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Lee rallies, grabs solo LPGA Classic lead in New Jersey
Bangkok Post
|June 09, 2025
South Korea's Lee Il-Hee bounced back from a late double bogey with her fifth birdie of the day at her final hole to seize a one-shot lead going into the final round of the LPGA Classic in New Jersey on Saturday.
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Lee, who shared the overnight lead with Elizabeth Szokol, teed off on 10 at the Seaview Hotel & Country Club and grabbed four birdies in her first nine holes.
After her double bogey at the eighth she finished with a final birdie for an 11-under par total of 131 and a one-stroke edge over Japan’s Mao Saigo and Ayaka Furue and Americans Jennifer Kupcho and Szokol.
Lee, a 36-year-old whose career has been hampered by multiple injuries, had opened the 54-hole event with an impressive 63.
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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