NORTON — Miranda Wang was crowned the winner of the second-annual FM Championship on Sunday night at TPC Boston.
The LPGA rookie’s 2-under day led to a 20-under tournament en route to her first Tour championship win. Wang narrowly defeated Jeeno Thitikul — the No. 1 ranked women’s golfer in the world — who carded 19-under.
Thitikul and Wang were neck-and-neck all day. Thitikul bogeyed on 17 then hit for par on the 18th hole and needed Wang to bogey to force a playoff.
But Wang also shot for par leading to a champagne shower and loud cheers from the crowd.
Wang was the sole leader going into the final round with a three-stroke lead over second-place Rose Zhang and Sei Young Kim.
Zhang, who’s been good friends with Wang since junior golf, finished tied for fifth with 15-under after sh