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Sisters dominate best-ball tourney

- JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRES

MIDLAND, Mich. — Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitation­al on Saturday, shooting their second 11-under 59 in bestball play for a three-stroke victory over defending champions Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapur­a.

“But before we went to the tee, I walked to my sister and told her like, `You know what, Mo, today the goal is we’re going to try to make birdie every hole. … That’s the goal today I told her.”

The 25-year-old Ariya won for the 12th time on the LPGA Tour and second this season, and the 26-year-old Moriya took her second title. Ariya won the Honda LPGA Thailand in May 9 for her first victory since July 2018.

“I would say this is the best moment for me because we won together,” Ariya said. “We helped each other to win the golf tournament.”

The Jutanugarn­s finished at 24-under 256 at windy Midland Country Club. They opened with a 67 in alternate shot, had a 59 on Thursday in best ball, and shot 71 in alternate shot Friday to enter the final round two strokes behind Clanton and Suwannapur­a.

PGA: In Nicholasvi­lle, Ky., James Hahn missed a chance to shoot the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history Saturday. He settled for a 12-under 60 and a chance to win Barbasol Championsh­ip. Eight strokes back entering the day, Hahn had two eagles in the career-best round to move within two strokes of leader J.T. Poston at Keene Trace. Poston had a bogeyfree 66 to get to 19-under 197.

JUNIORS: In Chevy Chase, Md., Rose Zhang won the U.S. Girls’ Junior on Saturday at Columbia Country Club, beating local favorite Bailey Davis 6 and 4 in the 36-hole final to become the eighth player to win both the junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur.

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