| -18 P Tavatanakit (Tha); -16 L Ko (NZ); -11 N Koerstz Madsen (Den), S Feng (Chn), N Korda (US), K Sei-young (Kor); -10 A Ewing (US), J Ko (Kor), I Park (Kor) |
| Selected others: -7 C Hull (Eng), M Reid (Eng); -4 L Maguire (Ire); -3 G Hall (Eng); E B Law (Eng) |
Rookie Patty Tavatanakit claimed her first major despite a stunning record-equalling round of 62 by Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspiration in California.
Thailand’s Tavatanakit, 21, shot a four-under 68 to complete a wire-to-wire victory at Rancho Mirage as she finished two clear of New Zealand’s Ko.
Ko set a tournament-record 29 on the front nine and matched Lorena Ochoa’s record low score for a round.
Tavatanakit is the first rookie to win the event since Juli Inkster in 1984.
“I just wanted to be done since this morning,” she said, after claiming her first LPGA…
