She fired a closing three-under par 69, starting out with two birdies that stretched her initial lead of four shots to six. She made some mistakes along the way, but none too serious, and hit 15 of the 18 greens in regulation. Thai world No.7 Ariya Jutanugarn closed with a three-under 69 to finish tied seventh on six-under 282. New Zealand's former world No.1 Lydia Ko struggled home to finish joint 19th at three under after a closing par round of 72. Ko replaced coach Gary Gilchrist with former PGA Tour professional Ted Oh, while Johnny Scott replaced Peter Godfrey as her caddie.afp

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2018 23:37 UTC