Joo Soo-bin blows 4-shot lead in bid for maiden LPGA win

Joo Soo-bin of South Korea plays her shot from the second tee during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern 2026 at Seaview Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey, May 31. AFP-Yonhap

Joo Soo-bin blows 4-shot lead in bid for maiden LPGA win. Joo Soo-bin has blown a big final-round lead in her pursuit of her maiden LPGA title, settling for her first top-five finish instead. Joo ended in a four-way tie for fourth place at the ShopRite LPGA at Seaview Hotel & Golf Club's Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time) after carding a two-over 73 for a three-round total of six-under 207. Joo finished three shots back of the champion, Celine Boutier of France, who shot a five-under 66 to win this tournament for the second time. Joo, who joined the LPGA Tour in 2023, entered the final round of this 54-hole event holding a four-stroke lead over five players, including Boutier. The 22-year-old South Korean began her title chase with a birdie on the first hole, but bogeys at the fourth and the eighth left the doors o...