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"No matter what they say, I believe": Chun In-gee won the third major in the Women's PGA Championship

(CNN)Chun In-gee will play a women'sPGAchampionship and her third major in Maryland on Sunday. I got it with a wire. -to-wire Victory, but not without the drama on the final day.

The 33rd-ranked Korean in the world leads the front and sets a new course record thanks to therecord-breaking opening roundat the Congressional Country Club. After that, I extended my advantage to 6. Stroke in the middle of Friday.
StillWeekend drop-offis that the 27-year-old lead has shrunk to 3 for Sunday's championship, chasing Lexi Thompson in the final three holes. I noticed. After finishing the opening round of 10 shots behind Chung, the Americans held a two-shot lead in seven holes to play.

Chung, who has been bogey four times in her miserable front nine, admitted that she was under pressure for her first major match in six years.

"I want to tell the truth, I couldn't control all my pressure," she told reporters.

"I'm sticking to my game plan and I believe I have a chance in the back nine, so I try to stay there."

And Chun 16 She did her best as she gathered from the day to the last 6 holes with 5 pars and an important birdie, finishing with 3 overs and 5 unders overall that day.

Meanwhile, Thompson closed five holes and shot three bogies, finishing at the same level as Australia'sMinjiri, one stroke before Chung, giving him a title slip grip. confirmed. The second.

Champion at the 2015 US Women's Open and the Evian Championship a year later, this victory is without Chun's four-year victory, with the final LPGA Tour victory at the LPGAKEB Hana Bank Championship. Marking the end of the run

Also, her claim was double the prizes of last year's event, $ 1.35 million in the $ 9 million wallet, which is the record for the Women's PGA Championship.

'I always said my depression was getting better'

At an emotional press conference, Chun said the difficulties she said Looking back on the culmination of her four-year journey, she faced a call for retirement.

"When I was in a slump, some people said,'Insie, your game isn't good right now and you should retire,'" she said.

"But no matter what they say, I believe I can win again. I'm very proud now."

Last week, her Talking to her sister, Chun admitted that she had a hard time "seeing the goal" and was thinking of leaving the United States. But when her brother advised her to stop playing golf to prioritize her, Chun realized she wasn't ready to leave.

"I've always said that my depression is improving, so I think this victory feels really special," Chun said.

"I really cried [I talked to her sister] ... When I heard her, I was still spirited and wanted to play golf.

"I am very happy to win after that happens. I would like to continue to say," I am very proud of myself. "

"That's why I thank everyone who believed in me and didn't give up."

US Open Champion Lee, who slightly missed the second major in the same month, said. I believe that victory will bring Chung a "great increase in self-confidence."

"I think she experienced some difficulties here and there," Lee told reporters.

"So I think she's really, really happy and grateful to everyone around me."