The 2026 Shengbao Women's Open was held in the final round today at Nanyi Golf and Country Club. 16-year-old Lin Jieen took advantage of the score difference accumulated in the two rounds. The first 9 holes of this round were not over before the round was further improved to 10 under par, although there was little Bodie in the morning. He made a profit, and was in crisis on the 15th and 16th holes. He suffered double bogeys and bogeys in succession, but still maintained the huge lead he had created previously. He finally surrendered 73 strokes and won the first professional Open championship in his amateur career with 207 strokes in three rounds, and also won the best amateur award this year.
Lin Jieen delivered perfect results without bogeys in the first two rounds and took a 4-stroke lead. Today, she scored 1 birdie and 1 bogey in the first 9 holes, and then scored 3 more birdies after the turn. However, she made bogeys on the 13th and 16th holes, and a double bogey on the 15th hole. Fortunately, she established a sufficient lead in front of her, and finally paid off the card with 73, and still successfully won the championship by 5 strokes.
Being able to make significant progress this year and win the championship for the fourth time in this tournament, Lin Jieen said: "Today's driving, short game and putting were not as good as in the previous two rounds. The wood was not good, and the subsequent shots were not very smooth. For example, on the 7th hole, I tried to hit a right hook off the tee, but my posture ran away, causing the ball to deviate from the fairway; Because I hit the ball too low on the first two days, I deliberately tried to improve the trajectory today, but the effect was not very satisfactory. After hitting the bunker on the 15th hole, I did not play well, and there was a 3-putt on the next par-4 hole, so a lot of strokes were wasted. On the contrary, today's iron shots were particularly good, and they were very close to the hole after hitting the green, such as Par. 4 I hit the second shot very accurately on the 2nd hole, and the first putt was only 3 yards away from the hole. Unfortunately, I couldn’t even make the short putt because of a bad putter.”
At the award ceremony after the game, Lin Jieen shared the joy of victory: "This year 2026 is the most important year in my life. I entered the U.S. Women's Open for the first time in June, and won the professional championship for the first time today. I am grateful to many people along the way, like Chairman Huang Bixun who also taught me how to play. I am grateful to the Taichung City Sports Bureau for assisting us during our most difficult time. I am also grateful to my sponsors Fusheng Applied Technology and the General Assembly for their full support in pursuing my dream!"
Lin Jieen mentioned, "I am very grateful to the Xingnong Course and Mr. Yang in the sky who trained me first, and to the current training courses Taichung International Course and National Golf Course! Finally, I would like to thank Shenbao Enterprises and the TLPGA for co-organizing the Shenbao Women's Open, and thank you again to the Nanyi Course, which is a very beautiful course. Last week, General Manager Cai took care of us to practice the course and carefully planned the strategy, so that we could win this championship. Finally, thank you to my dad for taking me to practice all the way, and give all glory to the Lord!"
Taiwanese female players Zhang Ya-Chun, Chen Yu-ru and Thai player Pattamavati worked hard to catch up in the second half of the game. The three of them paid 72, 69 and 72 respectively, and finally tied for second place with a total score of 212. Since Lin Jieen was unable to receive the championship bonus due to amateur qualification, the 1.56 million yuan combined with the second-place bonus was divided evenly among the tied second-place professional players after the game.
