WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – Ariya Jutanugarn quickly has made winning a habit on the LPGA Tour.
The 20-year-old shot a nearly mistake-free 4-under 67 on Sunday and won the Kingsmill Championship by one shot for her second consecutive victory. The bad news for the rest of the tour is that she said this one was much easier to finish off than her first two weeks ago.
That one, she said, allowed her to accomplish her goal for the season. Everything else, it seems, is gravy.
“I mean, last win was like breakthrough everything, so after I won one tournament – because I really want to win one tournament this year – and after I do that, I just feel like whatever it is, I’m just going to take it and have fun, so that’s the only thing,” Jutanugarn said.
After two final-round meltdowns, Jutanugarn became the first Thai winner in tour history two weeks ago in Alabama. Last month in the ANA Inspiration, she had a two-stroke lead with three holes left and closed with three bogeys to finish fourth – two strokes behind winner Lydia Ko. In the 2013 LPGA Thailand at age 17, Jutanugarn blew a two-stroke lead with a closing triple bogey in a one-stroke loss to Inbee Park.