SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In-Kyung Kim birdied two of the final three holes Sunday to beat Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak by a stroke in the State Farm Classic.
Kim shot a 7-under-par 65 to finish at 17-under 271 on the Panther Creek course, giving the 20-year-old South Korean her second LPGA Tour victory along with a big boost heading into the LPGA Championship next week at Bulle Rock.
In the process, Kim denied Pak (66) her first win in two years.
“Yeah, this tournament means a lot to me, playing with all the great players that all played this week,” Kim said. “I feel really special, yeah.”
Footnotes.
Bernhard Langer became the first three-time winner on the Champions Tour this year, closing with a 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory over Mark O’Meara in the Triton Financial Classic in Lakeway, Texas.
• Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl won the Wales Open in Newport for his first PGA European Tour title, finishing with a 4-under 67.
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