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Paula Reto holds off Nelly Korda, Hye-Jin Choi for 2022 CP Women’s Open title in Canada

Reto earned $352,500 for her win.

Paula Reto got off to a stellar start and had to hang on to her lead, but she did just enough.

The 32-year-old South African shot a 5-under 31 on the front 9 of Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to vault into a lead at the 2022 CP Women’s Open in Ottawa, Canada, and she held off a furious back-nine rally from Nelly Korda, Hye-Jin Choi and Lydia Ko, earning Reto her first LPGA victory. She finished at 4-under 67 for the day and 19 under for the tournament, beating Korda and Choi by one shot and Ko by two.

Ko shot 8 under in the final round, coming home in 6-under 29, including birdies on five of her final six holes and the last four straight.

Reto didn’t make any birdies on the back nine and had one bogey, but par golf otherwise was enough to secure the victory. It’s the first time there have been three consecutive first-time winners on the LPGA since 2008.

“I’m really, really excited and just proud of myself for being able to stick through the shots and the routines,” Reto said. “Sometimes I find that’s really hard to do, especially if you know you have only a few holes left. But I was really nervous, especially I started pulling a few shots and I told myself, ‘OK, just stay in the moment and breathe.'”

Choi played solidly, carding a 2-under 69, but the 54-hole leader couldn’t manage more than two birdies on her day. Korda, meanwhile, shot 4 under in the final round, but she was 4 under on the back nine with three birdies and an eagle on the par-4 12th.

Narin An was tied for the 54-hole lead with Choi, but An was 1 over on Sunday.

Reto moved to 28th in the Race to the CME Globe points list and earned $352,500 for the win.

Hometown favorite Brooke Henderson, who won the Amundi Evian Championship last month for her second major, shot 2 under on Sunday to finish at 5 under and T-49 for the tournament. Defending champion Jin Young Ko, who won in 2019 when the CP Women’s Open was last held, didn’t play the weekend after missing the cut.

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Narin An and Hye-Jin Choi lead, Nelly Korda lurks heading to final round of 2022 CP Women’s Open

The leaderboard is packed with 18 holes to play.

Scores weren’t as low across the board on moving day in Canada, but Hye-Jin Choi capitalized with the round of the day. She fired a 5-under round of 66 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club during the third round of the LPGA’s CP Women’s Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Choi vaulted into a tie for first with Narin An, who led after 36 holes and sits at 16 under after a round of 3 under on Saturday. Choi made bogey on her first hole and then had six birdies the rest of the day. An made birdie on three of her first six holes and had only one bogey on her card.

Paula Reto is solo third at 15 under. She fired a 9-under 62 in the opening round and shot 4 under on Saturday. Sarah Schmelzel and Nelly Korda, who made a birdie on the par-5 18th, sit two shots back at 14 under.

Nelly Korda of the United States hits her tee shot on the 2nd hole during the third round of the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on August 27, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

CP Women’s Open: Leaderboard

Danielle Kang, playing in her first tournament since the U.S. Women’s Open, remains in the hunt. She’s four shots back at 12 under in a tie for sixth and has shot in the 60s every day.

Ottawa native Brooke Henderson, who has two wins in her last five starts including her second major title, shot 2 over for the day. Henderson was 2 under on her front nine but was 4 over on the back, including a double bogey on a par 3.

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Nelly Korda makes a charge but it’s Narin An atop leaderboard at 2022 CP Women’s Open

Nelly Korda is in position to win once again.

Narin An fired an opening-round 7-under 64 on Thursday but was two shots behind Paula Reto who shot a course-record 9-under 62 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club during the first round of the CP Women’s Open.

An didn’t go as low Friday but posted a bogey-free 6-under 65 and is now in solo possession of the lead heading into the weekend in Ottawa, Canada.

The rookie, who most recently tied for 41st at the AIG Women’s Open, made four birdies on her front nine and added two more on the way home. She’s two shots clear of her countrywoman, Hye-Jin Choi, Reto, and world No. 3 Nelly Korda, who all sit at 11 under.

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Narin An of Korea reacts to her putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2022 CP Women’s Open. (Photo: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports)

CP Women’s Open: Leaderboard

Korda, won last week at the Aramco Team Series event in Spain, posted a second-round 7-under 64. She made eight birdies on the day and is in prime position once again. If she goes on to win it’ll be her first LPGA victory since returning from a blood clot that kept her out for several months (she’s finished inside the top 10 four times in six starts since coming back). It’d be her eighth LPGA win.

The hometown kid Brooke Henderson followed up her Thursday 69 with a Friday 68 and is 5 under through two rounds and tied for 32nd.

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Danielle Kang returns with a 4-under 67 in first round back from tumor; Paula Reto leads CP Women’s Open

“Yeah, feels really good to be back.”

A collection of superstars is in Ottawa, Canada, for the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club this week on the LPGA, and one of the biggest names in the sport has made her return to competition.

Danielle Kang hasn’t played since the U.S. Women’s Open in June due to a tumor on her spine, but rust wasn’t an issue Thursday as the 29-year-old got around the par-71, 6,700-yard track without making a bogey. Four birdies in her first 10 holes and eight straight pars to end her round were good enough for a 4-under 67.

“I feel pretty solid. I’m really happy that I posted scores in the 60s. That’s something (that) has been a goal of mine for a few months now,” Dang said after her round.

“Yeah, feels really good to be back.”

She’ll enter the second round five behind Paula Reto, who made nine birdies and no bogeys for a blemish-free 9-under 62, a course record. The South African has missed the cut in three of her last four starts on the LPGA and has never won on the U.S. circuit.

CP Women’s Open: Leaderboard

Nelly Korda is just a few days removed from winning an Aramco Team Series event in Spain, and her good form made the trip back over the pond with her.

Like Kang, the youngest Korda sister fired a 4-under 67 and amongst all the Canadian hockey fans wasn’t afraid to sport a Chicago Blackhawks jersey.

Defending champion Jin Young Ko, who won the event the last time it was played in 2019, shot a 3-under 68.

Ottawa native Brooke Henderson, who has two wins in her last five starts including the Evian Championship, made five birdies and three bogeys on her way to a 2-under 69.

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