Near-Flawless Final Round Gives Jutanugarn LPGA Victory at Portland Classic

Near-Flawless Final Round Gives Jutanugarn LPGA Victory at Portland Classic
Moriya Jutanugarn prepares to tee off on the first hole during the final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship in Gold Canyon, Az., on March 26, 2023. Alex Gould/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
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Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn birdied four of her last seven holes to pull away from the field and win the Portland Classic LPGA event on Sunday in Oregon.

Jutanugarn shot a final-round, 6–under–par 66 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, with her only bogey of the entire tournament coming on the 72nd hole. At 22–under 266, she finished two strokes ahead of Angel Yin (69), Russia’s Nataliya Guseva (68), and South Korea’s Narin An (66).