Burnett Taking Positives From Runner-Up Finish
While Katie Burnett didn’t take home the trophy at the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY she was still pleased with how she played sleeping on the 54-hole lead for the first time in her career.
“I don’t necessarily feel like I lost the tournament,” Burnett admitted. “I feel like Minjee just won it. 8-under, I mean, that’s pretty solid.”
Playing in the final group for the first time in her career, Burnett fired a two-under 70 to post the best finish of her LPGA career.
“I had a lot of things to fall back on,” Burnett said. “I didn’t hit it great really all week, but I still scored. Again today I didn’t hit it that great but still made some putts coming in. Could have made a few more, but that’s how golf goes.”
The Georgia native will now head on to San Francisco for the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic with an extra dose of confidence.
“You know, it means everything is heading in the right direction and that my coach and I, during the off-season, and my fitness coach, we were all working in the right direction and making progress basically to play better.”
Numbers To Know
5 - Minjee Lee becomes the fifth player in LPGA history to have multiple wins before her 20th birthday
22 - After needing 32 putts during her third round, Minjee Lee only needed 22 putts during her final round 64
7 - Brooke Henderson finished T10 and now has seven consecutive top-10 finishes
T2 - The second place finish is the best of Katie Burnett’s career, besting her tie for ninth at the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY in 2014
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