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Ji-ae Shin ranked 5th in the LPGA Tour tournament hosted by Se-ri Pak, the 'legend' of Korean women's golf.

Ji-ae Shin had 2 birdies and 2 bogeys in the final 4th round of the LPGA Tour Furhills Se-ri Pak Championship (total prize money of $2 million), which ended at Palos Verdes Golf Club (par 71/6,447 yards) near Los Angeles, California on the 25th (Korean time). He hit a 2-over-par 73 with one double bogey.

Shin Ji-ae, who had a final total of 7 under par 277 strokes, finished the tournament in a tie for 5th place with Andrea Lee (USA) and Jasmine Suwannapura (Thailand). She was two strokes behind the winner, Nelly Korda (USA, 9 under par, 275 strokes).

Ji-ae Shin, who has a total of 64 wins on various tours, including 11 wins on the LPGA Tour, was leading until the third round of this tournament and was aiming to win the LPGA Tour tournament 11 years after the ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open in February 2013, but failed to score on the last day. I lost and could not achieve my goal.

He has been mainly active on the Japanese stage since the 2014 season, and has been increasing his participation in other tour events such as the United States and Korea since last year, dreaming of participating in the Paris Olympics to be held this summer. She also participated in this competition at the invitation of a sponsor at the request of host Se-ri Pak, and achieved top results.

Ji-ae Shin was tied for the lead with Allison Lee (USA) and Koda until midway through the game, but she was disappointed that her momentum was interrupted by a double bogey on the 12th hole (par 4). After her second shot crossed the green, her third shot was also short, making it difficult to keep her par. She even missed a short bogey putt, losing two strokes at once and being pushed out.

Shin Ji-ae failed to improve her ranking, only scoring par in all six holes. After finishing the game, he said, "The wind didn't help today. It made it very difficult," but he said, "I had fun with the fans. It was a good experience because there are still a lot of games left, and I think it will be helpful in future games."

On this day, when the strong wind continued all day and the players had difficulties, Nelly Corda did not miss the opportunity to make an eagle with a two-on in the 14th hole (par 5) and reduced two strokes, taking a three-stroke lead over second place and putting herself in an advantageous position to win the championship.

However, he ended up with consecutive bogeys in the 17th and 18th holes and was dragged into an overtime match with Ryan O'Toole (USA), who was down 5 strokes in the final round.

In the first playoff held at the 18th hole (par 4), O'Toole's birdie putt missed slightly, and then Koda's birdie putt from just over 3 meters went in and the game was decided.

Koda added a trophy about two months after the Drive On Championship held in January of this year, achieving her 10th win on the LPGA Tour. The winning prize is $300,000 (about 400 million won).

Koda became the first multiple winner of the season on the LPGA Tour, which held six competitions this year.

Koda, who is currently ranked second in the world, will leap to first place in the world rankings that will be announced later. Lilia Bu (USA), currently ranked number one in the world, ranked tied for 37th (even par, 284 strokes) in this tournament.

Koda also took the lead in Player of the Year points (60 points), prize money ($586,716), and CME Globe rankings (1,052 points).

He said, "Se-Ri Pak inspired many people around her, and I am one of them. It was an amazing feeling to meet and talk to one of the best players and to win his competition."

He added, “I am grateful to be ranked No. 1 in the world again,” but added, “I don’t want to say that is my goal. If I play well, everything will follow.”

O'Toole, who aimed to win the LPGA tour tournament two years and seven months after the Scottish Women's Open in August 2021, finished second by a narrow margin, and Allison Lee tied for third place (8 under par, 276 strokes) with Gabriela Ruffles (Australia).

In this tournament, which included the name of a Korean player for the first time on the LPGA tour, Shin Ji-eun was tied for 10th place (5 under par, 279 strokes), and two Korean players entered the top 10.

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