Hee Young Park (South Korean) won the CME Group Titleholders on Sunday
Hee Young Park (South Korean) won the CME Group Titleholders on Sunday for her first career LPGA title.
Park, with a closing 70, finished at 9-under-par 279 to beat Paula Creamer and Sandra Gal by two shots at Grand Cypress Resort. Another shot back were Na Yeon Choi and world No. 2 Suzann Pettersen. Michelle Wie, Cristie Kerr and world No. 1 Yani Tseng, trying to win for the 12{+t}{+h} time this season, made brief runs at the championship before finishing in a tie for sixth, seven shots behind.
“That’s awesome playing on this course, and playing against all the big names out there,” Creamer said of Park. “She’s a great player and she deserved it.”
Park, the overnight leader with Gal, took the outright lead for the first time with a birdie on the par-3 eighth hole, her third birdie in four holes. Gal pulled within one shot with back-to-back birdies on the 13th and 14th holes, but a bogey at the 15th dropped her two back. Park, with a steady hand and a clutch putter, closed out her victory with 10 consecutive pars.
Michelle Wie and Yani Tseng tied for 6th!