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“I haven’t been in a leading position for a long time,” the
19-year-old Wilson said. “Even as a team, I feel like both of us
haven’t been in this leading position. We walked down 18 just
now and we were like: ‘Does this feel weird to you? Like this is
so weird.’ So it’s a little nervy out there. I feel like we
handled it really well.”
Gina Kim holed out from the fairway for eagle on the par-4
fifth.
“I knew I hit a really good shot and I was thinking, ‘Oh, OK,
maybe I’ll tap in in for birdie.’ And then it just disappeared,”
she said. “I think that really set the tone for the day.”
The 26-year-old Gina Kim won in her 64th start on the LPGA Tour,
while Wilson was making the ninth start of her rookie season.
“This has been the most fun week,” Gina Kim said. “It’s been
tough, and it’s nice to have a really good friend to be able to
do this by.”
Last year, Wilson — the 2022 USGA Girls' Junior winner — was
second and Gina Kim third on the Epson Tour money list to earn
LPGA cards.
“Part of the reason I asked Yana to be my partner is we actually
played in the final group on Epson and we’ve played together
numerous times,” Gina Kim said. “So, I knew she was really,
really good under pressure and I trusted her.”
Hyo Joo Kim and Choi finished with a 65.
Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im had a 61 to tie for third at 14 under
with former UCLA teammates Alison Lee and Lilia Vu (64).
Juli Inkster, who at 66 became the oldest player in LPGA history
to make the cut in an official event, teamed with Angel Yin to
tie for 12th at 9 under. They shot 64.
“We had an amazing time,” Inkster said. “Angel played amazing.”
Nelly Korda and Olivia Cowan tied for 17th at 8 under. They
rebounded from a third-round 76 with a 66. Korda was coming off
a victory in the U.S. Women's Open for her second straight major
victory.
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