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Kirk entered the final round leading by four shots, set up by her superb nine-under-par 63 in the second round. "I saw I got within one at one stage, and then I looked again, and she was back to three ahead. Pretty fun finish there, I knew I had to make it".
"Everything was clicking, and then my brother is cool to caddie for me", Green said. She is at 10 under for the tournament along with Germany's Sandra Gal, who had six birdies through 13 holes when play was suspended.
The 35-year-old Australian sits at 20-under 196 as she aims for her third career LPGA title in the final test before next week's US Women's Open. Kang, Ryu, Lydia Ko and Lexi Thompson are among those taking the week off before the U.S. Women's Open next week at Trump International in New Jersey.
"Winning out here is hard, and it's a lot harder than when I first did it, that's for sure", Kirk said.
"I've just got an fantastic team behind me, my husband has been 100 per cent supportive the whole time". "My husband has been 100 per cent supportive the whole time", she said. "I can't put it into words, it's just a great feeling".
Kirk earned $300,000 and secured a spot next week in the U.S. Women's Open.
Johannesburg's Buhai rolled in the last of her five birdies in a bogey-free 67 at the 18th and finished alone in second on 267.
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"We both played great this week", Buhai said about Kirk.
Buhai was the biggest threat, playing in the same group and just a shot back as they stood on the 18 tee.
The LPGA Tour record for 72 holes is 27 under, set by Annika Sorenstam in the 2001 Standard Register Ping in Phoenix and matched by Sei Young Kim past year in the Founders Cup, also in Phoenix. "I'm very looking forward to next week, so exciting". Undaunted, Kirk stepped up, hitting a gorgeous short iron shot at the par-four 18 hole that might have closed the deal right there.
PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland (AP) - Jon Rahm won the Irish Open by six strokes with a tournament-score, shooting a 7-under 65 in a final round marked by two eagles and a rules controversy. Before this event, she's only had three rounds under par this year, which makes her four sub-par rounds in Wisconsin all the more impressive. That second-round 63 included a blistering 29 on the back nine.
Rahm avoided being handed a two-shot penalty for replacing his ball incorrectly on the sixth green, following email and calls from TV viewers.
On Saturday, Kirk shot a 7-under 65 to take a four-stroke lead.
The victor of the PGA Tour's 2014 Puerto Rico Open, the 30-year-old Hadley finished with a tournament-record 23-under 265 total on Peek'n Peak's Upper Course.
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