Bronte Law burnishes Solheim Cup chances with blistering run into a play

Bronte Law’s remarkable resurrection on Sunday night was not quite enough to deliver her first LPGA Tour victory, but the Englishwoman’s best performance as a professional has brought a Solheim Cup debut into tantalising focus.

The 24-year-old started the final round of the Mediheal Championship in 20th position on level par and was simply playing for a commendable finish at Lake Merced just south of San Francisco. But five birdies in six holes from the seventh made her raise her ambitions somewhat and then an eagle on the par-five 15th thrust her into giddying contention. 

Law was soon joined in the clubhouse on seven-under by Lee6 Jeong-eun and then had a long wait to see if overnight leader, another Korean Kim Sei-young, could better the total. And despite a 75 in which her game unravelled, Kim courageously birdied the 18th to make the shootout and then birdied the first extra hole for an eighth LPGA crown.

To have come so close to what would have been a record Tour comeback was understandably galling for Law, but the fact she had a booked a flight back to her Arizona home before the final group was due to finish showed how unexpected this  was.