So Yeon Ryu visited the winners circle at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open for the first time since winning the 2012 Marathon Classic (Jamie Farr Toledo Classic). She won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, before she was an LPGA Tour member and has perennially been one of the most consistent players on tour.
Ryu was solid all week and held a four-shot lead over Azahara Munoz and Na Yeon Choi after 54 holes. Her three-under-par 69 on Sunday assured her a two-shot win over Choi, who finished solo second.
Inbee Park finished in third place, giving Koreans a sweep of the top three spots. The Koreans had dominated the LPGA Tour over the past few years, but except for Park, were not winning this season.
World No. 1 ranked Stacy Lewis finished T-23. It was her fourth finish outside the top-10 in her last five starts. This is highly unusual for Lewis, who has amassed 10 wins and finished in the top-10 in 49 of her last 72 starts.
Park’s third-place-finish inches her ever closer to regain the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Ranking that she lost to Lewis earlier this season.
Park also moves to No. 2 in the Race to the CME Globe and the $1 million bonus that goes to the winner of the season-long race.
Two-time defending champion at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, Lydia Ko has been battling pain in her wrist and has been advised to have surgery to fix the problem.
Her coach David Leadbetter said Ko could have the surgery as early as next month after the Evian Championship and would miss several months while recuperating.
With U.S. Women’s Open champion and popular LPGA Tour player, Michelle Wie out indefinitely nursing a hand injury the list of injured on the tour is growing weekly.