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Sunday, March 01, 2015

AMY YANG WINS LPGA THAILAND AFTER STACY 

LEWIS FADES OVER FINAL ROUND
 
American Stacy Lewis started the final day with a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Thailand tournament - but she ended it in a triple tie for second place, two shots behind the winner, Amy Yang (South Korea), pictured below.

Yang, Mirim Lee (South Korea) and Taiwan's Yani Tseng all outscored Lewis, who signed off with a par 72, over the final 18 holes at Siam Country Club, Chonburi.
Yang totalled 15-under-par 273
Tseng signed off with a 67 for 275, the same total as Lewis and Lee who had a fourth-round 69.
Catriona Matthew's third-round 76 cost her a top 20, if not better finish. She came back on form with a final round of 70 for a total of five-under 283 and joint 29th place.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff from Yorkshire sagged with third and fourth rounds of 75 and 76 for a 297 total and 65th position.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
273 Amy Yang (S Korea) 67 66 71 69
275 Mirim Lee (S Korea) 67 69 70 69, Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 66 72 70 67, Stacy Lewis (UA) 66 64 73 72

SELECTED TOTALS
283 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 71 66 76 70 (T29)
297 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 73 73 75 76 (65th)

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