Kang holds on for one-shot win at Drive On Championship

New York - The final round at drizzly Inverness Club began with Kang, Boutier, and Britain's Jodi Ewart Shadoff all sharing the lead and ended in sunshine with the American on top

Danielle Kang held her nerve to claim a one shot victory over France's Celine Boutier at the Drive On Championship on Sunday, as the LPGA Tour made a dramatic return from a near six-month COVID-19 shutdown.
The final round at drizzly Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio began with Kang, Boutier, and Britain's Jodi Ewart Shadoff all sharing the lead and ended in sunshine with the American on top after carding a two-under 70.
Tough scoring all week at the iconic Inverness Club, which has hosted four U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships, saw only four players finish under par, Kang's six-under 209 total enough to earn the world number four her a fourth career LPGA Tour title.
Boutier mounted a back nine charge but stalled over the closing holes signing for a one-under 71 for a runner-up total of 210 followed by Australia's Minjee Lee, who birdied three of her final four holes for a 70 to sit alone in third on 212 three back of the winner.
"I knew where I was standing with three holes left and I wanted to know where I was on the final hole stretch," said Kang. "You have to respect the golf course and that's what I tried to do even the little putts I didn't take for granted."