Late on Sunday, the cheers on the rowdy par-3 17th rang a little different after Lauren Coughlin hit the shot of the day. Chants of U-S-A filled the air in Calgary as Coughlin set up the birdie putt that would forever change her golf career. In her 101st LPGA start, Coughlin stepped into the winner’s circle at the CPKC Women’s Open.
Just two weeks after coming up short at the Amundi Evian Championship, the 31-year-old journeywoman was chugging champagne from the bottle on the 18th green at Earl Grey Golf Club.
“I don’t even really know how to describe it,” said Coughlin, who took a $350,000 first-place prize. “You know, I think I’ve had people believe in me for a really long time, and I wouldn’t be here without their push and love.”
Here are five things to know from the 50th edition of the CPKC: