(12 July 2009 – Hokkaido, Japan)
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South Korean Mi-Jeong Jeon, has claimed her second title of the season with an outstanding victory at the Meiji Chocolate Cup. The South Korean had five birdies against one bogey in a final round of 4- under par 68 finishing six strokes clear on 9- under par 207. Last season’s top earner Japan’s Miho Koga had a final round 3-under par 69 to share second place with compatriot’s Yuiko Mistuka and Modori Yoneyama.
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rnJeon who won last month’s Resort Trust Ladies, maintained her composure in the final round after bogeying the third hole, rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 5th before going two shots clear with another birdie on the 9th. After the turn Jeon added 4 more birdies to claim her second Meiji Chocolate Cup win. “I wasn’t confident before I started but I just tried to play my game and developed a rhythm,” said Jeon, who claimed her maiden JLPGA title here in 2006. “Today I played with my previous win here in mind.”
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rnAfter a shaky start of 5-over par 77 Nikki Campbell’s final two rounds of 3-under par 69 saw her claw back to finish a tie for 7th earning ¥2,475,000 (approx AUD $34,368.30). Tamie Durdin missed the cut with rounds of 78 and 76.
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