Rookie sensation Ingrid Lindblad has broken through for her maiden LPGA Tour win as Australian stars Minjee Lee and Hannah Green tuned up nicely for golf's first women's major of the year.
Lindblad converted a three-way share of the third-round lead into a nailbiting one-shot victory at the LA Championship with a closing four-under-par 68 on Sunday (Monday AEST).
The 25-year-old former world amateur No.1 prevailed after fellow tour rookie Akie Iwai bogeyed the last hole trying to match Lindblad's 21-under total to force a playoff.