LOS ANGELES — Brooke Henderson rallied to win the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open on Saturday for her 10th LPGA Tour title, chipping in for birdie on the par-Three 12th in an early back-nine burst and getting up-and-down for par on the final.
4 strokes behind chief Jessica Korda and three again of top-ranked Jin Younger Ko getting into the sunny day at Wilshire Nation Membership, Henderson closed together with her second straight Four-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Korda.
“I feel as I age I am getting extra nerves,” Henderson stated. “However I used to be simply actually pleased with how I went out as we speak. I used to be a variety of pictures again, however I simply stated to myself to maintain the identical recreation plan and attempt to make as many birdies as I may. I am simply actually pleased with how every little thing turned out.”
The 23-year-old Canadian birdied the par-Four 11th to take the lead at 15 below, hitting a 144-yard shot to three toes of the again, proper pin. She holed out from 70 toes from proper and beneath the inexperienced on 12, and made a 6-foot birdie putt on the brief par-Four 14th.
“I used to be positively dissatisfied that I missed the inexperienced there,” Henderson stated concerning the 12th. “Thankfully, I had a variety of inexperienced to work with. … However to catch the opening and make birdie there it was positively an enormous momentum change, and I feel that is in all probability what gained it as we speak.”
Henderson bogeyed the par-Four 17th to chop her result in two, then chipped inside 2 toes for par on the par-Three 18th after her Eight-iron shot rolled off the precise fringe of the inexperienced and right into a low assortment space.
The sixth-ranked Henderson gained for the primary time because the Meijer LPGA Basic in June 2019. She completed at 16-under 268 to interrupt the occasion document of 14 below set by Minjee Lee in 2019.
Korda closed with a 72, lacking an opportunity for her second victory of the yr after main after every of the primary three rounds. She gained the season-opening Diamond Resorts Match of Champions in January for her sixth LPGA Tour title.
“Actually irritating, actually could not get something going,” Korda stated. “I used to be hitting it actually good after which simply it wasn’t taking place for me for some cause. Simply saved getting screwed and the wind saved dropping after which coming again up. .. it simply wasn’t taking place. I do not know.”
She parred the primary six and bogeyed Nos. 7 and 9, made her first birdie of the day on the par-5 13th, then gave the stroke again on 14.
“I attempted. I attempted to pressure a pair birdies,” Korda stated. “I had an important little Eight-iron into the par-5 15th and takes the largest bounce I’ve ever seen and goes over the inexperienced.”
Whereas Henderson made her transfer early on the again 9, Ko bogeyed the 11th and 12th in a 72 that left her tied with Australia’s Hannah Inexperienced at 14 below. The South Korean star was coming off a two-week break after ending seventh within the ANA Inspiration.
“Was robust,” Ko stated. “Wind was troublesome on the market. … I could not deal with my recreation.”
Inexperienced eagled the 14th and birdied the par-5 15th in a 66.
Main champions So Yeon Ryu (68) and Angela Stanford (70) tied for fifth at 12 below.