Somehow, someway, is an again. Vu, the second-best player in the world behind , has battled a back injury for most of the season. She even missed the two weeks ago, and had to in April because of her back.
But Vu overcame that ailment—and an eight-shot deficit on Sunday—to win the Meijer LPGA Classic in thrilling fashion. Vu carded a 7-under 65 to climb up the leaderboard on Sunday, as she finished at 16-under-par, putting her in a tie with Lexi Thompson and Grace Kim after 72 holes. The trio needed three holes to determine the winner, but in the end, Vu made a birdie putt on the third playoff hole to seal the deal.
“I wasn’t thinking about winning,” Vu said. “This was the one day I was playing really well. Felt really good with my swing.
Coming back from an injury, I was a little up in the air, not knowing my swing, and I felt like I didn’t know where my arms were if I wasn’t tight. I was just trying to make contact today. That’s it.
” Lilia getting realllll good at filming these Like Vu, Thompson came from behind to get into the playoff. She fired a 4-under 68 on Sunday, while Kim, the 54-hole leader, carded a 1-over 73 on Sunday to fall back to the field. After all three ladies made birdies on the first two extra holes, they walked over to the par-5 4th.
After each player found the green in regulation, Thompson and Kim missed their putts to extend the playoff while Vu birdie putt for the win. Her first start back after an injury and she's walking off the.
