# Yang Hee-young Wins LPGA CME Group Championship After 4 Years And 9 Months of Excitement

Yang Hee-young tied five birdies, one eagle, and one bogey in the final fourth round of the tournament at Tiburon Golf Club Gold Course par 72 in Naples, Florida, on the 20th. **[사설토토](https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/2023%EB%85%84-11%EC%9B%94-%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EC%B8%A0-%ED%86%A0%ED%86%A0%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8-%EC%88%9C%EC%9C%84-%EB%B0%8F-%EC%B6%94%EC%B2%9C-%EC%82%AC%EC%84%A4%ED%86%A0%ED%86%A0-%EB%A8%B9%ED%8A%80%EA%B2%80%EC%A6%9D-top15-news-328577)**

Yang Hee-young, who recorded a total of 27-under 261 strokes, won by three strokes over the joint second-place groups such as Alison Lee of the U.S. and Hataoka Nasa of Japan 24-under 264. The prize money is 2 million dollars about 2.593 billion won.

This will mark Yang Hee-young's fifth career LPGA Tour victory. In particular, it was more meaningful because it was the first victory in four years and nine months since Honda Thailand in February 2019.

Yang Hee-young also won the first championship in the U.S. mainland in 15 years since she entered the LPGA Tour in 2008. Yang Hee-young has won three of her previous four wins in Thailand and one in Korea.

Yang Hee-young, who had been slowing down after failing to win the championship for a while since 2019, announced a splendid revival with the victory of this tournament.

Thanks to Yang Hee-young's performance, Korea ended with five wins this season. Ko Jin-young 28, Solaire won two games, Yoo Hae-ran 22, Daol Financial Group and Kim Hyo-joo 28, Lotte, respectively, and Yang Hee-young ended the game.

Yang Hee-young, who finished the third round with a joint lead, made a bogey on the third hole par 4 at the beginning and was pushed to second place. However, he made consecutive birdies on the 7th and 8th holes par 3 to catch up.

Yang Hee-young tied for the lead with a birdie on the 10th hole par 4, and Hataoka also ran away again with a birdie on the 11th par 4.

Big luck came to Yang Hee-young, who maintained a one-shot gap. At the 13th hole par 4, the "shot eagle" in which the second shot was sucked into the hole cup came out, reducing two strokes at once. With this article, he took the lead. Hataoka followed with a birdie on the 14th par 5 but was shaken again with a bogey on the 16th par 3.

In the meantime, Yang Hee-young made a birdie with a perfect shot at the 17th hole par 5, widening the gap by two strokes. In the following 18th hole par 4, Hataoka failed to reduce the number of strokes, and Yang Hee-young finished the game with a cool birdie.

Yang Hee-young, who confirmed her victory, was thrilled, covering her face. Younger players, including Yoo Hae-ran and Kim Hyo-joo, celebrated Yang Hee-young's victory by spraying champagne.

Hataoka and Korean-American Alison Lee finished the tournament in joint second place, world No. 1 Lilia Bu U.S. finished fourth with a 21-under 267 and Ataya Titikun Thailand finished fifth with a 20-under 268.