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Bo Bae Song wins Mizuno Classic

Sunday 08th November, 02:44 PM JST

SHIMA —

South Korea’s Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park.
 
Song finished with a 15-under 201 total at Kintetsu Kashikojima and earned $210,000 in the event co-sanctioned by the Japan LPGA.
 
The top-ranked Ochoa shot a 64, and American Lang and South Korea’s Park had 68s.
 
Jiyai Shin, the 2008 winner who is trying to hold off Ochoa in the player of the year points race, closed with a 69 to share fifth place with Yani Tseng (67), Mi-Jeong Jeon (69) and Inbee Park (69) at 11 under.
 
Song had six birdies and a bogey _ on the par-4 14th _ in the final round. She opened with rounds of 68 and 65 to take a one-stroke lead into the final day.

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