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