Perrine Delacour at the AIG Women's Open 2021 - © AIG Women's Open

On the course of the Oregon Golf Club, it is the Korean of twenty-six years Jin Young Ko who is essential.

Second in the world behind Nelly Korda, she assumed her favorite status this week by winning another victory on the LPGA Tour. It thus adds a ninth title on the American circuit to its list of achievements.

She is the only player this week to surrender three cards below 70.

On the par 72 of West Linn, she signs cards 69-67-69 for a total of -11.

Starting one stroke ahead of her closest pursuer, the Scottish Gemma Dryburgh, she managed to maintain her lead by not committing any bogey, while her opponent signed bogeys on holes 3,6,10 and 16 and even a double bogey on the hole number 13. A last card of 76 (+4) keeps the Scotswoman away from the victory: she finishes in 8th place.

The double major winner thus wins with four strokes ahead of the duo Jeongeun Lee (South Korea) and Su Oh (Australia).

At the foot of the podium, we find a Frenchwoman: Perrine Delacour.

Currently 102nd in the world in the Rolex ranking, the 27-year-old player enters the top 5 for the third time on the LPGA Tour.

She finished her tournament in fourth position at -5, with cards of 69-73-69.

After a lap over par on the second day, she returned a 68 (-3) on the last hole with four birdies for a single bogey.

Thanks to this performance, Delacour joined the top 100 of the Rolex Rankings (Women's World Ranking), she is now 95th in the world.

By Baptiste Laurensou.

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