Jiyai Shin wins Mizuno Classic
Updated: November 07, 2010, 01:34
SHIMA, Japan(AP) Top-ranked Jiyai Shin won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and eighth overall, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Yani Tseng.
Shin finished at 18 under after opening with rounds of 65 and 66 on the Kintetsu Kashikojima course. The South Korean star, also the 2008 tournament winner, earned $180,000 to increase her season total to $1,779,768 and pull within $3,535 of leader Na Yeon Choi with two events left.
Tseng, from Taiwan, shot a 66.
Stacy Lewis (68) was third at 15 under, Miki Saiki (70) was 12 under, and Choi (68), Brittany Lincicome (65) and Mika Miyazato (68) followed at 11 under.
Shin, who started the day with a two-stroke lead over Lewis, birdied all four par 5s in her bogey-free final round.
Tseng leads Japanese star Ai Miyazato by two points in the player of the year race. Miyazato, a five-time winner this season, followed her second-round 79 with a 68 to tie for 69th at 3 over - 21 strokes behind Shin.
