South Korean So Yeon Ryu wins World Ladies Championship

South Korean player So Yeon Ryu celebrates after winning the World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills in Haikou, Hainan province, March 15, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

South Korean player and world No 8 So Yeon Ryu won the World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou in China after 3 rounds of competition and the final on Sunday. Her compatriot and world No 2 Inbee Park secured the second place, and China's Janet Lin Xiyu jointly took the third with Norway's world No 5 Suzann Pettersen.

So Yean Ryu shot a 13-under-par won the game and claimed bonus of $75,000.

Park, who won the event last year, lost the game for a hit 12-under-par, one stroke behind So Yeon Ryu. Meanwhile, China's Janet Lin Xiyu and Norway's Suzann Pettersen shot 10-under-par gross 282, three strokes behind the winner, taking in the third spot.

The World Ladies Championship, co-organized by the Ladies European Tour and the China LPGA Tour, was held at Haikou Mission Hills in China from March 12 to 15.