scottish Open Aberdeen Standard Investments on Sunday. With four players in the lead on the last lap, Hur was the most accurate on the return nine, scoring six birdies with a new course record of -20.

«My goal for the day was to enjoy my golf, stay dry in the rain and stay focused on my game, " said Mi Jung Hur. After catching rain from the Renaissance Club most of the day on Sunday. “It worked really well today and it gave me a good result. »

Hur said the 8,50-meter birdie putt on No.12, which was her third in a row, gave her even more comfort in securing the victory. She also said that having a Scottish caddy, Gary Marshall, helped her stay calm.

“He said in the first round, starting with No.1, when I birdie and two bogeys then birdie, that I was crazy. And he said to me on the 4th tee, “ Come on, MJ, you can win this tournament."" And then he said that today, the 4th as well, because I bogeyed the third. I made three putts. He helped me a lot to calm down and he talked about the wind and the rain »

54-hole leader Jutanugarn recovered her form after a rough start with a double bogey, but failed to knock the putts down on the last nine holes. Second place is her best result of the 2019 season and she said she was satisfied with this performance.

«I was just trying to stay focused on myself playing my game and trying to have funSaid Jutanugarn. " Don't focus on what's on your mind or anything else. I just think if I play golf well I should have a good chance of winning this tournament… It just works the right way, and since everything is tight you know there are a lot of good things to be learned. from this week »

Mi Hyang Lee, winner of the Ladies Scottish Open 2017 at Aberdeen Standard Investments, finished alone in fourth position at -15, while the 2018 champion,  Ariya Jutanugarn,  was fifth at - 13.

LEE6 READY FOR A WEEK OFF

Jeongeun Lee6, 2019 US Women's Open champion for the first time on a links circuit, was pleasantly surprised by her second place. The 2019 LPGA rookie has a card of 71
(- 1) his eighth ranking among the 10 best of the season.

«You know when I was in Korea there weren't a lot of links courses so I played differently this week, ”said Lee6. “Overall I'm pretty happy with all my scores and drives and think it's pretty good - lots of great memories and playing the first time on a Scottish links. "

Lee6 was happy to have the summer tournament streak behind her, where she played 10 out of 12 weeks, and was eager to travel to Canada ahead of the CP Women's Open to rest.

«Next week we will be going to Canada, I will take three days off and go to Niagara Falls with my manager. So I'm going to have fun and take a lot of rest »

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The Europe team for the Solheim Cup soon finalized

The captain of the Europe team,  Catriona Matthew,  will name their four picks for the Solheim Cup 2019. The European squad as a whole will be announced  Monday at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland.

The European team is made up of the first three places on the LET Solheim Cup point list, followed by the next five in the Rolex Women's Golf World Ranking and four captain's choices.

The Spanish  Charlotte Ciganda  had already compulsory as one of the LET Solheim Cup points list qualifiers ahead of this week. With a T6 arrival in Scotland,  Anne Van Dam  will maintain its position in the LET Solheim Cup points to make its debut, while  Caroline Hedwall will qualify for the last place in the LET ranking.

Georgia hall ,  Charley Hull, Azahara Munoz,  Caroline masson  et  Anna nordqvist will form the five members of the Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking team. Leaving the captain's four picks to be announced on Monday.

Here's how a few potential players from the European squad ended up in Scotland: Carly Booth (T9), Madelene Sagstrom (T17), Bronte Law (T24) and Celine Boutier (T24). Solheim Cup mainstays Mel Reid and Suzann Pettersen missed the cup.

The US Solheim Cup squad will be announced on August 25 after the final qualifying event, the CP Women's Open.

PLAYER NOTES

Rolex classification n ° 79 of Mi Jung Hur (66-62-70-66)

  • There are 112 starts between his victory at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic 2014 and today.
  • Becomes the 19th different winner this year on the LPGA
  • Is the seventh South Korean to win an LPGA title in 2019
  • First Rolex winner at the 2009 Cambia Portland Classic, defeating Suzann Pettersen and Michele Redman in a two-hole playoff game and sudden death
  • Has a career victory on the Symetra Tour
  • Thanks her father and seeing Se Ri Pak winning the 1998 US Women's Open, which influenced her career the most
  • With his victory, Hur wins 500 points and should go from 48th to 24th place in the Globe Race to CME Globe with 1 points.
  • With his victory, Hur earns $ 225; she has made $ 000 this season and a total of $ 496 in her career
  • Hur in summary for 2019: 15 rounds played, 13 past cuts, $ 496 in winnings, one win, two other top-487s

Rolex Rankings Projections

  • Rolex Rankings projections show that no player can exceed No.1 Jin Young Ko and No.2 Sung Hyun Park this week

CME GROUP CARE CHALLENGE - SCORE 1 FOR ST. JUDE

The CME Group Cares Challenge is a season-long charitable giving program that turns every ace (hole in one) into donation. CME Group will donate $ 20 for every hole in one made during the LPGA Tour in 000, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $ 2019 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which paves the way for research against disease and defeat of childhood cancer as well as other life-threatening diseases.

There were three holes-in-one at the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open standard investment: Dame  Laura davies  ACED # 5 145 yards using a pitching wedge Friday, LET player  Cajsa Persson  also aced the fifth hole using a 9 iron during the second round and on Sunday  Jacqui Concolino  used an 8 to 13 meter iron at hole No. 0.

There are now 21 aces registered this season and a total of $ 420 raised so far.