Struggling with a lack of confidence to start 2017, Shanshan Feng got a much-needed boost with her first victory of 2017 on Sunday at the LPGA Volvik Championship.
Struggling with a lack of confidence to start 2017, Shanshan Feng got a much-needed boost with her first victory of 2017 on Sunday at the LPGA Volvik Championship.
She set a new 72-hole Tournament scoring record at 20-under par, winning by two-strokes ahead of Minjee Lee and Sung Hyun Park. Jeong Eun Lee and Lizette Salas finished tied for fourth at 17-under par.
After an incredible 2016 season that included winning the bronze medal at the Olympic games in Rio, followed by back-to-back victories during the Tour’s swing through Asia, Feng’s expectations were high for 2017. With one top-10 and a missed cut in her first five starts, Feng felt she was loosing a handle on her game.
With some new wedges in the bag and a few adjustments to her swing, Feng finished in the top-10 in her last two starts before heading to Michigan. The world’s seventh ranked player was beginning to feel like herself again and it showed this week in Michigan. This week, Feng posted four sub-70 rounds to capture her seventh career win on the LPGA Tour.
World No. 3 Ariya Jutanugarn (-11) finished in a tie for 21st and World No. 2 So Yeon Ryu (-3) finished in a tie for 56th at the LPGA Volvik Championship, meaning that Lydia Ko’s spot at the top of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings will be safe for another week.
Ko, who was not in the field this week, and Jutanugarn will not be in the field next week at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. Ryu will be playing in New Jersey and attempting to close the gap on the No. 1 spot.
Credit- LPGA
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