Grace Kim land first major with miracle chip
Grace Kim’s first big victory will fall as one of the biggest robberies in the history of golf, not one, but two miracles to win the Evian championship in France in the second Play-off hole of 24-year-old Australian.
Kim, the tournament could not reach the last hole. The play partner and friend Jeeno Thitikul made two shots behind him and resigned to finish equally third.
Grace Kim is sprayed by the other Australian minjee Lee.Credit: Getty Images
However, Kim’s second shot in five 18 threw all these expectations through the door, because only one eagle needed a touch to connect with Thitikul, and then needed a bird to demand victory.
Kim did Eagle, and suddenly, he was in a play-offs against Thitikul, who could not do Birdie after leaving him just expecting him to win his second shot.
The couple returned to the 18th Tee for Play-Off, and Kim was almost surprised to be there after the eagle. Kim’s second shooting in the first play-offs, and when he went out of the borders, seemed to remain an instant. Forced to take a drop, Kim was playing his fourth shot from green, and he needed to go in to make Birdie and stay in the tournament.
Kim’s look at his face clearly revealed that he did not like the chance to shoot a second miracle in 15 minutes. He was carved in the HOPE, and the ball came in for Birdie because he looked at a stubborn Thitikul’s green. Thitikul gathered herself to do Birdie and force a second play-off hole, but it would be Kim’s day.
Sydneysider did not hesitate, Lee’s fifth woman made another eagle to become the Australian golfechi to win a big championship just two weeks after winning Lee’s KPMG Women’s PGA championship.
Kim, 12. When a couple in the hole made a bogay, he said he didn’t decide that he had nothing to lose after falling from speed.
