Honda LPGA Thailand R4

LPGA Thailand 2022 R4
March 10-13
Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course, Chonburi, Thailand
$1,600,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3

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Nanna Koerstz Madsen fired an eagle on the second playoff hole to win the Honda LPGA Thailand and wins her first LPGA title in her 93rd start. She also becomes the first LPGA Tour winner from Denmark.

LPGA Thailand 2022 R4

“It’s amazing. It’s a dream come true. It was a crazy day; a lot of good things. It was actually fun playing the playoff with (Xiyu) at the end. I’m really excited to be standing with the trophy right now.”

LPGA Thailand 2022 R4

Koerstz Madsen and China’s Xiyu Lin finished at 26-under overall to set a new tournament scoring record, breaking the mark of 25-under set by Jessica Korda in 2018.

The Dane, who entered the day with a one-stroke lead over Lin and France’s Celine Boutier, held a four-stroke lead over Lin through 15 holes. She dropped a shot with a bogey at the 16th and Lin cut the deficit to two with a birdie at the penultimate hole.

LPGA Thailand 2022 R4

On the 72nd hole, Koerstz Madsen sent her 8-iron approach into the grandstand behind the green. She took free relief but could not get up and down for par and settled for a closing bogey. Lin’s 5-foot birdie putt found the center of the hole and sent the two to a sudden-death playoff.

“She really fought. She finished up birdie-birdie, so she played amazing, too,” said Koerstz Madsen of Lin. “Yes, I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous there.”

On the first playoff hole, Lin executed a master chip from off the front of the green, with the ball coming to a stop right on the lip of the hole. “I just cannot believe that chip didn’t go in,” said Lin. She tapped in for birdie, and Koerstz Madsen knocked in a 4-footer to match.

Lin shed a few tears following her loss, coming so close to earning her first LPGA Tour victory. She made four consecutive birdies across the final two regulation holes and the two playoff holes.

“I’m very proud. Sometimes it’s just weird. You shot 26-under and then cannot win a tournament,” said Lin. “But that’s my lowest ever shot in a tournament week, and like four days of very solid golf. Like I’m going to take a lot from this.”

Boutier, playing in the final group with Koerstz Madsen and Lin, could not keep up but did close with an eagle to take solo third place at 25-under.

“It’s all uphill and into the grain, so I just was focusing on hitting it close and just make a birdie,” said Boutier. “Then when I made contact, I knew it was like a good shot and I knew I had a chance, but having it go in is definitely a bonus.”

LPGA Thailand 2022 R4

Pos.	Player	To Par	Scores	Total
1	Nanna Koerstz Madsen (WNR)	-26	65-64-66-67	262
2	Xiyu Janet Lin	-26	64-66-66-66	262
3	Celine Boutier	-25	65-64-67-67	263
T4	Amy Yang	-23	66-69-66-64	265
T4	Brooke M. Henderson	-23	65-67-66-67	265
T6	Hyo Joo Kim	-22	69-65-67-65	266
T6	Jennifer Kupcho	-22	65-67-67-67	266
T8	Jeongeun Lee6	-20	66-68-70-64	268
T8	Atthaya Thitikul	-20	70-67-66-65	268
T8	Danielle Kang	-20	66-69-67-66	268
T8	Hinako Shibuno	-20	67-68-66-67	268
T12	Yuka Saso	-19	68-70-69-62	269
T12	Leona Maguire	-19	70-66-69-64	269
T12	Esther Henseleit	-19	63-71-70-65	269
T12	Lucy Li	-19	67-69-64-69	269
T12	Minjee Lee	-19	69-64-67-69	269
T12	Alison Lee	-19	65-68-66-70	269
T12	Nasa Hataoka	-19	63-65-70-71	269
T19	Patty Tavatanakit	-18	71-66-68-65	270
T19	Gaby Lopez	-18	68-66-64-72	270
T21	Emma Talley	-17	69-69-67-66	271
T21	Perrine Delacour	-17	67-73-64-67	271
T21	A Lim Kim	-17	67-69-68-67	271
T21	So Yeon Ryu	-17	69-66-68-68	271
T21	Sarah Schmelzel	-17	68-69-65-69	271
T21	Su Oh	-17	63-65-73-70	271
T27	Megan Khang	-16	69-67-69-67	272
T27	Hannah Green	-16	70-65-67-70	272
29	Lizette Salas	-15	66-70-73-64	273
T30	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-14	68-71-69-66	274
T30	Matilda Castren	-14	70-68-68-68	274
T30	Lindsey Weaver-Wright	-14	65-71-67-71	274
T33	Jennifer Song	-13	69-71-70-65	275
T33	Madelene Sagstrom	-13	68-69-73-65	275
T33	Jeongeun Lee5	-13	68-68-73-66	275
T33	Jasmine Suwannapura	-13	73-69-66-67	275
T33	Stacy Lewis	-13	67-70-71-67	275
T33	Yu Liu	-13	66-70-72-67	275
T33	Jaravee Boonchant	-13	70-65-71-69	275
T40	Ariya Jutanugarn	-12	74-66-70-66	276
T40	Giulia Molinaro	-12	71-72-66-67	276
T40	Wei-Ling Hsu	-12	69-70-68-69	276
T40	Carlota Ciganda	-12	66-67-71-72	276
T44	Aditi Ashok	-11	70-72-68-67	277
T44	Moriya Jutanugarn	-11	70-68-72-67	277
T44	Kaitlyn Papp	-11	68-70-71-68	277
T47	Caroline Masson	-10	68-74-70-66	278
T47	Angel Yin	-10	71-68-71-68	278
T47	Chanettee Wannasaen	-10	73-70-66-69	278
T47	Min Lee	-10	67-68-71-72	278
T51	Mina Harigae	-9	68-76-69-66	279
T51	Chella Choi	-9	71-71-70-67	279
T51	In Gee Chun	-9	68-69-74-68	279
T51	Mel Reid	-9	71-71-67-70	279
T51	Brittany Altomare	-9	68-71-68-72	279
T51	Emily Kristine Pedersen	-9	70-67-69-73	279
57	Jaye Marie Green	-8	74-70-67-69	280
58	Yealimi Noh	-7	71-69-70-71	281
T59	Albane Valenzuela	-5	71-75-70-67	283
T59	Marina Alex	-5	71-67-74-71	283
T61	Wichanee Meechai	-1	75-74-68-70	287
T61	Rina Tatematsu (a)	-1	69-70-74-74	287
T63	Na Yeon Choi	+2	73-69-77-71	290
T63	Prima Thammaraks	+2	71-75-71-73	290
65	Jenny Coleman	+3	73-73-73-72	291
66	Ashleigh Buhai	+4	77-70-69-76	292
	Sarah Kemp	WD	80