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Sei Young Kim aces 76-yard par-3 17th to take clubhouse lead at ShopRite LPGA
Sei Young Kim aced the small but mighty 17th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic to post the clubhouse lead. The 32-year-old South Korean holed out from 76 yards on the penultimate hole with a pitching wedge, clanking it off the flagstick and into the cup. She followed it with a birdie on the closing par 5 at Seaview's Bay Course to post a 6-under 65 and get to 12 under for the tournament. Kim is a 12-time winner on the LPGA, though winless since 2020. "I hit the right number and I saw the bounce, one, and in," said Kim. "I was like, wow. My skin everywhere was goosebump." Advertisement At the time of Kim's ace, the par-3 17th was ranked 15th in difficulty on Sunday with a scoring average 2.84. As Kim finished up her round, the leader, Jennifer Kupcho, was just making the turn on a rainy, windy, and chilly afternoon near Atlantic City. Kim was rolling along with birdies on six of her first 13 holes before a double-bogey on the 14th and bogey on the 15th seemingly dropped her out of contention. Sei Young Kim of Korea waves to the crowd on the 13th green during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 08, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey. "It was like a rollercoaster, up and down, up and down," said Kim. "Yeah, back nine starting four hole I made three in a row birdie. My thoughts like it could be win, possibly. Advertisement "That thinking made me a little bit nervous. That's why my tee shot hole 14 goes way right." The ace on the 17th was the third of her career, with two coming on the LPGA and one on the Korean LPGA. After the round, Kim changed her flight to see how the rest of the afternoon unfolds and prepare for a possible playoff. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: LPGA's Sei Young Kim hole-in-one on 76-yard hole at ShopRite Classic
USA Today
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- USA Today
Sei Young Kim aces 76-yard par-3 17th to take clubhouse lead at ShopRite LPGA
Sei Young Kim aces 76-yard par-3 17th to take clubhouse lead at ShopRite LPGA Sei Young Kim aced the small but mighty 17th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic to post the clubhouse lead. The 32-year-old South Korean holed out from 76 yards on the penultimate hole with a pitching wedge, clanking it off the flagstick and into the cup. She followed it with a birdie on the closing par 5 at Seaview's Bay Course to post a 6-under 65 and get to 12 under for the tournament. Kim is a 12-time winner on the LPGA, though winless since 2020. "I hit the right number and I saw the bounce, one, and in," said Kim. "I was like, wow. My skin everywhere was goosebump." At the time of Kim's ace, the par-3 17th was ranked 15th in difficulty on Sunday with a scoring average 2.84. As Kim finished up her round, the leader, Jennifer Kupcho, was just making the turn on a rainy, windy, and chilly afternoon near Atlantic City. Kim was rolling along with birdies on six of her first 13 holes before a double-bogey on the 14th and bogey on the 15th seemingly dropped her out of contention. "It was like a rollercoaster, up and down, up and down," said Kim. "Yeah, back nine starting four hole I made three in a row birdie. My thoughts like it could be win, possibly. "That thinking made me a little bit nervous. That's why my tee shot hole 14 goes way right." The ace on the 17th was the third of her career, with two coming on the LPGA and one on the Korean LPGA. After the round, Kim changed her flight to see how the rest of the afternoon unfolds and prepare for a possible playoff.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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LPGA returning to Mexico for first time in 8 years and doing so in historic fashion
The LPGA is back in action this week and holding its final event prior to next week's U.S. Women's Open Championship. While Erin Hills will be all the rage this week, what is happening right now is worth mentioning. We will see the LPGA playing at the 2025 MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba. This marks the LPGA's first trip to Mexico after eight years away and interestingly the event is the first and only that has the brand 'MEXICO' as the title sponsor. Advertisement Notables in the field will include past champions Sei Young Kim, Carlota Ciganda and Christina Kim. Charley Hull will also be in attendance. Clearly though the vent will be highlighted by the eight Mexican golfers in play: Maria Balcazar Maria Fassi Isabella Fierro Fernanda Lira Gaby Lopez Andrea Ostos Carolina Rotzinger Clarisa Temelo Also in the field will be Sophia Popov who is coming off of an incredible Mother's Day win in Arizona on the Epson Tour. Mayakoba may sound familiar if you are a golf fan as the World Wide Technology Championship was long held at El Camaleón where this event will take place. LIV golf also held events on site in both 2023 and 2024. The tournament can be seen on Golf Channel on Thursday and Friday (10am-12pm CT) as well as Saturday (2-5pm CT). Thursday and Friday have action after those windows on NBC Digital while Sunday's final moments can be seen on CBS and Paramount+.
NBC Sports
05-04-2025
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Celine Boutier wins longest match in LPGA's T-Mobile Match Play history
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Celine Boutier outlasted Ashleigh Buhai on the 28th hole Saturday in the longest match in the five-year history of the T-Mobile Match Play, sending the Frenchwoman to quarterfinals. The previous record was 22 holes, set twice. Boutier faced Madelene Sagstrom later Saturday. Sagstrom also needed extended time, beating Carlota Ciganda in 19 holes. Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul routed Nataliya Guseva, 8 and 7. Thitikul is the only remaining player ranked in the top 10. Seven of the eight in the field were eliminated Friday on the final day of round-robin play, including No. 1 and defending champion Nelly Korda. Thitikul, who is from Thailand, has maintained a relaxed attitude this week as she has dominated her competition at the treacherous Shadow Creek. She said he had 'no idea' why she has played so well. 'Just trying to hit where my caddie wants me to go,' Thitikul said. She will play Angel Yin, who beat Mao Saigo, 3 and 2. No. 12 Yin, who is from Los Angeles, is the highest-ranked player besides Thitikul still in the tournament. In the other round-of-16 matches, Stephanie Kyriacou edged A Lim Kim, 2 and 1, Lauren Coughlin beat Sei Young Kim 2 up, Maja Stark easily defeated Brooke Henderson, 5 and 4, and Ariya Jutanugarn topped Narin An, 1 up. In the quarterfinals, Jutanugarn faced Stark, and Coughlin played Kyriacou. Sei Young Kim and Henderson were the only players to not trail over the first three days and now they're out of the Match Play. 'It is the hardest course in the world, probably,' Stark said. 'It's so firm, so fast, and there are so many times during these rounds where you just go, 'Well, I can't go towards the hole here.' On chips even. You can be 10 meters from the pin, but still can't go towards the pin. Yeah, just a little silly, but it's a perfect match play course.'
Associated Press
05-04-2025
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- Associated Press
Boutier outlasts Boutier in 28 holes in longest match in T-Mobile Match Play history
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Celine Boutier outlasted Ashleigh Buhai on the 28th hole Saturday in the longest match in the five-year history of the T-Mobile Match Play, sending the Frenchwoman to quarterfinals. The previous record was 22 holes, set twice. Boutier faced Madelene Sagstrom later Saturday. Sagstrom also needed extended time, beating Carlota Ciganda in 19 holes. Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul routed Nataliya Guseva 8 and 7. Thitikul is the only remaining player ranked in the top 10. Seven of the eight in the field were eliminated Friday on the final day of round-robin play, including No. 1 and defending champion Nelly Korda. Thitikul, who is from Thailand, has maintained a relaxed attitude this week as she has dominated her competition at the treacherous Shadow Creek. She said he had 'no idea' why she has played so well. 'Just trying to hit where my caddie wants me to go,' Thitikul said. She will play Angel Yin, who beat Mao Saigo 3 and 2. No. 12 Yin, who is from Los Angeles, is the highest-ranked player besides Thitikul still in the tournament. In the other round-of-16 matches, Stephanie Kyriacou edged A Lim Kim 2 and 1, Lauren Coughlin beat Sei Young Kim 2-up, Maja Stark easily defeated Brooke Henderson 5 and 4, and Ariya Jutanugarn topped Narin An 1-up. In the quarterfinals, Jutanugarn faced Stark, and Coughlin played Kyriacou. Sei Young Kim and Henderson were the only players to not trail over the first three days and now they're out of the Match Play. 'It is the hardest course in the world, probably,' Stark said. 'It's so firm, so fast, and there are so many times during these rounds where you just go, 'Well, I can't go towards the hole here.' On chips even. You can be 10 meters from the pin, but still can't go towards the pin. Yeah, just a little silly, but it's a perfect match play course.'
