World's number one female golfer of Vietnamese origin misses out on LPGA Tour cup

Chinese Vietnamese-American Lilia Vu led most of the final round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai but was later caught up by Angel Yin and lost to her Chinese-American compatriot in the extra hole on October 15.

At the start of the decisive stage, there were 16 championship candidates ranging from the top of the table (-12) to T17 (-7), with Vu in T4 (-10) and the leading position belonging to Yin and Maja Stark, from Sweden. According to that situation, Vu started second to last, right before the T1 group.

Entering the match, Vu took the lead on hole 5, at -14. At that time, Yin finished hole 4, at -13, and Stark -12. From then until hole 16, Stark was always chasing and could not surpass the -10 mark, Vu twice T1 with Yin. The first time when she kept par on hole 10, her opponent made birdie on hole 9. The next time, Vu bogey on hole 12, and Yin kept par on hole 11.

Lilia Vu has yet to win her fourth LPGA Tour title this season, after finishing second at the Buick LPGA Shanghai on October 15. Photo: LPGA

Hole 17, Vu birdied to get to -14, Yin came in later and also got the same hole and tournament score. This result was repeated at hole 18, this time at par. Meanwhile, Stark birdied the last two holes to get to -12, later finishing T8.

Both -14 after four rounds of regulation, Vu and Yin played a penalty hole to decide the overall position. The duel ended on the first round, at hole 18. There, both had birdie opportunities after hitting the green. However, Vu missed the hole by six meters, while his closer opponent finished accurately.

Thanks to that, Yin, born in 1998, won the championship, receiving 315,000 USD in his first cup after 159 tournaments on the LPGA Tour. Meanwhile, Vu missed the opportunity to win the fourth Cup since the beginning of the season in the same system. The previous three cups went to the Vietnamese golfer born in 1997, including Honda LPGA Thailand in February, and two majors - Chevron Championship in April, Women's Open in August.

Angel Yin celebrates winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai championship on October 15. Photo: LPGA

Vu climbed to the top of the Rolex Rankings for women’s professional golf on August 13, shortly after winning her second career title. On September 11, she dropped to second place, losing the top spot to Ruoning Yin for two weeks, and has held it since September 25.

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