Hye In Yeom secures Xiamen Open title with ease in China
Sunday 11 October 2015 12:38, UK
Hye In Yeom raced clear of the field with a final-round four-under-par 68 in China to clinch the Xiamen International Ladies Open title.
Yeom posted five birdies on her way to a score of 16 under par for the tournament, five strokes clear of second-placed Ssu-Chia Cheng and Kusuma Meechai, who carded her worst round of the week with a 73.
Beginning the day with a share of the lead, Yeom dropped a shot at the second before making gains at six and nine.
But the 23-year-old pulled away from the field with three consecutive birdies on her back-nine to complete an impressive week.
Solheim Cup player Gwladys Nocera played her way out of contention with an inconsistent one-over-par 73, but Ashleigh Simon was the big mover of the day climbing 18 places with a birdie-filled six-under-par 66.
England's Liz Young ended the week in a tie for 10th while Hannah Burke struggled to a final-round 75, finishing 13 shots behind Yeom.
"I feel like I'm still dreaming because I didn't expect to win," Yeom said. "I didn't see the scoreboard so I just focused on my own game shot by shot and I didn't know I'd won until the last hole. This will give me a lot of confidence in my golf career."
Final scores:
272 - Hye In Yeom (Kor) 71 68 65 68
277 - Ssu-Chia Cheng (Tpe) 72 73 64 68, Kusuma Meechai (Tha) 68 69 67 73
279 - Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Den) 71 72 66 70, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 67 68 71 73, Tzu-Chi Lin (Tpe) 72 69 68 70
280 - Nontaya Srisawang (Tha) 73 69 70 68, Beth Allen (USA) 71 69 69 71, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 75 70 69 66
281 - Liz Young (Eng) 70 68 72 71, Pei-Yun Chien (Tpe) 71 67 72 71, Nicole Broch Larsen (Den) 70 72 70 69, Wei Wei Zhang (Chn) 72 67 72 70
