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Birdie gives Choi LPGA win in So. Korea

Published: Nov. 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM
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INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA, South Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Na Yeon Choi birdied the final hole and won the Hana Bank-Kolon Championship in South Korea Sunday, her second LPGA title.

Choi shot a 5-under-par 67, finishing at 10-under 206, a stroke ahead of Maria Hjorth (67) and Yani Tseng (68).

Both of Choi's victories have come this year. She also won the Samsung World Championship in September.

Ran Hong (69) took fourth place at 210, Song-Hee Kim (71) was fifth at 212 and Jiyai Shin (70) sixth at 213.

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