DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Aree Song won the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament on Sunday, shooting a 1-over 73 in wind, rain and cold for a two-stroke victory over 17-year-old Jessica Korda.
Fil-Am Dorothy Delasin failed to regain her Tour card next year, missing the 72-hole cut with a 306 aggregate. The four-time LPGA Tour winner, who has struggled the last few years, opened with a 76 and 79 then added a 78 and 73 to finish way below the cut-off line at 299.
It was a sorry campaign for the former SEA Games gold medalist, who teamed up with five-time Philippine Ladies champion Jennifer Rosales to win the World Cup in 2008. In nine tournaments this year, she made the cut just once, finishing 63rd and wound up at No. 159.
The 24-year-old Song, from South Korea, finished at 6-under 354 in the five-round event at LPGA International to earn one of 20 full 2011 tour exemptions.
“Any time you enter a competition and come out on top, you feel pretty good,” said Song, of Seoul, South Korea, who makes her home in Orlando, Florida.– With AP reports