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HAIKOU, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Kim Hae-rym captured the SGF 67 World Ladies Championship with SBS as the South Korean beat compatriot Bae Seon-woo on the second hole of a play-off under wet conditions here on Sunday.
With Kim (70) and Bae (69) deadlocked at 14-under 205 through 54 holes on the Mission Hills Haikou Blackstone Course, both players made par at the first extra hole, the 371-yard first. At the next, the veteran made a birdie four at the 524-yard par-five for her third career title as Bae missed an eight-foot putt.
England's Georgia Hall (67) and South Koreans Kim Min-sun (68) and Lee So-young (69) were equal third at three strokes back in the 620,000 U.S. dollars tournament, a tri-authorized event between the China LPGA Tour, the LPGA Tour of South Korea (KLPGA) and the Ladies European Tour.
Li Jiayun was the top Chinese player as the Guangdong native closed with a 71 to sit equal 27th at one-under for the tournament. It was fourth consecutive year a South Korean had won the tournament.
This year's event was held at the Mission Hills Haikou Blackstone Course, a 6,362-yard, par-73 course in Hainan, China.
