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The former world n ° 1 Jin young ko working hard to win this new LPGA title one step ahead. His putting was not up to his standards. His game was not as sharp as it was during the nearly two years of his reign at the top of the Rolex rankings.

But it was still enough for her to win by posting a last card of 69 (-2) and conclude with seven consecutive starts, ahead of a sudden on the Finn. Matilda Castren au Old american golf club, about 30 minutes from Ko's new home.

"I thought these boots were the right size for me"said Ko. “I just bought a house and want to get new trophies because my old ones stayed in Korea. But this one is special. "

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The timing couldn't have been better.

Ko won for the first time this year, and it was a week after losing first place to Nelly Korda, who supplanted her by winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Ko had failed to make the top 10 in four of his last five starts on the LPGA Tour. But not far from her American home, in the Dallas area, she flourished. She finished with a score of 268 (-16) for her eighth career LPGA victory. It retains a place of world number 2.

"I told myself that I had a lot of pressure with the classification n ° 1"said Ko. “But I succeeded this week. I am very happy. "

With a one-shot lead, Ko started with three birdies in four holes to extend his lead. castre, who won her first LPGA Tour title three weeks ago at Lake Merced, kept her in her sights with a pair of birdies before entering the turn.

"I thought I couldn't win this week because Matilda, like me, played very well today and yesterday too »said Ko. “I focused on my game, on the course and tried not to think about Matilda, the way she plays, her driver or whatever. And it was difficult. But yes, she is a good player.  "It was a great week"said Ko.

"I played with her the last two days and it was really cool to watch her play", Castren said of Ko. “She didn't make a lot of mistakes and recovered very well from her bad shots. I can definitely understand why she has been world number 1 for so long. "

The Mexican Gaby lopez finished with a 65, realizing his only bogey on the last hole. She finished alone in third position, at a distance of two strokes.

German Esther henseleit was two shots five holes from the end. But on the 14th hole, her driver stroke went under a tree and she had to drop with a penalty. She then missed a 1.20m putt and made her second double bogey of the lap, accumulating four strokes behind.

Céline Herbin and Céline Boutier step up

87th of the Race to the CME Globe, Celine Herbin is giving himself every chance to keep his card for next season and has virtually ensured his presence in the field ofAmundi Evian Championship at the end of the month in Haute-Savoie. La Normande thus confirms her beautiful 14th place at the US Open at the beginning of June.

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