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Jul 16, 2023 6:23 pm

Linn Grant cruises to finish line, wins Dana Open for first LPGA title

Linn Grant of Sweden capped off a memorable week at the Dana Open by capturing her first LPGA title on Sunday in Sylvania, Ohio.

Grant, 24, shot a 3-under 68 in the final round to post the winning score of 21-under 263 at Highland Meadows Golf Club, three shots ahead of runner-up Allisen Corpuz. Grant entered the day with a six-stroke lead after firing a 62 in the third round.

Grant has won five times on the Ladies European Tour — four times in 2022 and once this past May — but had yet to win stateside.

“I’ve been thinking about it all day,” Grant said on the CBS broadcast. “I think I’ve imagined this day so many times in so many ways in my own mind. Just being here now, I’m so speechless. At the same time, I feel familiar with the setting for some reason. It’s just so fun.”

After Grant’s third-round 62 featured eight birdies, an eagle and a bogey to help her flirt with a historic 59, she started her final round with seven straight pars before a birdie at the par-3 eighth.

Birdies at the par-4 11th and 13th holes helped offset Grant’s only bogey of the day at the par-3 14th. She held a two-stroke cushion by time she reached the final hole, a par 5, where she two-putted for birdie.

“I (knew) I could be a bit more relaxed, but I also knew that this course is very scorable,” Grant said. “In my mind I was just thinking that someone was going to shoot the same score I did yesterday. Obviously the conditions are a bit tougher today, but that was my game plan and my mindset coming into today.”

Corpuz, a week removed from her breakthrough U.S. Women’s Open victory, carded a bogey-free 65 Sunday, her lowest round of the week. Five of her six birdies came over the final eight holes.

“Linn’s a solid player and a six-shot lead is tough to overcome,” said Corpuz, who said she was focused on rest and recovery after her whirlwind week at Pebble Beach. “So I really just tried to come out and just give it my best shot.”

Lindy Duncan also shot a 65 Sunday to finish in a distant third place at 15 under. Xiyu Lin of China (67) and Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou (69) tied for fourth at 14 under, and Maria Fassi of Mexico (70) was sixth at 13 under.

–Field Level Media

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