China's Shi Yuting celebrates with the winner's trophy. PRBeijing: Shi Yuting successfully defended her Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic title yesterday when the Chinese pro sank a 15-foot birdie putt in the second hole of a play-off to defeat New Zealand's Munchin Keh. After both players made birdie on the first play-off hole, the 499-yard par-five 18th, Shi put the pressure on Keh when she successfully converted her birdie putt in the second hole of sudden death -- the 18th hole again. Needing to make an eight-foot putt to prolong the play-off, Keh missed to give Shi her third China LPGA Tour victory. "I really wanted to win the championship and I refrained from thinking about it fearing that it would distract my attention, it was too hard.

Source: Bangkok Post May 26, 2018 21:33 UTC