Trailing Inbee Park by four shots with 18 holes to play, I.K. Kim knew the situation she faced. Even though she tried not to think about it.
“It’s difficult because you know what you have to do, but you can’t really avoid how many shots I’m behind and things like that. So it’s difficult,” Kim said. “If I putted a little better this week, I think I could have pushed her a little bit more.”
Kim matched Park’s final-round 74, but since she started four back, she finished four back. Still, it was enough to give her a solo second-place finish, her best finish at the US Women’s Open and the fifth time she’s had a top 10 at this tournament. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
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