Lilia Vu produced a Sunday masterclass at Walton Heath to land the AIG Ladies’s Open and finish the 12 months as she began it – with a serious victory.
The American saved her composure as fellow challengers faltered, compiling a near-faultless five-under 67 to complete on an imperious 14-under-par, six photographs away from Charley Hull.
The cost for the trophy grew to become a two-horse race throughout the ultimate spherical however residence favorite Hull was unable to find the momentum which noticed her rocket to a share of the lead on Saturday, a chip-in from the bunker for an eagle on 11 the spotlight of her one-over-par 73.
In contrast, Vu was in a medical temper all through on her solution to securing her second profession main following Chevron Championship success in April, birdies both aspect of the flip opening up a five-shot benefit.
The 25-year-old Californian by no means seemed like letting it slip down the stretch and completed in becoming trend with a birdie on the 18th as she grew to become the ninth American winner of the AIG Ladies’s Open and first since 2014.
Jiyai Shin claimed third on seven-under, a shot away from Amy Yang and Hyo Joo Kim, whereas Charlotte Heath claimed the Smyth Salver as this 12 months’s main newbie.
