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Irvine (Scotland), Aug 18 (AP) Lauren Coughlin pulled away with superb putting and closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday, her second LPGA title this summer, to secure a spot on the US Solheim Cup team.<\/p>\n
Coughlin, who won the CPKC Women’s Open in Canada three weeks ago, recovered from a pair of early bogeys to move ahead of Megan Khang on the front nine and Esther Henseleit of Germany on the back nine at Dundonald Links.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old American one-putted the final seven holes on a chilly day along the Ayrshire Coast, none more devastating to Henseleit than the 16th hole. Coughlin was leading by three and in trouble in a bunker. She blasted out to 20 feet and holed the par putt.<\/p>\n
She also saved par from just off the green on the 17th, and then polished off her performance with a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th.<\/p>\n
Coughlin finished at 15-under 273, four shots ahead of Henseleit (70). It was the second straight runner-up finish for Henseleit, coming off her Olympic silver medal in th Paris Games.<\/p>\n
Coughlin, who played college golf at Virginia, earned enough Solheim Cup points to lock up one of the six automatic spots for the Sept. 13-15 matches at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. It will be her Solheim Cup debut.<\/p>\n
Khang was tied with Coughlin through five holes, but didn’t make another birdie and had two bogeys to finish with a 74. The American tied for third with Ayaka Furue of Japan, who shot a 68.<\/p>\n
Charley Hull of England started with two bogeys in three holes and was never a factor, closing with a 73 to finish fifth, seven shots behind.<\/p>\n
The women now head across Scotland for the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, the final major championship of the year.<\/p>\n
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