Bo Bae Song claims maiden LPGA Tour win at Mizuno Classic
08 Nov 2009 - 16:00:31
South Korean player Bo Bae Song recorded a 15-under-par 201 (68-65-68) at the 2009 Mizuno Classic to win her first professional event of her career.
With the victory, Song becomes the third-consecutive player to win the Mizuno Classic, as Momoko Ueda won in 2007 and Jiyai Shin won in 2008 before joining the Tour.
After round one of the event in Shima-shi, Mie, Japan, Song was two strokes back from the lead at 4-under-par 68.
In the second round, Song tied her career-low 65, which she previously set back in 2007. That score propelled her to the top of the 36-hole leaderboard, which she would prove to hold on to.
To go along with the near-perfect weather and course conditions at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club, Song recorded 19 birdies and four bogeys for the three-day event, giving her the 15-under-par overall score.
With this week's win, Song became the 14th non-member to win a LPGA Tour official tournament.
Finishing runner-up at this week's event was a trio of players, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Hee Young Park and Brittany Lang.
Ochoa, Park and Lang each finished at 12-under-par 204, which came up just short of Song's 15-under-par mark. Ochoa's runner-up finish this week is her third of 2009 and 11th overall top-10 finish.