Angel (USA) won the Honda LPGA Thailand (total prize money of $1.7 million) on the LPGA Tour with a Thai local caddie setting a new record of 72 holes.

Angel shot seven birdies without a bogey on the final day of the tournament held at the Old Course (par 72) at Siam Country Club near Pattaya, Thailand, on the 23rd (Korea time). Angel, who recorded a total of 28 under par 260 (67-64-64-65), cut 11 shots on the day alone, beating Japan's Akie Iwai by one shot. It is her second win since she won her first tour victory at the Buick LPGA Shanghai in 2023.

Angel's 260 strokes at the tournament are a new record for minimum shots at 72 holes on the LPGA Tour, breaking the 27-under-par (65-59-68-68) recorded at the Standard Register Ping Competition, which was won by "The Empress" Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) in 2001 with "59 of Dreams." It is also a new record for minimum shots at 72 holes in the tournament, breaking the four-round total of 26-under 262 strokes recorded by Nanna Koeche Madsen (Denmark) and Lin Xiyu (China) in 2022.

Angel won the title with a local Thai caddie, which became a hot topic of conversation in the local community. Angel became the star of her amazing relationship with a local caddie who was in a hurry to win the title instead of Michelle Simpson, her caddie who was sick right before the competition, and Sakchai Sirimaya, a Thai caddie, is a professional caddie who is active in the Japanese senior and Asian tours. 카지노사이트

Angel, who entered the final round with a five-par lead, was anxious even though she was able to afford to overcome her anxiety. She came to know about the existence of runner-up Akie only after a pro-am party. Akie, who participated at the invitation of sponsor, surprised participants by shooting a 10-under 62, the course record, on the first day of the competition.
Sure enough, Akie made eight birdies through Hole 12 in the final round to catch up with Angel. Having allowed her to tie for the lead, however, she showed her concentration by garnering birdies at three consecutive holes. Having regained the lead by one stroke by making three consecutive birdies at Hole 13-15, she managed to run one more shot to overcome the eighth ridge of the championship thanks to Akie's mistake of missing a par putt from a distance of 3 meters at Hole 17 (par 4).

However, it was not the end. Akie garnered an eagle at the last 18th hole (par 5), and made a tie again. A 6-meter downhill eagle putt rolled with a putter at the green edge penetrated the center of the hole. After turning on two, Angel calmly putted the birdie putt to end the match with a one-shot victory.

After winning, Angel said, "Aquier hit 10 under par on the first day and was not comfortable with a five-shot lead because the competition course was often driven," adding, "So I had no choice but to keep focusing." Angel continued, "This time last year, I was in a wheelchair because I broke my ankle in Austria," adding, "This victory means a lot to me."

Akie, who won the runner-up prize, has drawn attention as a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year award this season by showing off her formidable ability to set two course records. Akie, who won six times in the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour, had 10 birdies on the first day without a bogey to hit 10-under 62, and on the last day, she garnered one eagle and 10 birdies (one bogey) to show off her destructive power with 11-under 61.

Akie coolly admitted her defeat after the match, saying, "I caught up with Angel once, but I didn't have time to dig in afterwards. Angel played perfectly. She played better than me."

Gino Thitikun of Thailand, who won the PIF Saudi Ladies International at the European Tour last week, shot six under par on the final day to rank third with 21-under 267 overall. After double bogey at the second hole, Thitikun made eight birdies at the rest of the hole.

Thailand's Patti Tabatanakit shot a 7-under 65 to tie for fourth with 19-under 269 overall. At this year's championship, Thai players made three of the top five, showing strong performance.

Kim, the winner of the opening game, shot a 4-under 68 with five birdies and one bogey to rank sixth overall with 17-under 271. Kim, who had the best performance among Korean players, showed an upward trajectory of making the top 10 for two consecutive tournaments.

Veteran Yang Hee-young, a three-time champion of the competition, cut down four shots to tie for 11th with 14-under 274 overall. Despite back-to-back bogeys at the 17th and 18th holes, Yoo Hae-ran cut down five shots to tie for 14th with 13-under 275 overall.