Lauren Coughlin pulled away with superb putting and closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday, her second LPGA title this summer, to secure a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team.
Coughlin, who won the CPKC Women’s Open in Canada three weeks ago, recovered from a pair of early bogeys to move ahead of Megan Khang on the front nine and Esther Henseleit of Germany on the back nine at Dundonald Links.
The 31-year-old American one-putted the final seven holes on a chilly day along the Ayrshire Coast, none more devastating to Henseleit than the 16th hole. Coughlin was leading by three and in trouble in a bunker. She blasted out to 20 feet and holed the par putt.
Coughlin also saved par from just off the green on the 17th and polished off her performance with a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th.
“I think if you would have told me [of her future wins] — I mean let alone at the beginning of this year but probably the beginning of last year — I probably wouldn’t believe you at all that this is what I’ve just done,” she said. “But it’s incredible, and I think it just shows how hard I’ve worked to get here and it’s … amazing.”
Coughlin finished at 15-under 273, four shots ahead of Henseleit (70). It was the second straight runner-up…
