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Jeon Inji achieved her best individual performance of the year by finishing as runner-up.
On September 28 (Korean time), at Pinnacle Country Club (par 71, 6,438 yards) in Rogers, Arkansas, USA, Jeon Inji shot a 6-under-par 65 in the final third round of the LPGA Tour Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (total prize money 3 million dollars), finishing in a tie for 2nd place with a total of 16-under-par 197.
Jeon Inji is teeing off on the 5th hole of the final third round at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Photo by Rogers, AFP Yonhap News
View original imageThis marks her best individual result of the year since finishing 4th at the U.S. Women's Open, a major tournament, in June. Jeon, who has secured a total of four victories on the LPGA Tour (three at major tournaments), last won at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a major event, in June 2022.
Jeon started the final day tied for 5th place, six shots behind the leader, and carded seven birdies (with one bogey). After back-to-back birdies on holes 1 and 2, she paused with a bogey on the par-3 3rd, but quickly rebounded with birdies on holes 7 and 9 to climb up the leaderboard. In the back nine, she added birdies on holes 12, 14, and 16, finishing the tournament in the top 2.
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Yuna Nishimura of Japan reduced her score by five shots to complete a five-stroke victory at 21-under-par 192. It was a wire-to-wire victory, as she maintained her lead at the top of the leaderboard for all three days. Since debuting on the LPGA Tour in 2023, Nishimura secured her first-ever win and took home the winner's prize of 450,000 dollars (approximately 600 million won). Aki Iwai of Japan shot a 9-under-par 62, joining Channettee Wannasaen of Thailand as co-runners-up.
Yuna Nishimura is teeing off on the 1st hole of the final 3rd round at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Rogers=AP Yonhap News
View original imageAmong Korean players, Lim Jinhui shot a 4-under-par to finish tied for 8th at 14-under-par 199. Kim Arim and Yang Heeyoung tied for 15th at 12-under-par 201, while Hwang Yoomin tied for 22nd at 11-under-par 202, and Lee Sumi finished tied for 34th at 8-under-par 205.
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