Former world No.1 Jiyai Shin hit an unbelievable shot from the gang on her technique to securing her second Australian Open crown on Sunday afternoon.
Shin raced away from the remainder of the sphere with three holes to play at Melbourne’s Kingston Heath Golf Course to complete with a rating of –17.
South African Ashleigh Buhai (-15) and South Korean teenager Hyojin Yang (-7) rounded out the rostrum.
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Jiyai Shin celebrates a birdie putt on the eighteenth inexperienced on day three of the Australian Open 2024 at Kingston Heath Golf Membership. Andy Cheung by way of Getty Pictures
The victory marks Shin’s sixty fifth skilled win after she received the Australian Open at Royal Canberra in 2013. Her spectacular CV additionally boasts two main triumphs.
Australia’s Hannah Inexperienced began the ultimate spherical two photographs again from the Korean earlier than capitulating to share equal fourth on -6.
Shin paved her technique to the title with a sizzling streak which included three birdies and an eagle in her first 5 holes — the eagle the results of what might be the shot of the event.
On the par 4 fourth, the 36-year-old holed her method shot from the wetland space to the left of the green in exceptional scenes.
Dubbed ‘The Ultimate Spherical Queen’, Shin hedged her bets earlier than sealing the $295,000 victory with one other eagle on the par 5 tenth.
Jiyai Shin poses with the Patricia Bridges Bowl after victory on day 4 of the Australian Open 2024. Morgan Hancock by way of Getty Pictures
Defending champion Buhai chased exhausting however to no avail whereas teenage newbie Yang pieced collectively a breakthrough event.
Inexperienced was despatched tumbling down the order after a horror entrance 9 of 42 that included three bogeys and a disastrous three-putt for a triple bogey on the par 4 seventh.
The West Australian native has battled jet lag all through the event following a decent turnaround between the LPGA Tour Championship wrapping up in Florida and subsequent mad sprint to Melbourne.
Inexperienced had hoped to be the primary native champion since Karrie Webb in 2014 to win the Australian Open.
Grace Kim was the perfect of the Aussie girls — 11 strokes off the tempo.
