INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Amy Yang beat South Korean compatriot Hee Kyung Seo in a playoff on Sunday to win the KEB HanaBank Championship.
Yang shot a 69 in the final round while Seo had a 68 as both players ended regulation at 9-under 207 before Yang won the playoff.
Michelle Wie, who started the final round tied for 22nd, surged up the leaderboard with the day’s lowest score of 66 to finish tied for third at 8-under 208 with defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway (70) and South Korea’s Sei Young Kim (69).
Overnight co-leader Anna Nordqvist of Sweden shot a 74 that left her tied for eighth. Katherine Hull-Kirk of Australia, who also held a share of the lead heading into the final round, had seven bogeys en route to a 79.
