South Korea's Jenny Shin holds on to beat Kim A-lim to women's Scottish Open title

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shin-jenny/6cvKHeCC/"]Shin[/a] hit three bogeys on the front nine in a three-over-par 75 to finish on nine under.[/p][p]But that still left her two shots in front of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kim-a-lim/C0Ix5VM2/"]Kim[/a], who carded an impressive 68, with Thailand's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anannarukarn-pajaree/fsRrDDk1/"]Pajaree Anannarukarn[/a] a further two strokes behind in third place[/p][p]Shin made three successive bogeys from the sixth to the eighth but restored her fortunes with two birdies after the turn.[/p][embed guid="0778c14f-05af-4a4b-94d9-6d5047612617" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2081450730016145815" social-type="twitter" /][p]She also dropped shots on the 16th and 18th but by then Shin was safely clear as she completed a wire-to-wire win.[/p][p]This was Shin's first title in more than a decade and only her second on the LPGA Tour in 368 attempts, with the 33-year-old in tears after her final putt dropped on the 18th hole.[/p][p][b]"My first one didn't really feel like a win at the time," [/b]said Shin, whose maiden title came at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in 2016.[/p][p][b]"I didn't feel like I deserved it. It felt very accidental.[/b][/p][p][b]"But this one definitely feels a lot different. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it."[/b][/p][p]Only 10 players broke par after four rounds, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korda-nelly/4OpkdK7D/"]Nelly Korda[/a] of the United States, who has won two of the four majors played this year, finishing on two over for a share of 16th place after a round of 69.[/p][embed guid="601e810a-6175-4caa-b3a5-9d9c581ef612" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2081432359107481724" social-type="twitter" /][p]The final major of the year - the women's golf circuit has five compared to four for their male counterparts - starts on Thursday, when the Women's British Open gets underway at Royal Lytham and St Annes in northwest England.[/p][p][b]"We experienced everything this week - sunshine, a little bit of warmth, and sideways rain, gusty winds, but that's a given out here," [/b]said Korda.[/p][p][b]"So (I am) just trying to get into the mindset for next week. There's so many things that are going on during your shot that you really have to stay committed."[/b][/p]