This is the first time the 24-year-old Canadian has won in about a year; her last win was at the 2021 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open. Since that win, she’s made two big changes in her game. One was forced.
During the LPGA’s off-season, Kang made a point of working on her cold-weather game, in part because she wants to contend at an AIG Women’s British Open.
The structure is not there this year, which will force longer hitters, at least, to decide between laying up short of the water or going for the green in two and running the risk of the ball reaching the penalty area.
Unfortunately for the rest of the field, after points leader Ariya Jutanugarn’s pre-tournament press conference, it sounds like she is prepared for the season’s final moment.