Lauren Coughlin romped to victory on the ultimate day of the Ladies’s Scottish Open, securing her second LPGA title of the summer season and confirming a spot on the USA’s Solheim Cup crew subsequent month.
Coughlin posted a three-under ultimate spherical of 69 to take the title on 15 beneath, 4 away from Germany’s Esther Henseleit in second.
England’s Charley Hull, who Coughlin will compete towards within the Solheim Cup, was three off the lead in a single day however noticed her problem fade after bogeying two of her first three holes, closing her week with a one-over 73 to complete fifth, seven pictures behind.
Coughlin additionally carded a pair of early bogeys however recovered nicely to first transfer forward of Megan Khang on the entrance 9 after which Henseleit on the again 9 at Dundonald Hyperlinks.
Khang was tied with Coughlin by way of 5 holes, however didn’t make one other birdie for the remainder of her spherical as she in the end completed with a two-over 74 to tie Ayaka Furue of Japan (68) for third.
Coughlin, who gained the Canadian Open three weeks in the past, one-putted the ultimate seven holes to shut out her second profession LPGA victory in high-quality fashion.
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That included a 20-foot putt for par on the sixteenth, an extra par save from simply off the inexperienced on the seventeenth and a 25-footer for birdie on the final.
With the win, the 31-year-old American earns sufficient Solheim Cup factors to lock up one of many six automated spots for the September 13-15 assembly on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Gainesville, Virginia. It is going to be her Solheim Cup debut.
Earlier than then, the ultimate main championship of the yr, the Ladies’s British Open, takes place at St Andrews subsequent week, reside on Sky Sports activities from Thursday.
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