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First win for Duncan after 12 years & 222 attempts

First win for Duncan after 12 years & 222 attempts

American Lindy Duncan wins The Annika for her first LPGA Tour title after playing in 222 events over 12 years.

-16 L Duncan (US); -14 HJ Choi (Kor); -13 Y Yoshida (Jap), H Ryu (Kor); -12 J Lopez Ramirez (Spa); -11 G Lopez (Mex); -10 N Korda (US)

Selected others: -8 L Woad (Eng); -4 L Maguire (Ire), C Hull (Eng); +9 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng); +17 M Rhodes (Eng)

American Lindy Duncan was left "completely shocked" after winning her first LPGA Tour title at the 222nd time of asking.

The 35-year-old started Sunday's final round of The Annika with a one-shot lead and two late birdies saw her claim victory.

Duncan, who joined the tour in 2014, had only enjoyed one top-10 finish this season.

But her three-under-par 67 saw her finish on 16 under at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, two shots clear of her nearest challenger, South Korea's Choi Hye-jin .

"I got so many people to thank that believed in me when I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep playing or if I was good enough to keep playing," Duncan said followng her win.

Duncan was tied for the lead with Choi with two holes left to play before her late heroics.

"Coming into today I kind of thought, 'No matter what happens I learned a huge lesson,' and hopefully I can take that forward with me," Duncan said.

In brief

-16 L Duncan (US); -14 HJ Choi (Kor); -13 Y Yoshida (Jap), H Ryu (Kor); -12 J Lopez Ramirez (Spa); -11 G Lopez (Mex); -10 N Korda (US) Selected others: -8 L Woad (Eng); -4 L Maguire (Ire), C Hull (Eng); +9 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng); +17 M Rhodes (Eng) American Lindy Duncan was left "completely shocked" after winning her first LPGA Tour title at the 222nd time of asking.

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