Ponanung Phatlum fired a 6-under par 67 on Sunday to win the HSBC Brasil Cup 2012. Phatlum finished the two-day, 36-hole unofficial event at 13-under par 133 at Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro. It was her first LPGA win.
Amy Hung finished alone in second place, four shots back at 9-under par 137 after closing with a 65, the low round of the tournament. Paula Creamer and Chella Choi shared third placve at 139 after rounds of 67 and 69, respectively.
Phatlum was tied for the lead with Karine Icher at the start of the final round, then opned up a gap on the rest of 30-player field by converting five birdie chances on the front side.
“I’m so excited today,” Phatlum said. “I play really well today and I played my own game. I’m just very happy.”
Pornanong Phatlum THAILAND 66 67 133 108,000
Amy Hung CHINESE TAIPEI 72 65 137 83,990
Chella Choi SOUTH KOREA 71 67 138 54,031
Paula Creamer USA 69 69 138 54,031
Amanda Blumenherst USA 72 67 139 27,637
Brittany Lang USA 68 71 139 27,637
Candie Kung CHINESE TAIPEI 68 71 139 27,637
Katie Futcher USA 67 72 139 27,637
Karine Icher FRANCE 66 73 139 27,637
Anna Nordqvist SWEDEN 73 68 141 16,761
Christina Kim USA 69 72 141 16,761
Beatriz Recari SPAIN 71 70 141 16,761
Suzann Pettersen NORWAY 68 73 141 16,761
Ryann O'Toole USA 73 69 142 14,163
Jeong Jang SOUTH KOREA 74 69 143 12,967
Gerina Piller USA 71 72 143 12,967
Victoria Tanco ARGENTINA 71 73 144 11,680
Kyeong Bae SOUTH KOREA 71 73 144 11,680
Julieta Granada PARAGUAY 74 71 145 10,944
Cindy LaCrosse USA 73 73 146 10,576
Mindy Kim USA 75 72 147 9,841
Paige Mackenzie USA 75 72 147 9,841
Veronica Felibert VENEZUELA 72 75 147 9,841
Mariajo Uribe COLOMBIA 73 75 148 9,105
Paz Echeverria CHILE 74 77 151 8,783
Karen Stupples ENGLAND 75 77 152 8,300
Tiffany Joh USA 75 77 152 8,300
Angela Park BRASIL 76 77 153 7,817
Victoria Alimonda BRASIL 75 81 156 7,495
30 Luciana Bemvenuti BRASIL 81 81 162 7,220
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:57PM