Golf: Shin Jiyai clinches British Open

HOYLAKE: South Korea’s Shin Jiyai overcame atrocious weather and survived a marathon 36-hole final day to claim a second Women’s British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club by nine shots. With rounds of 71 and 73, the 2008 champion finished on nine-under-par and won the final major of the season by an outstanding margin from South Korea’s Park Inbee. It was the biggest winning margin since the Championship became a major in 2001. “That was a long, long day and very tough,” said the new champion. “I have never played in such bad weather in my entire career, but I managed to stay focused and now I’m just so excited. Winning at Sunningdale four years ago was my fist big win and changed my life. Now I have even more great British Open memories.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 18^th, 2012.