SANYA, China — Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese player.

Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA's Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese golfer. The 21-year-old Takeda finished at 17-under 271 for the four rounds on China's southern island of Hainan.

Takeda is the second first-time winner this season, joining Yealimi Noh, who earned her first LPGA win at the Founders Cup. With the victory, Takeda takes home $350,000 from the $2.5 million purse.