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KARUIZAWA, Japan (AP) — Minjee Lee shot a 7-under 65 in her last amateur round and Su Oh had a 66 in Australia's record comeback victory Saturday in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship.
Seven strokes behind leader Canada entering the day, Australia took the lead through six holes and finished at 29-under 547 for a two-stroke victory. Shelly Shin had a 74 for Australia, with only the top two scores each day counting in the team total.
Lee turned professional Monday and will play in the Evian Championship next week in France.
Australia's 72-hole total of 547 was a stroke off South Korea's 2010 record and the final-round 131 was the second-best in tournament history.
The seven-shot comeback broke the tournament record of three set by Australia in 2002 in Malaysia. Australia also won the biennial event in 1978.
Canada was second at 27 under, with 16-year-old Brooke Henderson winning the individual title at 19-under 269. Lee was second, three strokes back.
Henderson closed with a 68 to break the individual record of 274 set by Lydia Ko in 2012.
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