SEOUL, March 30 (AJP) - Golfer Kim Hyo-joo won the LPGA Tour's Ford Championship in the U.S. on Sunday, defending her title.
In the tournament's third and final round at Whirlwind Golf Club in Arizona, Kim shot a 3-under 69, finishing at 28-under 260 to edge out U.S. golfer Nelly Korda by two strokes. Korda closed the tournament at 26-under 262.
It was Kim's ninth career LPGA title and her second consecutive LPGA Tour victory, following her win at the Fortinet Founders Cup in Menlo Park, California the previous week, bringing her career total to nine wins.
Kim Hyo-joo became the first player to record two victories this season, achieving the feat in the first six LPGA events of the year. She is also the first South Korean to post multiple wins in a season since compatriot Ko Jin-young in 2023, when Ko captured five titles.
Kim's victory follows Lee Mi-hyang's win at the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, China, earlier this month, marking the first time since 2019 that South Korean players have won three consecutive LPGA Tour events.
Meanwhile, other South Korean players also posted strong finishes, with Chun In-gee finishing fifth and Yoon I-na tied for sixth.
In the tournament's third and final round at Whirlwind Golf Club in Arizona, Kim shot a 3-under 69, finishing at 28-under 260 to edge out U.S. golfer Nelly Korda by two strokes. Korda closed the tournament at 26-under 262.
It was Kim's ninth career LPGA title and her second consecutive LPGA Tour victory, following her win at the Fortinet Founders Cup in Menlo Park, California the previous week, bringing her career total to nine wins.
Kim Hyo-joo became the first player to record two victories this season, achieving the feat in the first six LPGA events of the year. She is also the first South Korean to post multiple wins in a season since compatriot Ko Jin-young in 2023, when Ko captured five titles.
Kim's victory follows Lee Mi-hyang's win at the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, China, earlier this month, marking the first time since 2019 that South Korean players have won three consecutive LPGA Tour events.
Meanwhile, other South Korean players also posted strong finishes, with Chun In-gee finishing fifth and Yoon I-na tied for sixth.
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