It is the Danish Nanna Koerstz Madsen who wins the Honda LPGA Thailand after two playoff holes against the Chinese Xiyu Lin. Céline Boutier alone grabs an excellent third place finish, after a last chip for eagle on the 18th. Perrine Delacour finishes with a solid 67 (-5) and ranks 21st.

Céline Boutier 3rd, Nanna Koerstz Madsen wins!

Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen wins after two holes in the Honda LPGA Thailand play-off - LPGA Photo via Twitter

After an eagle on the second play-off hole, Nanna Koerstz Madsen won the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand, becoming the first Dane to win an LPGA Tour title. She survived a fierce battle against the Chinese Xiyu Lin , entering a final putt from 3 meters to take the title.

" It's incredible. It's a dream come true,” said Koerstz Madsen, a member of the LPGA Tour since 2018. “It was a crazy day; many good things. It was actually fun playing the playoffs with Xiyu Lin. I'm really excited to be standing with the trophy right now.

Koerstz Madsen and Lin finished at -26 overall to set a new tournament record, beating the -25 mark set by Jessica korda in 2018.

Koerstz Madsen, who had started the day well ahead of Xiyu Lin and Céline Boutier and held a four-stroke lead over Lin at the start of the 15th. But the bogey of the 16th clearly made the Danish falter, Madsen saw her wood shot on the second shot of the par 5 of the 18th arrive in the stand behind the green conceding a bogey synonymous with playoff against Xiyu Lin.

“She really fought. She finished birdie-birdie, she also played amazing,” Koerstz Madsen said of Lin. “Yes, I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous. »

On the first play-off hole, Lin chipped from the front of the green, the ball coming to rest just on the edge of the hole. "I just can't believe that chip didn't come in," Lin said of the incredible shot. She tapped for a birdie and Koerstz Madsen hit a 4-footer to match.

Lin couldn't help but shed a few tears after his playoff loss, coming so close to earning his first victory on the LPGA Tour, with four consecutive birdies in the last two regulation holes and the two goal holes. play off.

" I'm very proud. Sometimes it's just weird. You played -26 and you didn't win a tournament,” Lin said. “But that's my lowest ever score in a tournament week, that's four days of very solid golf. It's a very good experience for the future.

An Eagle for a 3rd place solo

Playing in the final group with Koerstz Madsen and Lin, the French no. a huge score of -1, despite his superb finish with a chip for eagle.
A new performance which should position her in the top 5 of the Race to CME Globe.

"It's all uphill and in the direction of the grain, so I was just concentrating on getting the hang of it and birdieing it," Celine said. “Then when I played I knew it was a good shot and I had a chance to go in, but getting him in is definitely a bonus. »

Perrine Delacour finished again on a very good last lap in 67 (-5). After her excellent 64 (-8) the day before, she posted five birdies on her go, without any bogey, with nine pars for the return, she finished in 21st place, at -17, thus integrating the top 30 of the Race to CME Globe, in 29th position.

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