SINGAPORE (AP) — Inbee Park claimed her 13th career LPGA title by winning the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round to win by two strokes.
Park, who started the day with the same two-stroke lead, had birdies on Nos. 7 and 11 at Sentosa Golf Club to finish the tournament at 15-under 273, clear of 17-year-old Lydia Ko, who also shot a 70.
Park completed the tournament without recording a single bogey.
Stacy Lewis had a bogey on the final hole for a 72 that left her in third place, four strokes off the lead.
Azahara Munoz, who was runner-up last year, tied for fourth at 10-under with Shanshan Feng and So Yeon Ryu.
Defending champion Paula Creamer had a 74 to tie for 55th place.
Park, Ko and Lewis played in the final group on Sunday, with Park holding the overnight lead at 13-under and Ko and Lewis tied in second place at 11-under.
Ko made consecutive birdies on the fourth and fifth holes to pull even. They remained tied for the lead at 14-under after both had a birdie on the seventh, while Lewis trailed by two strokes.
Ko stumbled with a bogey on the eighth, allowing Park to make the turn with a one-shot advantage.
Ko’s chances of a seventh career LPGA victory and her third win in as many weeks were all but erased with bogeys on Nos. 12 and 13.
Lewis erased her bogey on the 10th with a birdie on the 13th, only to drop another shot behind with a bogey on the 18th.
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