Lorie Kane Wins Legends Championship At French Lick Resort Presented By Humana
FRENCH LICK, Ind., Sept. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorie Kane let a victory slip away on the LPGA Legends Tour two weeks ago when she lost in a five-hole playoff to Rosie Jones in the Harris Charity Classic in Maine.
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There was no such negative carryover to Sunday when Kane put herself in position to win again, however. The Canadian golfer put a 40-foot chip shot to within two inches of the cup on the final hole for the birdie she needed to bag the biggest title in the history of the 13-year old circuit for LPGA players who have reached their 45th birthday.
Kane and playing partner Laurie Rinker started the round tied for the lead at 3-under-par with Val Skinner, the only other player in red numbers, another shot back.
Skinner hooked her first tee shot into a hazard, setting the stage for an opening bogey that kept her chasing the co-leaders the rest of the way. Kane opened a two-stroke lead on the front nine then gave it back with bogeys at Nos. 13 and 14. That set the stage for a dramatic finish at the finishing hole, a dogleg par-5.
A 25-foot birdie putt pulled Skinner to 2-under and within a shot of the leaders as Kane and Rinker prepared to hit their second shots to the green.
"You have to hit a good shot because it's off a sidehill-downhill lie," said Kane. "I knew Laurie could have a little trouble with her lie and – very fortunate for me – I missed my shot in the right spot. I wound up a little right of where I wanted to go but had a good chance to chip in."
Rinker hit her second shot thin and her third short of the green. She wound up with a bogey after Kane notched her birdie to finish at 3-under-par 213. The bogey dropped Rinker into a tie with Skinner, two strokes behind the winner.
The first LPGA Legends Championship, staged on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, had the most players (58) and the biggest purse ($500,000) in the circuit's history. Kane claimed the biggest prize -- $60,000 – for winning the 54-hole event.
For more information and to view final results visit www.thelegendstour.com or www.frenchlick.com.
SOURCE French Lick Resort
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