Yoo Hae-ran and Choi Hye-jin Tie for Runner-Up at LPGA BMW Ladies Championship

South Korean golfers Yoo Hae-ran and Choi Hye-jin finished in a tie for runner-up at the LPGA Tour BMW Ladies Championship held in South Korea.

During the final round of the tournament held at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju, Yoo Hae-ran and Choi Hye-jin both finished with a final score of 16-under par, placing them in a tie for second place, one stroke behind champion Yuri Yoshida of Japan, who finished at 17-under par.

Yoo Hae-ran, who had held a four-stroke solo lead through the third round and was widely expected to secure her third victory of the LPGA Tour season, struggled on the final day with one birdie and two bogeys, losing one stroke and allowing a comeback by her competitors.

Yoo Hae-ran, who triumphed back-to-back earlier this season at the major tournaments KPMG Women's PGA Championship and The Amundi Evian Championship, narrowly missed out on her third victory of the season just at the threshold.

Choi Hye-jin shaved three strokes off her score in the final round, but narrowly missed a birdie putt on the final 18th hole, missing out on a playoff.

Among players competing on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, Kim Min-sol performed the best, reducing her score by five strokes to finish at 15-under par in a tie for fourth place alongside Kim Hyo-joo.

Yoshida, who debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2024, claimed her first tour victory in Haenam and received a prize of $352,500 (approx. 467 million won).


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