Thai Ariya wins Woman's British Open golf tournament
1 August 2016
The Thai Ariya Jutanugarn delivered a special performance on Sunday by becoming the first Thai to win the title of the Women's British Open. She finished with 272 points, 16 under par.
The win cements her as the clear favorite for the gold medal in the four-day golf competition at the Rio Olympics, which begin on August 17.
The South Korean Lee Mirim and the American Mo Martin, the champion in 2014, finished in a tie for second place. Ariya won three games in a row on the LPGA Tour in May.
Source: Bangkok Post
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I spent several hours on BBC enjoying this tournament. She remained so beautifully calm and her reactions were as if she were experiencing such tournaments every month. Even when things threatened to go wrong, she remained so calm and came out well. She played "dignified" and successfully. If she can repeat this, she can become an Olympic Champion. What struck me was that many Asian players are, in my opinion, somewhat 'overweight', while the 'Western players' who participated in the top of this tournament could be called slim, while in general it is the Western women who are more corpulent than Asian women. ladies.