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The victory was the second at the tournament in three years
for Park, who played the last 18 holes bogey-free.
“I love this golf course. It really suits my eye,” she told
reporters of the TPC Las Colinas in Irving. "I love to come here
and play.
"The crowds here, the atmosphere is great, so I love to come to
Texas."
Park, the second-ranked player in the world entering the
tournament, earned her second victory of the season to join
compatriot Kim Sei-young and New Zealand's world number one
Lydia Ko with multiple LPGA victories this season.
South Korea's Park Hee-young and American Cristie Kerr shot
matching 66s to finish tied for second while Thompson finished
at 11-under alongside Sweden's Maria McBride.
"(Park) just played a little bit more consistently than me this
week ... and I had an even par round, which didn’t help my
cause, but I can’t complain,” Kerr said.
Canadian Brooke Henderson, the 17-year-old non-Tour member who
has played her way into contention the past two weeks, managed
only a two-over 73 to finish tied for 13th at six-under.
Ko experienced a rare off week and narrowly made the cut,
ultimately finishing the tournament at even par.
(Reporting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles, editing by Gene
Cherry/Peter Rutherford)
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