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Chun wins Evian Championship with major record round

In Gee Chun of South Korea follows the flight of her ball after playing on the 5th hole, during the final round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
In Gee Chun of South Korea follows the flight of her ball after playing on the 5th hole, during the final round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) In Gee Chun of South Korea follows the flight of her ball after playing on the 5th hole, during the final round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

By Associated Press 2 min read

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – In Gee Chun clinched the Evian Championship in record-breaking style on Sunday, winning by four shots to secure her second major with the lowest ever 72-hole score in a major.

The 22-year-old South Korean sank a difficult 10-feet putt to finish on 21 under, breaking the record for men and women of 20 co-held by Henrik Stenson and Jason Day. She bettered the women’s record by two.

She led from start to finish, although she did share the first-round lead with Sung Hyun Park – who finished tied for second with So Yeon Ryu in a dominant tournament for South Koreans.

Chun broke the record at Evian Resort after she missed the cut here last year and tied for 65th in 2014.

In four days of intensely accurate driving and clinical putting, Chun was near-faultless. Her only significant blemish was a double bogey on the ninth hole in the third round – and even then she limited the damage having opted for a two-stroke penalty.