MIDLAND, MICHIGAN - JULY 16: Kelly Tan of Malaysia plays her shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club on July 16, 2022 in Midland, Michigan. Dylan Buell/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
PETALING JAYA: Kelly Tan earned big cheers for Malaysian golf when she finished runner-up with best friend Matilda Castren of Finland in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan.
Kelly and Castren shot a seven-under 63 to finish the LPGA's only team tournament with a four-day total of 22-under 257 at Midland Country Club on Saturday.
However, they lost out by just a single stroke after Americans Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol closed with a five-under 65 in the better-ball play format, waiting out a delay of almost two hours because of lightning while they were on the 13th hole.
Knight-Szokol managed to edge Kelly-Castren with their total of 23-under 257.
Kelly thus equalled her best career finish in the LPGA Tour as she was also runner-up with Castren in the tournament last year.
Kelly-Castren held the first round with a six-under 64 but slipped to second despite a stunning second round of seven-under 63.
Kelly-Castren remained on the hunt going into the final round with a two-under 68 as Knight-Szokol moved to the top after an impressive eight-under 62.
