Ariya Jutanugarn makes more Thai history at Women’s British Open
Ariya Jutanugarn was flirting with another Sunday meltdown, her six-stroke lead down to one after a double bogey on the par-4 13th at tree-lined Woburn in England.
Jutanugarn played the final five holes in 1-under for an even-par 72 and a three-stroke victory over American Mo Martin and South Korea’s Mirim Lee.
In April at the ANA in the Southern California desert, Jutanugarn — at the time, best known for wasting a two-stroke lead with a closing triple bogey at age 17 in the 2013 LPGA Thailand — bogeyed the final three holes to hand the major title to Lydia Ko.
Jutanugarn rebounded in a breakthrough May, running off the three straight victories to become the LPGA Tour’s first Thai champion.
Jutanugarn had a six-stroke lead over Lee at the turn, but Lee picked up five strokes on the next four holes with three straight birdies and Jutanugarn’s double bogey on the 13.
Jutanugarn made a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th to take a two-shot advantage to the final hole.
Stephan Jaeger broke one more Web.com Tour record and tied another at the Ellie Mae Classic in Hayward, finishing his four-day scoring frenzy at TPC Stonebrae at 30-under 250.
The 27-year-old German broke Steve Wheatcroft’s 72-hole stroke record of 255 and tied Daniel Chopra’s mark for relation to par set in the 2004 Henrico County Open.
Jaeger started the record spree Thursday with a 12-under 58 that broke the Web.com Tour mark and matched the lowest score on a substantial tour.