Jiyai Shin wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan : Top-ranked Jiyai Shin won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and eighth overall, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Yani Tseng. Shin finished at 18 under after opening with rounds of 65 and 66 on the Kintetsu Kashikojima course.The South Korean star earned $180,000 to increase her season total to $1,779,768 and pull within $3,535 of leader Na Yeon Choi with two events left. Tseng, from Taiwan, shot a 66.Stacy Lewis (68) was third at 15 under, Miki Saiki (70) was 12 under, and Choi (68), Brittany Lincicome (65) and Mika Miyazato (68) followed at 11 under.

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