KAPOLEI: Australian teenager Minjee Lee has claimed her second LPGA Tour title in brilliant fashion, shooting an eight-under-par 64 final round to win the Lotte Championship by one shot.
Minjee Lee poses with her trophy. Photo: AP
The 19-year-old from Perth came from five shots back at the start of the day, playing a seven-hole stretch in six under with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 13th and four birdies, to triumph at 16-under 272 on the Ko Olina course in Hawaii.
Third-round leader Katie Burnett (70) and US Women's Open champion In Gee Chun (67) tied for second.
Minjee Lee receives a lei from a hula dancer after winning the LPGA Lotte Championship. Photo: Getty Images
Lee made an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th then got up-and-down for par on the par-4 18th, holing a six-foot putt. Her first win on the LPGA Tour came at the 2015 Kingsmill Championship.
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Burnett lost a share of the lead with a three-putt bogey on the par-3 16th, then missed a six-foot birdie try on 17 and a long birdie putt on 18.
Chun missed a 20-foot birdie try on 18.
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