Jasmine Koo’s second shot into the par-5 finisher of the Chevron Championship was destined for the water. Then this occurred.
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By way of three rounds, Jasmine Koo had little bother with the par-5 18th gap at The Membership at Carlton Woods’ Nicklaus Course, host of final week’s Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
One in all six amateurs within the subject, Koo performed the 18th in 4 below by way of three rounds, and she or he wanted one other good end result on 18 on Sunday to safe low-am honors.
The 18th has water left, and it will get tight up in opposition to the golf green as gamers get nearer to the opening. The inexperienced is tucked behind the water. Most gamers, if going for the inexperienced in two, took loads of membership, hit it by way of the inexperienced and tried to stand up and down for birdie. Within the ultimate spherical, Koo was between golf equipment for her second shot, however she selected a 5-wood, took purpose, swung and, properly — then got here one of many craziest outcomes we’ve seen shortly.
Koo’s ball seemed destined for the water, but it surely landed on the title sponsor’s floating promoting board a superb 30 yards in need of the inexperienced, took an enormous bounce ahead onto the placing floor and rolled off the again.
“Alright, that’s the primary time I’ve seen that,” mentioned Terry Gannon on the NBC broadcast.
Paige Mackenzie agreed. “That’s one thing I’ve by no means seen in all of my years taking part in and watching golf,” she mentioned.
However right here’s the perfect half — Ko received up and down for birdie.
“I chunked it as a result of the ball was above my toes,” mentioned Koo, earlier than taking the ball out to point out media members the injury, “and I can present you guys, that’s the mark it constructed from hitting the emblem that was in the midst of the water, after which it bounced on to the perimeter, and I made an up-and-down for birdie. Yeah, that was actually thrilling.”
Koo’s birdie helped her to a closing one-under 71, good for 3 below for the week and a T13 end, 10 behind winner Nelly Korda. She edged Lottie Woad by two for low-am honors. Not unhealthy for Koo’s first LPGA and main begin; she’ll be a freshman on the USC ladies’s golf crew this fall.
As for what she discovered on the Chevron, Koo mentioned at first of the week she was in awe of seeing a few of golf’s stars, however her sturdy play reiterated she belongs with them.
“I’m going to school this fall, so I’m simply going to take it step-by-step and sort of simply know, yeah, I believe I’m adequate to get right here sooner or later,” she mentioned.
