Final round of US Women's Open suspended due to bad light
The final round of US Women's Open was suspended due to bad light prevalent on the East Course of Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The round will resume on Monday morning.
The four-day session had to be put on halt for two-and-a-half hours after rain and thunderstorms made the course unplayable in the morning. When the round resumed, forty-two players managed to complete their session, while the remaining thirty marched back
to the clubhouse, not being able to see the last hole of the day.
South Korea's Seo Hee-kyung compiled a score of three-under-par, 68 for the second straight day. The 25-year-old teed-off from the front and reeled five birdies. The player marched towards the back nine and posted two more, but also stumbled on four bogeys.
Hee-kyung is eyeing her debut LPGA triumph with this victory. No Korean player has won on the LPGA Tour this season, but if Hee-kyung manages to stay in ahead of her competition until Monday, then she surely has a chance to rewrite history.
Commenting on the possibility of winning the title, Hee-kyung said, “Nobody knows what's going to happen tomorrow. I will just pray and wait. I feel like I am in a dream. I did my best. Even if I would not be a winner, I do not mind. I gave my best. My flight
is tomorrow morning, but my manager has cancelled it.”
The Korean faces the biggest threat from her compatriot Ryu So-yeon, who finished one stroke shy of Hee-Kyung, with three holes to play. Cristie Kerr is also in contention for the title, just a mere two strokes behind the leader, with two holes to play.
Kerr, who won the US Women's Open in 2007 and the LPGA Championship last season, spoke to the press about her chances of victory.
“I have two holes left. The tournament is not decided yet. I think she's over there celebrating. We all have a chance,” she said.
A total of 30 female golfers will tee-off Monday morning to wrap up the tournament, if nature doesn't have other plans that is.
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