In Gee Chun struggled to a 3-over 75 on Sunday at Congressional Country Club but it was just enough to secure a one-shot victory at the 2022 KMPG Women’s PGA Championship.
The Korean edged co-runners-up Lexi Thompson and Minjee Lee (70).
Thompson, who’d been down 10 shots after the opening round, mounted a methodical three-day comeback, and held a two-shot lead over Chun with just five holes to play.
Then the wheels fell off. The American star finished: bogey, bogey, birdie, bogey, par. Thompson finished with a 73.
“Yesterday I said if game is going to be real easy, then I feel boring,” said Chun. “Absolutely, Lexi’s play was great. She gave me a lot of pressure.
“I play with all the big pressure until 18, so when I got the last putt on the 18th green, I tried to give myself talk. In Gee, you made a lot of distance putt, and then you control the pressure already, so you can make it.
“That’s what I did before I hit the putt.”
KPMG Leaderboard: Top 10
1. In Gee Chun -5 (+3)
2. Minjee Lee -4 (-2)
2. Lexi Thompson -4 (+1)
4. Atthaya Thitikul -3 (+1)
5. Nasa Hataoka -1 (-1)
5. Hyo Joo Kim -1 (+1)
5. Hannah Green -1 (-1)
5. Sei Young Kim -1 (-1)
5. Hye-Jin Choi -1 (-3)
10. Lilia Vu E (+3)
10. Stephanie Kyriacou E (E)
10. Eun-Hee Ji E (+2)
10. Jessica Korda E (+2)
10. Stephanie Meadow E (+1)
10. Jennifer Chang E (-2)
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