South Korean rookie golfer Shin Ji-yai failed to receive the LPGA Player of the Year award by finishing eighth at the LPGA Tour Championship in Houston, Texas, Monday.
The 21-year-old lost the honor to Lorena Ochoa by one point as the Mexican golfer finished second at the season-ending LPGA championship, according to Yonhap News Agency.
Shin, who already clinched the Rookie of the Year award, was taking the lead at the Player of the Year award race over Ochoa by eight points before the Houston tour. She aimed to become the first woman player to take both prizes since Nancy Lopez in 1978.
Shin, who also topped the official money list, hit six under 210 and ranked eighth at the match that had lingered for two days due to rain, while Ochoa finished second with 11 under 205.
Ochoa clinched the award for the fourth straight year with a total of 160 points, nudging her contender Shin by one point.
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