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Alexa Pano won the ISPS Handa World Invitational on the third hole of a playoff over Gabriella Cowley. Esther Henseleit was also in the playoff, but was eliminated after the first hole. Pano shot a final round 6-under 66 to win her first LPGA event on her 19th birthday.
Not a big deal at all 🤯@alexapanogolf's birdie puts her in the lead with one to play! pic.twitter.com/jfWz7r5xsV
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 20, 2023
Three playoff holes later…@alexapanogolf wins the
@World_Inv_Golf
on her 19th birthday for her first career LPGA victory! 🏆🎂 pic.twitter.com/x8MiBo0xkn— LPGA (@LPGA) August 20, 2023
“I’ve been saying I really want to win this event because it was on my birthday!” 🎂@alexapanogolf becomes the youngest LET and LPGA winner of the season at 19 years and 0 days old 🏆#RaiseOurGame | #WorldInvitational pic.twitter.com/evLzyCcSoP
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 20, 2023
In the LPGA Golf Pool, William Coward, Brett Schooley, and Aiden Kleer were tied for the best week with 15 points.
Points for ISPS Handa World Invitational
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa Pano | 15 |
| 2 | Esther Henseleit | 10 |
| 2 | Gabriella Cowley | 10 |
| 4 | Ryann O'Toole | 8 |
| 5 | Olivia Cowan | 7 |
| 6 | Azahara Munoz | 6 |
| 6 | Diksha Dagar | 6 |
| 8 | Peiyun Chien | 4 |
| 9 | Kim Metraux | 3 |
| 10 | Wichanee Meechai | 2 |
| 10 | Noora Komulainen | 2 |
| 10 | Chloe Williams | 2 |
Here are the final round highlights from the LPGA’s Youtube page: