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Golf: Fil-Am Allisen Corpuz wins US Women's Open for first LPGA triumph

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Allisen Corpuz of the US putts on the second hole during the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women" s="" Amateur="" at="" the="" Augusta="" National="" Golf="" Club="" in="" April="" Tannen="" EPA-EFE="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/07/10/allisen-corpuz.jpg"/><figcaption>Allisen Corpuz of the US putts on the second hole during the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women&#x27;s Amateur at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA, April 6, 2019. Tannen Maury, EPA-EFE/File.</figcaption></figure></div>SAN FRANCISCO -- Filipino-American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday, firing a three-under par 69 to win the US Women&#x27;s Open by three strokes.The 25-year-old from Honolulu finished 72 holes at Pebble Beach on nine-under 279 to defeat England&#x27;s Charley Hull, who fired a final-round 66, and South Korean Shin Ji-yai, who shot 68.&quot;Unreal. This week has just felt like a dream come true,&quot; Corpuz said. &quot;It has been just awesome to be out at Pebble this week.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/09/23/golf-fil-am-allisen-corpuz-in-solo-second-at-us-open">US Open: Japan&#x27;s Hataoka takes lead into final day, Fil-Am Corpuz at 2nd</a></li></ul>Japan&#x27;s Nasa Hataoka, the 54-hole leader, finished with a 76 to share fourth on 285 with American Bailey Tardy while Japan&#x27;s Ayaka Furue and South Korean Kim Hyo-joo shared sixth on 286.Corpuz had shared a major lead at the Chevron Championship earlier this year before settling for fourth, a hint of the promise she made real at the iconic California seaside course where such legends as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have hoisted trophies.&quot;I&#x27;ve played a little conservatively in the past and just went out there and told myself I had the game to do it today,&quot; Corpuz said. &quot;Little nervous at times but pretty comfortable.&quot;A turning point came at the par-3 12th when leader Corpuz blasted out of a bunker and made a 16-foot par putt while Hataoka missed a five-foot par putt moments later to fall two adrift of the American.Hull sank a 30-foot birdie putt at the par-5 16th to pull within two on 6-under with Hataoka making bogey at 14 to fall back.Corpuz responded moments later by sinking a seven-foot birdie putt at the par-5 14th and when she added another from four feet at 15, she reached 10-under and surged ahead of Hull by four shots.Corpuz had a bogey at the par-3 17th but still finished as the only player to crack par in all four rounds.&quot;Every few holes I just looked out and said I&#x27;m at Pebble Beach, there&#x27;s not many places that are better than this,&quot; Corpuz said. &quot;So really just tried to stay grounded and keep playing my game.&quot;Corpuz made a five-foot birdie putt on the opening hole, saved par with a 10-foot putt at the par-5 second, followed with a 12-foot birdie at the third, then missed a six-foot par putt to bogey the fourth after missing the green with her approach.She sank a birdie putt from just outside 10 feet at the par-3 seventh, missed the green on her approach and took a bogey at the ninth, then answered at 10 with a birdie putt from just inside nine feet.Hull had six birdies, two bogeys and an eagle in her 66, the day&#x27;s low round.&quot;I just got off to a fast start,&quot; Hull said. &quot;I&#x27;ve been so focused and working on my game hard and today it just all clicked.&quot;World number 20 Hataoka fell short in her bid to become the third Japanese woman to win a major title. She had runner-up major finishes as the 2018 Women&#x27;s PGA Championship and the 2021 US Women&#x27;s Open at The Olympic Club in nearby San Francisco.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Filipino-American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday.