MANILA, Philippines — Princess Superal showed great poise against the big guns to capture the Asia Pacific Cup individual crown in Jakarta yesterday.
Superal delivered the big punch early – a three-birdie blitz from No. 2 that knocked her three rivals – world No. 4 Lydia Ko, No. 8 Hyo Joo Kim and No. 46 So Yeon Ryu – off the title chase at the softened Pondok Indah course.
The ICTSI-backed ace, ranked No. 924 in the world, ruled the inaugural $750,000 championship with a solid 67, and beat Ryu, an eight-time LPGA Tour winner, including the 2011 US Women’s Open and the 2017 Chevron Championship, by three on a brilliant 12-under 204 total spiked by an opening bogey-free 66.
She won the $100,000 (P5.5 million) purse, doubling her earnings in a six-year pro career spiked by a number of victories on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour.