IK Kim wins ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters

IK Kim wins ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters
IK Kim wins ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters
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Fergus Bisset
By Fergus Bisset
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IK Kim of South Korea carded a final round of 68 to cruise to a five-shot victory over Australia’s Nikki Campbell in the ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters at Buckinghamshire Golf Club.

IK Kim of South Korea carded a final round of 68 to cruise to a five-shot victory over Australia’s Nikki Campbell in the ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters at Buckinghamshire Golf Club.

Kim scored four birdies on her front nine to solidify her position at the top of the leaderboard and she held on over the back nine to secure her fifth win as a professional and her first victory since the Lorena Ochoa Invitational of 2010.

“It’s great to win the tournament and this is my first time playing the course so I’m really honoured to win the championship,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been hitting the ball really well and putting really well so I just had to go out there and enjoy myself.”

Stephanie Meadow of Northern Ireland, in her second start as a professional after coming third in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst, produced an outstanding final round of 63 to charge through the pack and end the week in a tie for third with Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa and Germany’s Caroline Masson.

“It’s been a dream start but it’s also a dream to play in this environment. US Open and here: the bigger the better! It’s more fun. Being out here playing for a crowd is what I love to do,” said Meadow.

There was good news for Hannah Jun of the USA and Ladies European Tour rookies Amy Boulden and Sally Watson. As the leading LET Tour members not already exempt for the Ricoh Women’s British Open, they secured spots at Royal Birkdale.

ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Denham, England Jul 3-6, purse €500,000, par 72

1    I.K. Kim (Kor)        71    68    63    68    270    €75,000 2    Nikki Campbell (Aus)    72    68    68    67    275    €50,750 T3    Stephanie Meadow (NIR) 73    71    70    63    277    €27,733 T3    Lee-Anne Pace (RSA)    70    69    70    68    277    €27,733 T3    Caroline Masson (Ger)    68    74    66    69    277    €27,733 T6    Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha)    72    73    66    67    278    €13,240 T6    Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) 70    71    68    69    278    €13,240 T6    Vikki Laing (Sco)        69    72    69    68    278    €13,240 T6    Amelia Lewis (USA)    68    71    68    71    278    €13,240 T6    Sarah Kemp (Aus)    67    68    72    71    278    €13,240

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly. 

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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