PORTLAND, Ore. , 00 – Georgia Hall won the Cambia Portland Classic on Sunday for his first U. S. victory. LPGA Tour, beating Ashleigh Buhai with a pair in the playoffs.
Hall won after falling in a draw with a bogey in game 18 in regular time. The 2-year-old Englishwoman, a 2018 British Women’s Open champion, matched Buhai with an 18 pair in the first place and won the first pair four at Columbia Edgewater.
“For the last bogey, I was quite disappointed, ” said Hall. ” I had to remodel myself and come back to see to win those playoffs. “
Hall closed with a 4 under 68, made a bogey in the third par 4, made birdies us. 5-7 and 10-12 and made consecutive pairs before the final with bogey to fall in the playoffs.
“Bowling is very sensitive today, ” said Hall. ” I knew the score wouldn’t be low. I made a very middle-handed race there, three or four in a row. I had to put up with the last few holes.
Buhai, 31, from South Africa, made a birdie in four of the last five holes for a Danielle Kang who tied 65 in the race of the day.
“Make smart blows in the straight, ” said Buhai. ” You know, adrenaline. It’s hard to calculate. You can’t do much, and just a misunderstood putt. I just misunderstood it a little bit. “
He missed one for his first LPGA Tour victory.
“I can’t say I need to celebrate right now, ” said Buhai. “I finished the moment in the afterlife and felt it was a smart week. Obviously a little disappointed, but this week there were many more positive than negative aspects, and we were able to take that in the next tournament.
Moriya Jutanugarn (67) and Yealimi Noh (69) shot in the playoffs.
Second-round Mel Reid (74) had 10 cents with Inbee Park (66), Caroline Masson (66), Mariah Stackhouse (67), Cheyenne Knight (68), Robynn Ree (66) and Jasmine Suwannapura (68).
Kang ruled the organization with nine below zero. Defending champion Hannah Green, two previous Reid shots in the day, had a 73rd to finish on nine basses.
Sophia Popov tied 24th with 6 minors in her first start as a member of the LPGA Tour. The German won the British Women’s Open, but missed the great ANA Inspiration last week when the platoon settled in April when it was postponed through COVID. -19 pandemic.