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| Ariya Jutanugarn Tops the Leaderboard at Priddis Greens |
Five months after giving away a major championship with a late meltdown, Ariya Jutanugarn ran away with the Canadian Pacific Women's Open at chilly Priddis Greens for her fifth victory in 10 events.
Ariya made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 6-under 66 and a four-stroke victory Sunday. The 20-year-old Thai player won nine days after withdrawing from the Rio Olympics because of a left knee injury, a problem that almost forced her to skip the event.
Jutanugarn said:
"I feel like I'm going to withdraw this week because my knee hurt so bad last week, but when I got here on Monday and Tuesday, it's getting a lot better and first round it's fine. I felt like I wanted to have fun and be happy.
No matter what's going to happen, I can handle it. After I won my first tournament, I feel like I reached my goal, and after that I feel like I don't care like what my ranking is going to be. I don't care if I'm going to win the tournament or not.
The only thing I want to be is I really want to be happy on the course."She has five victories in 10 events one year after missing 10 straight cuts.
Jutanugarn matched the tournament record of 23 under 265 strokes. Of the $2,500,000 purse, Ariya pocketed $337,500, bragging rights and a trophy.
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