THAI TEENAGER BLOWS HOME WIN WITH TRIPLE BOGEY AT LAST HOLE
INBEE PARK, gifted first place by leader's last-hole collapse
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) -Inbee Park of South Korea took advantage of overnight leader Ariya Jutanugarn's dramatic collapse on the last hole of the final round today to secure a one-stroke victory in the LPGA Thailand at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course.
Thai teenager Jutanugarn, 17, blew a two-stroke lead - after achieving a hole in one at the short 12th - over the South Korean on the final hole where she hit a triple bogey 8 before finishing with a 72 for a 277 aggregate, to hand the No. 4-ranked Park, who had finished earlier with a 67 for a 12-under 276 total, a surprise win.
Jutanugarn, who needed a putt from within two feet at the last, to force a play-off saw her ball lip out and stop a foot away. She was moved to tears by the miss as Park, who was watching from the clubhouse, celebrated with her caddie.
The Thai teen finished with sole possession of second place with an 11-under 277 but the memory of this last gap snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory will live with her for a long time.
Yani Tseng, winner of this title in 2011 and 2012, shot a brilliant final-round 63 for a 10-under 278 to finish joint third with Beatriz Recari (70) of Spain and So Yeon Ryu (68) of South Korea.
Catriona Matthew finished on five-under-par 283 - the same aggregate as 15-year-old NZ amateur Lydia Ko.
Catriona scored 67-69-76-71 for joint 14th place.
Lydia's rounds were 69-71-74-69.
ALL THE FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY
Par 288 (4x72) Yardage 6,469
| POS | NAME | SCORES | TOTAL | TO PAR | OFFICIAL MONEY |
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67-71-71-67 | 276 | -12 | $225,000 |
| 2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 69-66-70-72 | 277 | -11 | $140,305 |
| T3 | Yani Tseng | 75-68-72-63 | 278 | -10 | $73,935 |
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | 68-68-74-68 | 278 | -10 | $73,935 |
| T3 | Stacy Lewis | 63-69-76-70 | 278 | -10 | $73,935 |
| T3 | Beatriz Recari | 68-68-72-70 | 278 | -10 | $73,935 |
| 7 | Na Yeon Choi | 73-71-67-68 | 279 | -9 | $43,401 |
| T8 | Shanshan Feng | 71-72-68-69 | 280 | -8 | $36,104 |
| T8 | Lizette Salas | 68-69-73-70 | 280 | -8 | $36,104 |
| T10 | I.K. Kim | 70-72-72-67 | 281 | -7 | $29,958 |
| T10 | Gerina Piller | 67-74-70-70 | 281 | -7 | $29,958 |
| T12 | Lexi Thompson | 71-70-72-69 | 282 | -6 | $26,040 |
| T12 | Amy Yang | 67-75-70-70 | 282 | -6 | $26,040 |
| T14 | Lydia Ko | 69-71-74-69 | 283 | -5 | amateur |
| T14 | Jessica Korda | 73-67-74-69 | 283 | -5 | $21,739 |
| T14 | Nicole Castrale | 74-68-71-70 | 283 | -5 | $21,739 |
| T14 | Jiyai Shin | 70-73-70-70 | 283 | -5 | $21,739 |
| T14 | Catriona Matthew | 67-69-76-71 | 283 | -5 | $21,739 |
| T19 | Danielle Kang | 76-70-71-67 | 284 | -4 | $18,666 |
| T19 | Se Ri Pak | 69-68-71-76 | 284 | -4 | $18,666 |
| T21 | Caroline Hedwall | 69-75-72-69 | 285 | -3 | $16,746 |
| T21 | Azahara Munoz | 70-73-73-69 | 285 | -3 | $16,746 |
| T21 | Suzann Pettersen | 71-70-74-70 | 285 | -3 | $16,746 |
| T21 | Ai Miyazato | 69-71-74-71 | 285 | -3 | $16,746 |
| T25 | Katie Futcher | 74-72-72-68 | 286 | -2 | $14,672 |
| T25 | Hee-Won Han | 72-72-71-71 | 286 | -2 | $14,672 |
| T25 | Angela Stanford | 69-73-71-73 | 286 | -2 | $14,672 |
| T28 | Sandra Gal | 71-72-76-68 | 287 | -1 | $13,059 |
| T28 | Karrie Webb | 69-71-77-70 | 287 | -1 | $13,059 |
| T28 | Ayako Uehara | 70-71-72-74 | 287 | -1 | $13,059 |
| T31 | Julieta Granada | 72-72-75-69 | 288 | E | $11,830 |
| T31 | Pornanong Phatlum | 73-72-72-71 | 288 | E | $11,830 |
| T33 | Chella Choi | 76-72-71-70 | 289 | +1 | $10,262 |
| T33 | Karine Icher | 66-77-76-70 | 289 | +1 | $10,262 |
| T33 | Mika Miyazato | 69-72-76-72 | 289 | +1 | $10,262 |
| T33 | Paula Creamer | 76-71-68-74 | 289 | +1 | $10,262 |
| T33 | Brittany Lincicome | 73-71-71-74 | 289 | +1 | $10,262 |
| T38 | Sun Young Yoo | 74-74-75-67 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Cristie Kerr | 71-72-79-68 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Karin Sjodin | 73-76-73-68 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 77-70-74-69 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Hee Kyung Seo | 73-76-70-71 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Eun-Hee Ji | 70-72-72-76 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| T38 | Mi Jung Hur | 69-73-71-77 | 290 | +2 | $8,022 |
| 45 | Michelle Wie | 74-71-71-75 | 291 | +3 | $6,760 |
| T46 | Mina Harigae | 74-76-70-72 | 292 | +4 | $6,299 |
| T46 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 73-72-74-73 | 292 | +4 | $6,299 |
| T46 | Brittany Lang | 70-73-73-76 | 292 | +4 | $6,299 |
| T49 | Jennifer Johnson | 74-73-74-72 | 293 | +5 | $5,607 |
| T49 | Hee Young Park | 75-69-75-74 | 293 | +5 | $5,607 |
| T49 | Cindy LaCrosse | 72-73-71-77 | 293 | +5 | $5,607 |
| T52 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | 78-72-75-70 | 295 | +7 | $4,993 |
| T52 | Haeji Kang | 73-78-73-71 | 295 | +7 | $4,993 |
| T52 | Meena Lee | 73-74-76-72 | 295 | +7 | $4,993 |
| T52 | Momoko Ueda | 75-70-73-77 | 295 | +7 | $4,993 |
| T56 | Anna Nordqvist | 76-74-76-70 | 296 | +8 | $4,455 |
| T56 | Jenny Shin | 76-72-74-74 | 296 | +8 | $4,455 |
| T56 | Ilhee Lee | 69-73-79-75 | 296 | +8 | $4,455 |
| T59 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 71-75-80-71 | 297 | +9 | $4,071 |
| T59 | Juli Inkster | 77-72-75-73 | 297 | +9 | $4,071 |
| T61 | Shinobu Moromizato | 71-74-79-74 | 298 | +10 | $3,841 |
| T61 | Suppamas Sangchan | 73-74-74-77 | 298 | +10 | amateur |
| 63 | Natalie Gulbis | 75-73-79-73 | 300 | +12 | $3,765 |
| T64 | Vicky Hurst | 79-74-75-73 | 301 | +13 | $3,649 |
| T64 | Giulia Sergas | 78-70-80-73 | 301 | +13 | $3,649 |
| 66 | Candie Kung | 73-78-78-73 | 302 | +14 | $3,534 |
| 67 | Morgan Pressel | 75-75-78-76 | 304 | +16 | $3,456 |
| T68 | Cheyenne Woods | 76-80-76-73 | 305 | +17 | $3,342 |
| T68 | Numa Gulyanamitta | 72-76-81-76 | 305 | +17 | $3,342 |
| 70 | Mamiko Higa | 80-75-75-78 | 308 | +20 | $3,226 |
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