Three birdies in her last four holes saw Sime Darby Jimin Kang win by one stroke LPGA Malaysia.
Kang is triggered, a six-under par 65 in her last round in Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club at ending before July Inkster, bogeyed finally at hand her rival title at nine over par.
"It is not easy to do for me; I played fast.I hit many of putts, "said Kang, who knocked in a 12-foot putt on the last, for what proved the winning bird.
"You guys can say, my score was good enough to win a tournament, and you know, it's been a while I try to drag it.
"I knew where I stood. all I knew was that I was in the top five sometime and I noticed I played pretty darn good at the end."
By Kang, carded Inkster seven birdies but, unlike his opponent-Korean she collected three bogeys including the crucial at 1700 to register for a four-under 67 and finish the tournament eight in pairs.
Inkster bidding to become the oldest winner on the LPGA tour but the 50-year-old never recovered from hitting her second shot to 1700 to a Manchester bunker after four birdies in five holes from 13 had seen her take the lead.
"I just the edges of my shot and I missed it, I missed it right," she said.
"It was a three-quarter sides shot and I left it out.
"And you know, I played well throughout the day; the last hole Jimin birdied, she played good."
Mika Miyazato and Maria Hjorth finished tied for third at 6 under par after rounds of 69 and 71 respectively.
Compiled last round scores & totals
(Cows, if not specified, par 71):
204 Jimin Kang 70 69 65
205 Juli Inkster (United States) 71 67 67
207 Mika Miyazato (Japan) 66 72 69, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 68 68 71
208 Meena Lee 69 70 69
209 Jiyai Shin 69 70 70, Christina Kim (United States) 70 70 69
210 Cristie Kerr (United States) 72 71 67
211 Beatriz Recari (SPA) 71 70 70, Song-Hee Kim 69 68 74, Jee young Lee 66 70 75
212 Natalie Gulbis (United States) 70 68 74, Sun Young Yoo 75 65 72, Stacy Lewis (United States) 71 70 71, Shanshan Feng (CHN) 71 75 66
213 Seon Hwa Lee 70 70 73, Azahara Munoz (SPA) 72 71 70, Na Yeon Choi 74 69 70, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 69 74 70, Candie King (Tai) 69 70 74, Pat Hurst (United States) 72 70 71, Amanda Blumenherst (United States) 69 72 72
214 In-Kyung Kim 75 71 68, Amy Yang 71 69 74, ALENA Sharp (CAN) 68 72 74 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 73 73 68, Katherine Hull (AUS) 70 74 70
215 Ai Miyazato (Japan) 76 70 69, Hee-Won He 67 75 73, Karine Icher (Fra) 73 71 71, Kyeong Bae 70 71 74
216 Shi Hyun Ahn 68 73 75, Eun Hee Ji 72 71 73, Brittany Lang (United States) 71 77 68, Sandra Gal (Germany) 74 74 68, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 72 74, Michelle Wie (United States) 68 74 74, Amy Hung (Tai) 72 72 72, Kelly Tan (Mal) 71 73 72, Jeong Jang 74 72 70
218 Yani Tseng (Tai) 75 72 71, Karen Stupples 70 71 77, Momoko Ueda (Japan) 75 69 74, Sophie Gustafsson (Swe) 70 75 73, Hee Young Park 72 70 76
219 Stacy Prammanasudh (United States) 73 72 74, Inbee Park 76 68 75
220 Na on my (Japan) 76 69 75, Se Ri Pak 76 74 70, Peter Matthew 71 70 79, Meaghan Francella (United States) 76 72 72, M.J. How 71 76 73
221 Jean o. Chua (Mal) 72 68 81
223 Laura Davies 73 76 74
226 Vicky Hurst (United States) 80 70 76
230 Frances Nonwovens (AUS) 74 75 81
244 Aretha Pan (Mal) 79 83 82, Tiranan Yoopan (Tha) 82 84 78
247 Diana Tham (Mal) 87 77 83
250 Cindy Lee-pridgen (United States) 83 81 86
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