US Women s Open: Justin Ray with the key stats from the final round South Korea s A Lim Kim set a number of records in the weather-delayed final day of the US Women s Open, capping a final-round 67 with three consecutive birdies to clinch a one-shot victory
By Justin Ray, 15th Club
Last Updated: 15/12/20 6:33am A Lim Kim came from five strokes behind to clinch victory
After A Lim Kim roared to a remarkable victory at the 75th US Women s Open, stats guru Justin Ray looks at the top 10 numbers from the final round in Houston.
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A Lim Kim assembled one of the most memorable finishing flurries in US Women s Open history, birdieing the last three holes to win by one stroke. Kim is the first player since Eun Hee Ji in 2009 to birdie the final hole and win by one. Kim s final-round, a four-under 67, gained 7.43 strokes on the field, the most in the final round by a US Women s Open champion since Meg Mallon in 2004 (7.88).
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A Lim Kim, of South Korea, kisses the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Women s Open golf tournament, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay
A Lim Kim, of South Korea, reacts after making a birdie on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Women s Open golf tournament, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay
A Lim Kim, of South Korea, celebrates after winning the U.S. Women s Open golf tournament, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay
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The Bermuda grass of south Texas was unlike anything A Lim Kim had ever seen. The U.S. Women’s Open, with its reputation as the toughest test, was a major she had never played.
What didn’t change in a frigid final round at Champions Golf Club was how to keep score. And when the 25-year-old from South Korea saw she was trailing and running out of holes, she started attacking flags.
Kim birdied her final three holes and tied the record for the largest comeback in a U.S. Women’s Open, rallying from five shots behind with the a 4-under 67 to win the biggest event in women’s golf.
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