Park on a roll with year’s fifth LPGA win
ROGERS, Ark . — World No. 1 Inbee Park sank a fourfoot birdie putt on the first playoff hole against So Yeon Ryu, capping her finalround rally and winning the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship.
The victory is the second straight for Park, who won the LPGA Championship two weeks ago, and the fifth of the year for the South Korean star.
She now has seven wins in her last 23 starts.
Park began the day two shots back of a group of four leaders, but she vaulted to the top with three straight birdies on the front nine.
Park and Ryu finished the tournament tied at 12-under, one shot ahead of Mika Miyazato. It’s the second straight year Miyazato has finished as the runner-up.