Jenny Shin wins Scottish Open for first LPGA title since 2016
Jenny Shin survived a shaky final round at Dundonald Links to win the Women’s Scottish Open by two shots, the AP reported.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Jenny Shin’s Scottish Open wait ended in wet, bubbly scenes Sunday, with the South Korean golfer claiming her first LPGA victory since 2016 after a tense finish at Dundonald Links, according to the Associated Press.
Shin, 33, won the Women’s Scottish Open in Troon, Scotland, by two strokes despite closing with a 3-over 75. The AP reported that she finished the tournament at 9 under.
It was Shin’s second LPGA title and her first since the Texas Shootout in May 2016. After her final putt dropped on the 18th, the AP reported, Shin cried and was sprayed with water and champagne by friends.
“My first one didn't really feel like a win at the time,” Shin said, according to the AP. “I didn't feel like I deserved it. It felt very accidental. But this one definitely feels a lot different. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it.”
How did Jenny Shin win the Scottish Open?
Shin had led since the opening round, according to the AP, and began Sunday with a five-shot cushion over Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn. That head start mattered fast.
Her final round got bumpy when she made three bogeys in a row on Nos. 6, 7 and 8. The AP reported that Shin also bogeyed two of her last three holes, though she had made two birdies earlier in the round to help protect her lead.
“I wasn't as nervous as yesterday,” Shin said, according to the AP. “I feel like I've done everything right but just wasn't hitting it like I was the last three days and just hitting it into bunkers and bushes and that wasn't fun.”
Shin said the run of bogeys made her wonder where the round was heading, according to the AP, but she took pride in getting through it.
“With three bogies in a row, I thought, 'oh boy, I don't know where this is going to go'. But yeah, I hung in there, so I'm quite proud of myself and very happy,” Shin said.
Who finished behind Shin?
A Lim Kim took second place, according to the AP, after shooting a 4-under 68. Her round included four straight birdies, a surge that moved her past Anannarukarn.
Anannarukarn, who shot 74, finished third after starting the day as Shin’s nearest challenger, the AP reported.
The Women’s Scottish Open sits in a three-tournament European stretch between the LPGA’s final two majors, according to the AP. That run falls between the Evian Championship and the Women’s British Open, which starts Thursday at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
This story draws on original reporting from ESPN.com.