Stark claims third LET title and will get LPGA Tour membership | LPGA

BALLYMENA, Northern Eire (AP) – Maja Stark of Sweden closed with a 10-under 63 on Sunday and gained the ISPS Handa World Invitational for her third victory this 12 months on the Women European Tour, and this one with a further perk.

The event is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, giving the previous Oklahoma State star entry to affix the LPGA.

Stark began the ultimate spherical two photographs behind Amanda Doherty and rapidly seized management with a 31 on the entrance 9 at Galgorm Fort. She had 9 birdies by 14 holes and turned a good race right into a rout.

Stark completed at 20-under 271, 5 photographs away from Allisen Corpuz, who closed with a 68.

The event was held at Galgorm Fort and Massereene, performed concurrently with an official European tour occasion. The women and men competed individually however for a similar prize fund, with Stark gathering a career-high $225,000 from the $1.5 million purse.

Stark gained two instances on the LET late final 12 months. She was runner-up (and low feminine) within the Asian Blended Stableford, after which captured the Ladies’s New South Wales Open and the Amundi German Masters.

The 22-year-old Swede had the choice of taking fast LPGA membership or ready till 2023 for her rookie 12 months. The LPGA Tour has 9 tournaments left on its schedule earlier than the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November.