Only later did she realize Corpuz was pulling away. Hull, who started the final round seven shots behind, closed to within two shots early on the back nine and stayed in the game with a 30-foot birdie putt on the 16th. It only got larger, Corpuz stretching it to four shots with superb wedges to 8 feet on the par-5 14th and 4 feet on the 15th, both birdies that made the final act a battle for second place. Corpuz made her par, Hataoka missed her putt and the lead was at two. Hataoka rolled her birdie putt from the fringe 5 feet by the hole. The key moment was at the par-3 12th, when Corpuz came up short in the bunker and had 15 feet for par. They were tied at the turn until Corpuz hit her approach to just inside 10 feet for birdie on the 10th. Hataoka lost her one-shot lead on the opening hole when Corpuz hit her approach to 5 feet for birdie, and the 24-year-old from Japan dropped too many shots down the home stretch. Women's Open, that one in a three-way Monday playoff.Ĭorpuz, who finished at 9-under 279, was the only player to break par all four days.Ĭorpuz never gave anyone much of a chance.
Hilary Lunke in 2003 at Pumpkin Ridge was the last American to get her first win at the U.S. “This week has felt like a dream come true." She wiped them with her Aloha-print towel.įormer President Barack Obama was among the first to congratulate her on Twitter. Corpuz couldn't contain a wide smile when she tapped in for par, only to cover it with her hand as the tears began to flow.
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