BIANCA Pagdanganan failed to make a strong finish in the US Women’s Open, limping with a woeful 11-over 82 to wind up 68th overall on Monday in Southern Pines North Carolina.
Ms. Pagdanganan, who was at four-over through 54 holes, struggled in the final charge with a 38-44 card marred by a pair of double bogeys and eight bogeys against a single birdie.
The 24-year-old Ms. Pagdanganan finished the $10-million major tournament at 15-over 299 to place third-to-the-last among 60 parbusters who survived the halfway cut.
Ms. Pagdanganan, the last Filipino standing after the early exit of 2021 champion Yuka Saso and Dottie Ardina, went home with $19,780 (around P1.046 million).
Australian Minjee Lee succeeded Ms. Saso as the US Open queen after finishing on a 72-hole event record of 12-under 271. Lee matched par in Round 4 to seal a four-stroke victory over American Mina Harigae (72 for 275).
The power-hitting Ms. Pagdanganan was hoping to sustain the charge after climbing to 46th in the third round.
However, three successive bogeys to start the day set the tone for the horrific outing. She yielded one more stroke on No. 3 then birdied the eighth before closing with two double bogeys and four more bogeys.
Stats showed Ms. Pagdanganan driving to an average of 258 yards, missing five fairways and 10 greens and needing 36 putts. — Olmin Leyba