So Yeon Ryu finishes inside top 10 in Mexico
South Korean So Yeon Ryu posted an overall 277 at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational 2012 to finish tied for the 6th position along with Haeji Kang.
Although it was not what Ryu’s fans had expected at Guadalajara Country Club, Mexico, the South Korean star tried her best to remain in contention till the final moment of the four-round tournament.
Ryu got off to a dazzling start as she posted a 67 in the opening round on Thursday, grinding most of her nearest rivals in submission.
However, as the game moved into the second round, she fumbled a little and dented her position. Ryu recorded a 70 on Friday, but it was not enough to carry her to the top of the leaderboard.
The roster was stronger than the last year, but it constantly provided stars like Ryu opportunities on most of the holes.
The LPGA phenom displayed a stellar performance in the third round as she posted a bogey-free 67.
“Today my round was really great, but the front nine wasn’t really great. ( Inaudible) The back nine. And actually, the tenth hole is really easy to make the birdie but today, my second shot
was in the bunker,” Ryu said while talking to the media at the end of the third round on Saturday.
“My bunker shot was a really big fail, a really mistake. But it was like a little lucky because my ball was just too fast so that’s my first birdie on today”.
With Scottish Catriona Matthew defending her title, the field had plenty of battle-hardened LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) stars such as current world number one Yani Tseng, Angela
Stanford of the United States and South Korean Inbee Park.
But Americans, as expected, looked ferocious this time and were truly at the forefront right from the start of the tournament.
Angela Stanford grabbed much of the attention on the first day as she posted a gigantic 66 to share an early lead with Candie Kung and American Michelle Wie.
American Cristie Kerr subdued all the rivals, shooting an overall score of 272 to end her long winning drought.
Commentators said that South Koreans, who are strong enough to be beaten, looked under pressure and could not fully capitalise on favourable weather conditions.
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