Lilia Vu rallies to win in Florida, closes in on LPGA player of the year

Lilia Vu seized momentum early with three birdies and closed with a 4-under 66 to win The Annika on Sunday for her fourth victory of the year, which allowed the American to regain the No. 1 ranking and close in on LPGA player of the year.

Vu started the final round at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., three shots behind Emily Kristine Pedersen, opened with three birdies in six holes and then pulled away with crisp approach shots that set up back-to-back birdies to pull away.

Vu came into the tournament a mere three points behind another four-time winner, Celine Boutier, in the race for the points-based LPGA player of the year. Boutier missed the cut this weekend. Vu is now 27 points ahead going into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

Boutier's only chance is to win next week and have Vu finish eighth or worse.

ANOTHER ONE ☝️<br><br>That makes it FOUR trophies for <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLiliaVu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheLiliaVu</a> in 2023