Lilia Vu

Lilia Vu rode a hot putter to claim her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over a home favorite in Thailand.

Basically, today I just blacked out and tried to birdie every single hole I could,” said Vu, whose maiden tour victory came after three third-place finishes in 2022. and I finally did,” she added. Her hope for forcing a playoff was dashed after her birdie attempt at the last landed a foot away from the pin.

Vu hit 11 fairways and 11 greens and needed only 21 putts Sunday, pouring in a lengthy putt for par on the 17th to maintain the lead.

“I feel like I put a lot of pressure on myself at the end of last year, and during the off-season I kind of just changed my mindset. She’d just been to visit her ailing grandfather before she left and he told her in Vietnamese, “Go play well. “I didn’t feel like I belonged. She has a picture of a past Solheim Cup team up on her wall as part of a vision board. The winningest player in UCLA history, with eight titles, considered hanging it up and going to law school. “The more you hold onto something, I feel like it gets farther away. “Feels really good to get it done,” she said. “It was just when.” I think it works.” Vu, 25, who was making her debut at the Honda, carded a bogey-free 64 on Sunday to finish at 22 under and clip Vongtaveelap (71) by one stroke to win her first LPGA title. After carding a string of five consecutive birdies in the middle of the round, Vu took the lead after a birdie on the par-4 15th over local favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, an LPGA rookie who was playing the Honda LPGA Thailand on a sponsor exemption. Jin Young, who suffered from a severe wrist injury last season, says meditating helped her greatly over the offseason.

American Lilia Vu snatched the LPGA Thailand trophy from Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, scoring a one-shot victory after a helter-skelter final ...

"I always want to win when I'm out here," she said. But the New Zealander was undone by a double-bogey and bogey finish on the final two holes to card a 69 for a share of sixth. That's all I kept thinking about," she said.

Lydia Ko continued to steadily improve during her week at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course, but couldn't close the gap to the leaders.

and I finally did,” she added. "That’s all I kept thinking about. *