Jang Loses By One at Safeway Classic

Jang Jeong (Kiup Bank) once again stumbled on her way to another “second place jinx” in the LPGA Safeway Classic held at the Columbia-Edgewater Golf and Country Club in Portland, Oregon.

Jang, who was eyeing her second victory of the season, finished the final round with a 2-under-70 for a 9-under-207 by adding three birdies and one bogey. Having been the runner-up at the tournament for the second time, Pat Hurst (U.S., 10-under 206) won the championship one shot ahead of Jang.

Hurst wrapped up her round and was watching Jang putting on the 18th hole. Jang’s 4.5m birdie putt for a playoff slid off to the right side of the hole. Jang finished the tournament as a runner-up for the third time as she had lost it to Kang Su-yeon (Samsung Electronics) last year and to Kim Mi-hyeon (KTF) in 2000. Korean female golfers will aim at their first ten combined victories in the next tournament.

Lee Ji-yeong (Hi-mart) and Park Hee-jung (CJ) were fifth with 6-under 210 and Kim Mi-hyeon, Lee Mi-na (KTF), and Kim Cho-rong seventh with 5-under 211.

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