Allisen Corpuz win U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach for 1st LPGA title
The 25-year-old Hawaiian overtakes Japan's Hataoka Nasa to win by 3 shots to net US$2 million, the richest prize ever for an LPGA major champion.
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Allisen Corpuz won the U.S. Women's Open for her first career LPGA title on Sunday (9 July) at Pebble Beach, the first time the iconic golf course hosted the tournament.
Corpuz finished three shots clear of Charley Hull and Shin Ji-yai for the US$2million victory, the richest ever for an LPGA major.
Corpuz, 25, joined Michelle Wie West as the only major champions from Hawaii. Wie West retired this past week here at Pebble Beach.
"My mind is racing," Corpuz said. "It was something I had dreamed of, but at the same time kind of just never really expected it to happen.
"Just the fact that it's a U.S. Open means a lot to me. Knowing that it's at Pebble makes it even sweeter."
Corpuz was the only player in the entire field to shoot under par for all four days. She totaled a 9-under 279 in the end.
The overnight leader from Japan, Hataoka Nasa, fizzled on this day with a five-bogey 76 after a lights-out 66 a day earlier.
She finished fourth, six shots off the pace to miss out on her first major championship as Corpuz put together a final-round, 3-under 69.
Corpuz and Hataoka were tied at the turn but the eventual champion birdied the 10th to pull away and never looked back, becoming the first American winner of the event since Hilary Lunke in 2003.