World number two Park In-Bee wins North Texas Shootout

Texas: South Korean star Park In-Bee fired a six-under par 65 on Sunday to win the LPGA North Texas Shootout by three strokes.

The former world number one notched her 14th LPGA tour victory -- a tally that includes five majors.

Her 15-under par total of 269 put her three strokes in front of fellow South Korean Park Hee-Young and US veteran Cristie Kerr.

"I played really solid, the ball-striking was solid, I putted really good all week this week," the winner said. "It`s been the best I`ve putted this season. I`m really excited my putting is back."

Park Hee-Young and Kerr both shot 66 for 12-under 272.

American Lexi Thompson, who shared the third-round lead with Park In-Bee, faded to a share of fourth with a two-under 69 for 11-under 273. She was joined by Maria McBride, who closed with a 66.

American Angela Stanford (69) ended alone in sixth on 10-under 274. Last year`s winner Stacy Lewis finished in a tie for seventh with Juli Inkster and Karrie Webb on nine under 275.

Park, who won the HSBC Women`s Champions earlier this year, joined world number one Lydia Ko and Kim Sei-Young as the only players with multiple wins on the LPGA tour this season.

Hers was the seventh victory by a South Korean player in 2015, and the win gives her of a fourth straight season with multiple victories.

Park In-Bee got off to a quick sart, taking the outright lead with a 20-foot birdie putt at the second hole.

She was still one stroke up after a birdie from a bunker at the par-five third, but Thompson and Park Hee-Young both briefly tied the lead before Park In-Bee regained a one-shot edge with a birdie at the ninth.

That lead doubled with her birdie at 12, and she stretched it to three with a 10-foot birdie at 15.

Park Hee-Young pulled one stroke back but could get no closer, and Park In-Bee`s secure the win by three when she hit her third shot at 18 to three feet, and rolled that in for birdie.

"I knew I was like two shots ahead going into the last, but you just don`t know what`s going to happen with what happened to me in Hawaii," said Park In-Bee, who lost to Kim Sei-Young in a playoff at the Lotte Championship two weeks ago.

"I really tried to play hard until the end and it was a really good day out there today for me."