Final total 11 under par 205 strokes
Second top 10 entry of the season
Shin Ji-ae (35) finished tied for 3rd place at the JLPGA T-Point Eneos Golf Tournament (total prize money of 100 million yen) on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf (JLPGA) Tour.
Shin Ji-ae is teeing off at the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open held at Tanah Merah CC in Singapore last December. [Photo by Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open Organizing Committee]
On the final day of the tournament held on the 19th at Kagoshima Takamaki Country Club (par 72) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Shin Ji-ae shot a 4-under-par 68 in the third round, finishing with a total score of 11-under-par 205, tying for 3rd place with Sakura Koiwai and Erika Hara (both from Japan).
Having won the opening event of the JLPGA Tour on the 5th, Shin Ji-ae struggled with a missed cut at last week's Ladies Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament but turned the momentum around by finishing in the top 10 at this event.
Serena Aoki (Japan) surged with an 8-under-par 64 on the final day to claim the top spot with a total score of 17-under-par 199. The winner's prize money was 18 million yen (approximately 179 million KRW). Yuka Saso (Japan) finished in 2nd place, four strokes behind with 13-under-par 203.
Seonwoo Bae (29) finished tied for 16th with a total score of 9-under-par 207, while Hana Lee (22) ended the tournament tied for 25th with 7-under-par 209.
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