American Lilia Vu won her first major title, defeating compatriot Angel Yin with a birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the LPGA Chevron Championship.
Lilia Vu of the United States plays her shot from the 13th tee during the final round of The Chevron Championship at The Club.VU - American Lilia Vu won her first major title on Sunday, defeating compatriot Angel Yin with a birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the LPGA Chevron Championship.
Vu, who birdied 17 and 18 to grab the clubhouse lead, was forced to extra holes when Yin birdied 18 as well. "I can't even put into words what I was feeling," Vu said."I was nervous. I was scared. I was cold. I just wanted to hit the putt and just be done with it.Moments after making the winning putt, Vu followed a tournament tradition that began at its former home in California of jumping into water, taking her plunge into the same chilly greenside lake where Yin's ball sank earlier.
Vu fired a four-under 68 and set the score to beat. Yin unraveled with bogeys at 16 and 17 but sank a six-foot birdie putt at the par-5 18th to shoot 72 and force the playoff.
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