YORKSHIRE'S JODI EWART SHADOFF TIES FOR FIFTH PLACE

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Mi Jung Hur of South Korea poses with the trophy after winning the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill Senator Course on September 21, 2014 in Prattville, Alabama.

MI JUNG HUR WINS YORKOHAMA

TIRE LPGA CLASSIC 

Mi Jung Hur walked off the 7th green with a bogey Sunday – her only of the day - just as Stacy Lewis exited the 8th green just ahead with a birdie. 
The four-shot lead, which Hur shared at the start of the day with Paula Reto, had quickly dwindled down to one, and the world No. 1 was on a roll at 4-under through eight holes.
 But from there, Hur reeled off her best golf in a week unlike any other in her career, pouring in birdies on five of the final 11 holes.
She saw Lewis was charging and began her response with a birdie  on No. 9. Then, when Lewis again cut the lead to one shot on No. 10, Hur poured in a 35-foot putt on No. 11 to regain control. She followed with birdies on Nos. 13, 14 and 16 to hold off Lewis and her final-round 66 with a 66 of her own for a four-shot win and her second career victory at 21-under-par.
“I think after that putt I felt so much more comfortable,” Hur said.
Hur knew the Sunday push from Lewis was inevitable but wasn’t looking ahead or behind her.
“It made me a little nervous but I just focused on my ball and played my own game,” Hur said. “It brought me a good result.”
Hur’s wanted this so bad for three years. She first won in 2009 and finished 31st on the money list in 2010. But the three years that followed were trying – a frustrating swing change that never seemed to click. Sunday was the fruits of all that labor, and the tears flowed before she had even left the 18th tee box.
Tears of joy or tears of relief?
“Three year relief,” Hur answered.
For those three years Hur had worked to get rid of the fade she’d hit and relied on forever. It wasn’t consistent enough and she wanted to hit a draw. That process all started to click at the beginning of the season.
“I felt so much comfortable with my swing and my shapes are hitting straight,” Hur said. “Then after that I figure out my putting wasn’t that good like it was before.”
That came back too. No one putted it better this week – 107 putts for the week – and no one’s putting it better on Tour than Hur (28.94 putts per round). It showed on Sunday, too, draining birdies on the first two holes to get comfortable, which stayed with her all day.
There was a comfort, too, that only a father can provide. She had it every time she looked over to her bag to pull a club. She had it every time she needed help reading a green. 
He was her first swing coach and he was there on the bag all four days of the win she’s waited on for five years.
“If I had a missed shot or missed putt, he can pick right away what’s wrong, what’s going on in my swing,” Hur said, “so I can have a right feel right away after a missed shot, so it was really helpful for the week.”
Just behind Hur was Lewis in second at 17-under-par. Paula Reto finished in third at 14-under-par. Kris Tamulis posted the best finish of her career with a fourth-place finish, and Yorkshire's Jody Ewart Shadoff and Moriya Jutanugarn tied for fifth.
  
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