Date: June 30, 2008
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South Korean 19-year-old Inbee Park became the youngest winner of the US Women&aposs Open when she shot a final-round two-under-par 71 at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota. The major was a first win on the LPGA Tour for Park, and she joined 1998 champion Se Ri Pak, who was the previous youngest winner at the age of 20, and Birdie Kim (2005) as South Korean champions. Park, the only player to break par in every round, finished on a nine-under-par overall – four shots clear of Sweden&aposs Helen Alfredsson, who birdied the last for a two-over-par 75. For 43-year-old Alfredsson, it was the second time she had finished second at the US Women&aposs Open, the first time being in 1993. Giulia Sergas (70), Nicole Castrale (71), Mi Hyun Kim (75) and Paula Creamer (78) finished tied for sixth at three-under, with Teresa Lu (74) and Women&aposs US.Amateur champion Maria Jose Uribe (75) rounding out the top 10 at two-under. It wasn&apost a happy tournament for the Australian contingent, with three-time champion Karrie Webb the best-placed finisher at six-over. Lindsey Wright, Rachel Hetherington and Katherine Hull all finished tied for 42nd place at seven-over. Final Round Scores from the US Women&aposs Open -9: Inbee Park 72 69 71 71Ji Young Oh 67, Pat Hurst 67 -5: Helen Alfredsson 70 71 71 75 -4: Angela Park 73 67 75 73, In-Kyung Kim 71 73 69 75, Stacy Lewis 73 70 67 78 -3: Giulia Sergas 73 74 72 70, Nicole Castrale 74 70 74 71, Mi Hyun Kim 72 72 70 75, Paula Creamer 70 72 69 78 -2: Teresa Lu 71 72 73 74, Maria Jose Uribe 69 74 72 75 -1: Stacy Prammanasudh 75 72 71 73 E: Suzann Pettersen 77 71 73 71, Jee Young Lee 71 75 74 72, Christie Kerr 72 70 75 75, Momoko Ueda 72 71 73 76 +1: Morgan Pressel 74 74 72 73, Catriona Matthew 70 77 73 73 Also: +6: Karrie Webb (Australia) 75 75 72 76 +7: Lindsey Wright (Australia) 78 72 74 75, Rachael Hetherington (Australia) 71 75 78 75, Katherine Hull (Australia) 72 72 77 78