On February 18, Beijing time, Thailand's Patty T**Atanakit (Patty T**Atanakit) led from the first round to the final round at Riyadh Golf Club, and won an overwhelming victory in the Saudi Women's International with a total prize fund of 5 million US dollars.
Patti made six birdies on Sunday and eagleted on the fifth hole to shoot a 65 on the par-3 17th hole to shoot a four-round 270 (66-70-69-65), an 18-under par, to earn a championship check of €697,743.
Patti made a breakthrough at the ANA Championships in 2021 with a Grand Slam victory and is currently ranked 70th in the world. After a breakthrough in 2021, she has performed average in the past two years, with a runner-up and a third-place finish in 2023, with a total of 3 top 10 finishes. It was Patti's fifth win since turning professional, ending a three-year title drought.
It's been a long time since I've played this well," she said, "I'm quite excited right now, I've overcome the difficulties." Looking back, it's really day by day, constantly refueling.
I worked so hard to get here. I've played solid all week and now I want to thank my team, including the coaches, the strength and conditioning trainers at home, and I'm very grateful to them. I would also like to thank Jason for his continued support.
I am very grateful to those who have been around me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here. I'm enjoying the victory right now. Unbelievable. Coming to Saudi Arabia, I ended up winning and it didn't feel real. ”
Partey started the day with a three-shot lead, birdie on the first hole, and then putted a 12-foot eagle putt on the fifth. The Thai caught a dead bird on the par-3 eighth hole as she teed off the tee to 1 foot and made a not-to-miss putt.
After the transition, she continued her sprint and birdied the hole. She dropped a shot on the 17th hole, but birdied the 18th hole to claim a big victory.
Germany's Esther Henseleit carded five birdies and two bogeys to shoot a 69 for a four-round 277 (74-69-65-69), 11 under par and in second place.
I played okay today," said the 2019 prize king, "To be honest, after nine holes I didn't know I wasn't in contention, I just couldn't get started, I didn't make enough birdies to keep up with Patty.
She barely made a mistake today, and it was cool to be able to sit in the front row and watch Patty perform. I played okay all week and I caught a lot of birdies. I raced under pressure today and came back with some good putts that kept me in second place. ”
Japan's Minami Katsu carded eight birdies and a bogey to shoot a 65 to soar to third place, tied with England's Charley Hull (70) for a four-round finish of 9-under par at 279 (74-69-71-65).
Chinese girl Liu Yu handed over the red letter for the third day in a row, although her ups and downs were greater today. She made a double bogey on the fourth, but on the next hole, the par-5, she hit a 3-wood to the edge of the green and then holed in for an eagle. The Beijing girl then made two more birdies and a bogey to shoot a 71 for a four-round 286 (76-70-69-71), two under par and tied for 18th.
Since there weren't that many games at the beginning of the season, I wanted to use this tournament as a warm-up, and I didn't expect to play badly at first. The gusts of wind on the first day were 30 mph, and my expectations were a bit high, because I felt that I practiced well, but my results were not very good in the back, so I was a little anxious," Liu Yu concluded, "The second round slowly came back, and I barely advanced, and I felt that I would not lose money in this race, and the pressure was reduced."
I am sure that I have learned a lot in this race, and I see that my ability to deal with strong winds is still not strong enough. We set off on the morning of the first day, when the wind was very strong, and the second day in the afternoon, it turned out to be quite windy in the afternoon. After four days, I don't know why I feel quite tired. Next up is the LPGA Asia competition, I hope to take a good rest and face it with a new look. ”
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