Oh Ji-young Takes Home Another Victory

Written by Jennifer Yoo Friday, 22 May 2009 08:56

South Korea's Oh Ji-young won her second LPGA tour title Sunday at the Sybase Classic in Clifton, New Jersey.

This is the second win for Oh, after becoming a Rolex First-Time Winner at the 2008 LPGA State Farm Classic.

The 20-year-old played four solid rounds, finishing 14-under-par 274 (66-69-69-70), defeating Morway’s Suzan Pettersen by four shots.

Oh’s hole-in-one on the first day brought her hopes high to win this tournament.
"I really wanted it badly and there was no way I wasn't going to get it," she told Tom Canava, AP Sports Writer.

There were tight competitions in the field on the final round. Petterson, along with Brittany Lincicome, eight-time LPGA winner Paula Creamer, and the 19-year-old Michelle Wie were right behind Oh’s back but her excellent iron approach shots placed her in position to drain putts on the final day. On the final hole, Oh kept her momentum by draining a 7-foot birdie putt for the win.

With this victory, Oh received her first prize of $300,000, exceeding the $1 million mark in career earning and moving her up to eighth on this year’s money list.

South Korean Kim In Kyung finished alone in fifth place, just one stroke away from Wie, who tied for third with Creamer.