Golf World Monday - November 19, 2012

�wiNNer;na Yeon choi earned the two biggest paychecks on the lpga tour in

2012, taking the $500,000 first prize in the cme group titleholders with a two-stroke win over so Yeon ryu. choi, who finished at 14-under 274, also won

$585,000 for winning the u.s. women’s open.

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16th. one stroke ahead of ryu with three holes to play, choi hit her wedge shot onto an elevated green with the pin on a small tier. the ball spun within three feet of the hole, and she made birdie to double her lead. choi made par on the last two holes to secure the victory.

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�Noteworthy;the big
check also allowed choi to
move past tour player of the
year stacy lewis for second
on the lpga money list.
another Korean, inbee park,
won the earnings title with
$2,287,080, after finishing
t- 11 at the titleholders. …
choi is the second consecu-
tive Korean to win the year’s
season-ending event. Hee
Young park won the inau-
gural tournament in 2011. …
brittany lincicome, fighting
back pain all week, finished
third, three shots back. …
lewis was never in the hunt,
finishing t-29 after four
rounds in the 70s. … world
no. 1 Yani tseng also strug-
gled to a t-26 finish.