Coughlin wins 2024 CPKC Women’s Open in Calgary

Winning was good worthy nan hold for Lauren Coughlin.

Playing successful her 103rd profession LPGA tourney since her 2018 rookie season, Coughlin yet claimed her first title astatine nan 2024 CPKC Canadian Women’s Open.

The American golfer birdied 2 of her last 4 holes astatine Earl Grey Golf Club for a last information of 1-under 71 to decorativeness nan four-day tourney astatine 13 under.

“It’s incredible,” said Coughlin, who tapped successful a short par putt connected nan par 4, 18th spread to grounds her first victory.

Due to her clutch performance, nan 31-year-old from Charlottesville, Va., won US$390,000 to boost her net this play to $1,542,352.

Coughlin only qualified to compete connected nan apical women’s play circuit by kindness of finishing successful a necktie for seventh spot astatine nan 2017 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

“A batch of group believed successful maine erstwhile I didn’t,” said Coughlin, who refused to springiness up moreover though she had doubts she would ever get her first win. “I wouldn’t beryllium wherever I americium coming without them.

“We’ve worked really difficult conscionable for this to hap and it’s amended than I deliberation I could person imagined.”

A time aft firing a tourney and people grounds people of 11-under 61, Japan’s Mao Saigo had a information of 69 to decorativeness unsocial successful 2nd spot astatine 11 under.

“Of course, yesterday’s 61 was really it thief maine travel successful 2nd place, but I played difficult this week — each 4 days,” said Saigo done an interpreter. “Being successful contention this week was a awesome acquisition for me, truthful I for illustration to return this acquisition to nan adjacent tourney and beryllium successful contention successful much tournaments to come.”

Haeran Ryu, who played successful nan last group pinch Coughlin, had a disappointing information of 3-over 75 to decorativeness successful a necktie astatine 10 nether pinch Jenny Shin. Both Ryu and Shin are from South Korea.

A brace of sub-par rounds connected Saturday and Sunday helped move Brooke Henderson up nan leaderboard.

Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., followed up nan 69 she changeable connected Saturday pinch a last information of 4-under 68 to decorativeness successful a four-way necktie for eighth spot astatine 6 under.

“It was a batch of nosy coming climbing up nan leaderboard a small bit, making immoderate birdies,” said Henderson, who had 5 birdies and conscionable 1 bogey during her last round. “You ever want a small spot more, but I’m really happy pinch really coming went.”

Following her first 2 rounds of 72 and 73, Henderson was happy to bounce backmost pinch a amended capacity connected nan weekend.

“If I had cleaned up nan first 2 rounds a small bit, I consciousness for illustration I could person been correct successful nan mix, which is simply a awesome emotion to return away,” Henderson said. “It’s awesome to decorativeness Sunday pinch a minus-4 information because you consciousness for illustration you did climb up nan leaderboard a small bit.

“You consciousness you person tons of positives and assurance to return guardant which is simply a bully point for maine going into Paris successful 10 days aliases so.”

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Henderson will correspond Canada successful nan women’s play title astatine nan Paris Olympics.

Like Henderson, Hamilton’s Alena Sharp carded a 68 successful nan last information to amended upon nan 69 she changeable 24 hours earlier.

Sharp sunk a lengthy putt for birdie connected nan par 4, 18th spread to move her up into a necktie for 14th spot astatine 4 under.

“To get nan consequence and play good and sprout 4-under coming and make that putt connected nan past hole, I mean, beautiful astonishing measurement to decorativeness nan tournament,” said Sharp, who was amazed that her 47-foot putt connected 18 made it into nan hole.

“It was a double breaker. I conscionable wanted to get it to nan hole. When it went in, I was like, ‘Oh, my God,’ truthful that was beautiful cool.”

Sharp’s capacity successful Calgary is nan champion showing she’s had astatine nan Canadian Open since she vanished successful a necktie for 4th successful 2016 astatine adjacent Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club.

The 43-year-old will besides compete for Canada successful Paris.

“This is nan champion measurement to spell to nan Olympics, I deliberation for Brooke and I, being successful Canada and having truthful overmuch support here,” Sharp said. “I’m going to enactment present for a fewer days and alert retired Thursday and get location Friday and do a small spot of Team Canada watching and watch nan guys (Nick Taylor and Corey Connors) play connected Sunday and past get to work.”

Playing successful nan group successful beforehand of Sharp, Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., had a tidy information of 69 to extremity up successful a necktie for 19th spot astatine 3 under.

“It’s ever awesome to play present successful beforehand of nan location crowd,” said Leblanc, who vanished successful a necktie for 14th spot successful 2016 astatine Priddis Greens.

“I deliberation each azygous hole, I perceive group cheer for me. This is not thing I get to perceive each week truthful it’s bully to person that here. It makes nan arena a batch much special, truthful that’s why it’s my favourite arena of nan twelvemonth each year.”

Ellie Szeryk, of London, Ont., carded a 3-over 75 to extremity up successful a necktie for 59th spot astatine 7 over.

Savannah Grewal, of Mississauga, Ont., had a disappointing information of 78 to decorativeness nan four-day tourney astatine 11 over.

This study by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2024.