Jimin Kang fired a six-under 65 Sunday come from behind and win the event, THE LPGA Sime Darby Malaysia.
Kang, collected her second LPGA Tour win, finishing at nine over par 204.
"I played fast.I hit many of putts, "said Kang, who earned $ 270,000 for profit."You can say, my score was good enough to win a tournament, and you know, it's been a while So I am trying to pull. ".
July Inkster bogeyed finally for a four-under 66 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to take second at minus eight.
Maria Hjorth, shared second-round lead with Jee Young Lee, managed an even-par 71 end alongside Mika Miyazato (69) in third place. Lee stumbled into a four-over 75 bind for ninth of minus two.
Kang, who was third in the last group, open with a birdie on the first, but gave this line right back with a bogey on the other; she moved back to four-under with a birdie on the fourth.
30-year-old Korean carded in the third round at the birdie her seventh. cruised around with four Kang straight couples.
She got to six-under 12 with a Birdie.After a couple couples enabled Kang down route.
Kang birdied 15 and made it two in a row with a bird on the 16-move a face of Inkster of minus eight. Inkster was in the middle of three straight birdies from 15 she moved to nine-under.
After a couple of 17 birdied Kang finally joining the Inkster of minus-nine.
Inkster, playing behind Kang, eliminated a bogey on the last available Kang victory.
"I saw the scoreboard, and I saw that July was at nine-under" Kang set. "I realized that I had to make this bird to go to the finals between the two.I was too far to only make pairs and stay in second place. "
Inkster converted back-to-back birdies from others, but gave a stroke back in fifth. She reconciled the error with a bird on the ninth to make tour of minus-six.
31-Time winner on the LPGA Tour stumbled on a three-putt bogey tenth, but sent back with a birdie on no. 13.Inkster ran then three birdies from 15.
However, the World Golf Hall of Famer stumbled on a bogey on the last costs yourself her first victory since 2006.
"I edges only my shot and I missed it, I missed it right," said Inkster 18. "It was a three-quarter sides shot, and I left it out just. I played well throughout the day. "
Meena Lee finished alone in fifth at five over par after closure of a 208 two-under 69. Christina Kim (69) and Jiyai Shin (70) shared sixth place at minus four.
NOTES: Kangs first tour victory at the 2005 LPGA Corning classic ...This was the first LPGA Tour event held in Malaysia.LPGA Tour heads to Korea next week for the LPGA Hana Bank Championship, where Na Yeon Choi is the defending champion.
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