Allisen Corpuz finished three shots clear of England’s Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin of South Korea to win the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach.
The 25-year-old Hawaiian closed out her tournament on nine-under-par, with a fourth round score of 69 enough to clinch her first win on the LPGA Tour. She was the only player to break par all four days.
“Unreal,” said Corpuz . “This week has felt like a dream come true. It’s been really awesome to be at Pebble Beach this week. Every few holes I kind of looked out and thought, ‘I’m here at Pebble. There’s not many places better than this.'”
“Twenty, 30 years from now, I think just the fact that it’s a US Open means a lot to me. But know that it’s at Pebble makes it even sweeter.”
England’s Hull did well to find herself in the hunt on Sunday, having carded scores of 73, 72 and 71 heading into the fourth round.
She opened her final session with an eagle on the second, before birdieing three of her next four holes.
Hull picked up three more shots on the back nine to keep an element of pressure on Corpuz, but was ultimately left to rue two costly bogeys.
“I’ve been working hard on my swing last week when I was at home, so I feel really confident and just carrying on working on that and can’t wait for the Evian Championship now,” said Hull. “(Today) was really good. Showed me that you work hard and you get rewards.”
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