SINGAPORE: Sung Hyun Park surged past Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn to claim her sixth LPGA Tour victory on Sunday at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
Park was four strokes behind No. 1-ranked Ariya after the third round.
But in the final round Park, the world, No. 2 birdied five of her first seven holes and added four more birdies on the back nine for an 8-under 64 and a two-stroke victory.
Over the first three rounds, Park was 3-over on the back nine with a four-round total of 15-under 273 at Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong course.
Ariya had taken a two-stroke lead when she made her third birdie of the round at the par-five eighth.
The 22-year-old made another birdie on the par-four 12th but Park was continuing her charge and took a share of the lead with her seventh birdie of the round on 13th and then took a two-stroke lead on 16 with her final birdie while Lee made a bogey on 14.
Ariya shot 75 and finished in a tie for eighth, seven strokes behind Park.
"I'm really happy with my play today. I am really happy because I used to have rough starts to my year and I think that I will now feel really comfortable for the rest of the season," Park said through an interpreter.
No. 3-ranked Minjee Lee, who led for part of the front nine Sunday, was second after a 69. Lee also finished second last week at the LPGA's Thailand tournament, one stroke behind winner Amy Yang.
Amy Olson, who led after Friday's second round, shot 70 and the American finished in a tie for fifth, five strokes behind.
