BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) – 17-year-old Xiaowen Yin secured her first professional win at the Epson Tour’s FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship after defeating Gina Kim in a one-hole playoff on Sunday afternoon at the Battle Creek Country Club.
It was the first playoff in the nine years of the tournament.
Yin shared the lead throughout all three rounds and didn’t pull away for the win until making a massive 11-foot par putt on the first playoff hole. Kim then missed a sharp breaking four foot putt for par which gave Yin the victory.
Yin shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday.
Three players tied for third. Rachel Rohanna, Grace Kim and Laura Wearn finished at 11-under.
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