Lauren Coughlin picked up the first victory of her LPGA Tour career on Sunday when she held off Mao Saigo, Jenny Shin and Ryu Hae-ran at the Earl Grey Golf Club in Canada to win the CPKC Open.
Coughlin’s birdie on the 16th hole helped her break a deadlock with Ryu, who missed a 3-foot par try to fall two shots back. Ryu couldn’t make it back on the 18th, and it was Coughlin’s tournament to win — and she did.
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“It was kind of a tweener of a club,” Coughlin said of her decision on 17. “I could really only hit 6, and I needed to take some off it or else it might have gone over, especially considering how jacked up I was at the time.
“But I hit it pretty perfect, and the putt, I thought it was almost going to stay out to the left there and just dove right at the last second. It was huge.”
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Coughlin was 13-under for the tournament.
With the win, Coughlin took home some extra dough. She received $390,000 with the win — a slight increase from last year.
Megan Khang walked away with the hardware and the biggest paycheck, which worked out to $375,000 in 2023.
The Minnesota native built upon a strong showing in two major championships this season to finally win a tournament. She was tied for third at the Chevron Championship and fourth at the Evian Championship.
Fox Business’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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