Simone Asia Pacific Cup: Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal in breakout win
- She wins by 3 shots from former US Women’s Open champion So Yeon Ryu of South Korea
- South Korean Taehoon Ok cards 3rd-round 69 to take the outright lead in the men’s International Series Korea
The Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal held off some of the world’s best golfers to claim her maiden professional international title at the inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup on Saturday.
The 25-year-old fired a glorious five-under-par 67 to finish on a 12-under-par 204, winning by three shots from former US Women’s Open winner So Yeon Ryu of South Korea, who also closed with a 67.
World No 4 Lydia Ko, who trailed by one at the start of the day, failed to mount a strong challenge as she signed for a 70 to finish four shots behind the champion.
“It’s pretty special to me because this is my first international win as a professional,” said Superal, who pocketed a cool US$100,000 for the biggest payday of her career. “I’ve been waiting for this moment to arrive. I’m very happy.”
Playing alongside the more illustrious Ko, she showed no signs of nerves as she birdied three of the opening four holes to open a two-shot lead and never looked back since.
