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Amy Yang wins German Ladies
Open by four, Michelle Wie 6th
FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
By BETHAN CUTLER
South Korea’s Amy Yang claimed the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open, presented by Audi, by four shots at Golfpark Gut Häusern on Sunday and announced that she would donate the €37,500 first prize money to the victims of the Chinese earthquake.
Yang, 18, began the final round with a five-shot lead and shot a five-under 67 for a 21-under-par total. Sweden’s Louise Stahle, the 2007 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year, finished in second on 17-under with Gwladys Nocera in third one stroke back. Spain’s Marta Prieto and France’s Anne-Lise Caudal shared fourth on 15-under-par.
The richly deserved victory was the first in Yang’s professional career, but her second on the Ladies European Tour.
The 18-year-old made worldwide news two years ago when she won the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia as a 16-year-old amateur. At that time she was the youngest ever winner on the LET. She turned professional in October 2006 and was granted a three-year exemption to play on the tour but was unable to commit to full-time golf until she finished her school exams in Australia at the end of 2007.
“I’m so happy now,” said Yang, who shot rounds of 71, 66, 63 and 67. “I practised really hard to get this but I need to work harder. I just found last week after playing with Suzann (Pettersen) that I needed to practise more to be like her.”
The teenaged Yang was paired with Pettersen, ranked third in the world, in every round of last week’s Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, where Yang finished second behind the Norwegian. Victory was the Korean’s sixth top-ten finish in seven starts on the LET this year and increased her lead of the New Star Money List. It also cemented her place in the high prize money Evian Masters in France and the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Yang said she couldn’t even compare her first pro victory with her win in Australia, because she couldn’t recall the feeling.
“I don’t remember! It was a long time ago, like two years,” she said. Yang, who used experienced caddie Steve Walsh en route to victory in Munich, now lives in Orlando, Florida, as she holds a conditional card on the LPGA Tour in the United States, but she lived in Australia for three years in order to develop her game.
Another teenager, American Michelle Wie, 18, came sixth on 14-under-par, which marked her first sub-par tournament total in 14 appearances since she tied for second at the 2006 Evian Masters in France.
Wie chipped in for eagle at the first and then birdied the third to be three-under-par after her first three holes but couldn’t keep the momentum going. Her final round of 67 was her best score in three tournaments this year.
“I’m glad that I shot under par; it feels good,” said Wie, whose presence helped to attract almost 17,000 spectators to the remote course over the tournament week.
“I feel that I left a lot of shots out there; a lot of putts; on the par-5s a couple. It feels like it’s coming along. It feels like I’m recovering, getting back on track and getting back to where I used to be.
“I feel a lot more confident about my game. I think a person’s greed means that you always want something more. If you look at my score, 14-under-par, I’m very happy with it but at the same time I could have done better.
“I definitely won’t go back to the States frustrated. I feel like I wish I made a putt here or there. That’s golf. I’ll go back with a lot of confidence. I know what I need to work on. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the summer.”
Like Yang, Wie will now head to America to compete in US Women’s Open Qualifying.
++Melissa Reid and Rachel Bell who would almost certainly have been playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup match at St Andrews had they not turned professional after the Vagliano Trophy match last year did not cover themselves in glory in the German Ladies Open. Melissa failed to beat the halfway cut while Rachel finished joint 51st.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
267 A Yang (SKo) 71 66 63 67 (37,500 Euros).
271 L Stahle (Swe) 68 69 698 65 (25,375 Euros).
272 G Nocera (Fra) 68 70 69 65 (17,500 Euros).
273 M Prieto (Spa) 67 69 72 65, A-L Caudal (Fra) 69 69 67 68.
274 M Wie (US) 68 69 70 67 (8,750 Euros).
275 L Brooky (NZ) 68 71 68 68, B Brewerton (Wal) 69 68 68 70 (6,875 Euros).
276 T Pluckstaaporn (Thai) 69 67 73 67, I Tinning (Den) 72 67 68 69 (5,300 Euros each).
277 L Holm Sorensent 9Den) 71 68 71 67, A Rawson (Aus) 71 70 68 68, P Marti (Spa) 68 68 72 69, L Kreutz (Fra) 71 659 68 69, L Fairclough (Eng) 66 68 72 71 (4,100 Euros each).
278 S Head (England) 71 70 70 67, V Zorzi (Ita) 67 68 75 68, C Hallstrom (Swe) 68 71 70 69, J Mills (Aus) 69 71 66 67 (3,450 Euros each).
279 S L Bregman (SAf) 71 67 75 66, N Reis (Swe) 64 73 70 72 (3,187 Euros each).
280 B Recari (Spa) 69 68 73 70, M Eberl (Ger) 71 67 72 70, R Hudson (Eng) 70 69 70 71 (3,000 Euros each).
Other totals:
281 N C Booth (Eng) 67 71 73 70, M Gillen (Ire) 68 71 70 72 (jt 25th) (2,700 Euros).
282 H Zuel (Eng) 69 73 71 69 (jt 30th) (2,326 Euros).
284 K Imrie (Sco) 71 66 74 73 (jt 36th) (1,988 Euros each).
285 F Johnson (Eng) 69 72 73 71 (jt 40th) (1,675 Euros).
287 J Morley (Eng) 70 71 73 73 (jt 48th) (1,300 Euros).
288 R Bell (Eng) 69 71 75 73, L Hall (Eng) 70 72 71 75 (jt 51st) (1,050 Euros each).
295 F More (Eng) 70 73 77 76 (63rd) (725 Euros).
Amy Yang wins German Ladies
Open by four, Michelle Wie 6th
FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
By BETHAN CUTLER
South Korea’s Amy Yang claimed the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open, presented by Audi, by four shots at Golfpark Gut Häusern on Sunday and announced that she would donate the €37,500 first prize money to the victims of the Chinese earthquake.
Yang, 18, began the final round with a five-shot lead and shot a five-under 67 for a 21-under-par total. Sweden’s Louise Stahle, the 2007 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year, finished in second on 17-under with Gwladys Nocera in third one stroke back. Spain’s Marta Prieto and France’s Anne-Lise Caudal shared fourth on 15-under-par.
The richly deserved victory was the first in Yang’s professional career, but her second on the Ladies European Tour.
The 18-year-old made worldwide news two years ago when she won the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia as a 16-year-old amateur. At that time she was the youngest ever winner on the LET. She turned professional in October 2006 and was granted a three-year exemption to play on the tour but was unable to commit to full-time golf until she finished her school exams in Australia at the end of 2007.
“I’m so happy now,” said Yang, who shot rounds of 71, 66, 63 and 67. “I practised really hard to get this but I need to work harder. I just found last week after playing with Suzann (Pettersen) that I needed to practise more to be like her.”
The teenaged Yang was paired with Pettersen, ranked third in the world, in every round of last week’s Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, where Yang finished second behind the Norwegian. Victory was the Korean’s sixth top-ten finish in seven starts on the LET this year and increased her lead of the New Star Money List. It also cemented her place in the high prize money Evian Masters in France and the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Yang said she couldn’t even compare her first pro victory with her win in Australia, because she couldn’t recall the feeling.
“I don’t remember! It was a long time ago, like two years,” she said. Yang, who used experienced caddie Steve Walsh en route to victory in Munich, now lives in Orlando, Florida, as she holds a conditional card on the LPGA Tour in the United States, but she lived in Australia for three years in order to develop her game.
Another teenager, American Michelle Wie, 18, came sixth on 14-under-par, which marked her first sub-par tournament total in 14 appearances since she tied for second at the 2006 Evian Masters in France.
Wie chipped in for eagle at the first and then birdied the third to be three-under-par after her first three holes but couldn’t keep the momentum going. Her final round of 67 was her best score in three tournaments this year.
“I’m glad that I shot under par; it feels good,” said Wie, whose presence helped to attract almost 17,000 spectators to the remote course over the tournament week.
“I feel that I left a lot of shots out there; a lot of putts; on the par-5s a couple. It feels like it’s coming along. It feels like I’m recovering, getting back on track and getting back to where I used to be.
“I feel a lot more confident about my game. I think a person’s greed means that you always want something more. If you look at my score, 14-under-par, I’m very happy with it but at the same time I could have done better.
“I definitely won’t go back to the States frustrated. I feel like I wish I made a putt here or there. That’s golf. I’ll go back with a lot of confidence. I know what I need to work on. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the summer.”
Like Yang, Wie will now head to America to compete in US Women’s Open Qualifying.
++Melissa Reid and Rachel Bell who would almost certainly have been playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup match at St Andrews had they not turned professional after the Vagliano Trophy match last year did not cover themselves in glory in the German Ladies Open. Melissa failed to beat the halfway cut while Rachel finished joint 51st.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
267 A Yang (SKo) 71 66 63 67 (37,500 Euros).
271 L Stahle (Swe) 68 69 698 65 (25,375 Euros).
272 G Nocera (Fra) 68 70 69 65 (17,500 Euros).
273 M Prieto (Spa) 67 69 72 65, A-L Caudal (Fra) 69 69 67 68.
274 M Wie (US) 68 69 70 67 (8,750 Euros).
275 L Brooky (NZ) 68 71 68 68, B Brewerton (Wal) 69 68 68 70 (6,875 Euros).
276 T Pluckstaaporn (Thai) 69 67 73 67, I Tinning (Den) 72 67 68 69 (5,300 Euros each).
277 L Holm Sorensent 9Den) 71 68 71 67, A Rawson (Aus) 71 70 68 68, P Marti (Spa) 68 68 72 69, L Kreutz (Fra) 71 659 68 69, L Fairclough (Eng) 66 68 72 71 (4,100 Euros each).
278 S Head (England) 71 70 70 67, V Zorzi (Ita) 67 68 75 68, C Hallstrom (Swe) 68 71 70 69, J Mills (Aus) 69 71 66 67 (3,450 Euros each).
279 S L Bregman (SAf) 71 67 75 66, N Reis (Swe) 64 73 70 72 (3,187 Euros each).
280 B Recari (Spa) 69 68 73 70, M Eberl (Ger) 71 67 72 70, R Hudson (Eng) 70 69 70 71 (3,000 Euros each).
Other totals:
281 N C Booth (Eng) 67 71 73 70, M Gillen (Ire) 68 71 70 72 (jt 25th) (2,700 Euros).
282 H Zuel (Eng) 69 73 71 69 (jt 30th) (2,326 Euros).
284 K Imrie (Sco) 71 66 74 73 (jt 36th) (1,988 Euros each).
285 F Johnson (Eng) 69 72 73 71 (jt 40th) (1,675 Euros).
287 J Morley (Eng) 70 71 73 73 (jt 48th) (1,300 Euros).
288 R Bell (Eng) 69 71 75 73, L Hall (Eng) 70 72 71 75 (jt 51st) (1,050 Euros each).
295 F More (Eng) 70 73 77 76 (63rd) (725 Euros).
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