Meadow finished in eighth place after a final round of 69.
BAILEY TARDY SHOT a superb seven-under-par 65 to sweep to her maiden tour victory at the Blue Bay LPGA in China by four strokes on Sunday, as Stephanie Meadow achieved a top-10 finish.
An eagle-three at the eighth ignited her round and six further birdies against a lone bogey saw her stretch away from an elite field in the $2.2 million event.Meadow maintained her top-10 position through the tournament, finishing on 11-under after a final round of 69 to finish in eighth place. Her front nine was mixed, starting with a bogey on the first followed by two more on the sixth and ninth to leave her on seven-under at the turn.
Schmelzel finished second on 15-under after a final round of 69, one stroke ahead of Japan’s Ayaka Furue who had a bogey-free 65 to finish. Third-ranked Boutier needed to finish solo third or better on Sunday at the Jian Lake Blue Bay course on Hainan Island but a final round 68 gave her only a share of 12th on eight-under.