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Agence France-Presse

South Korea’s Ko Jin-young completed a wire-to-wire victory on Sunday to defend her LPGA Founders Cup title and match Annika Sorenstam’s record for consecutive sub-70 rounds.
World number two Ko fired a five-under par 66 to finish on 18-under 266 after 72 holes at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey.
“I tried to do my best this week and I did,” Ko said.
Germany’s Carolina Masson finished second on 270 after a closing 64, one off her career-low round, with American Elizabeth Szokol third on 273, one ahead of South Korean Lee6 Jeong-eun and reigning US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso of the Philippines.
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Ko, who matched her LPGA career-low round with an opening 63, captured her 10th career LPGA title and third of the year after taking the Volunteers of America Classic in July and last month’s Portland Classic.
A week after settling for a disappointing runner-up finish at the LPGA ShopRite Classic, Ko became the fifth South Korean player to reach double-digit LPGA titles.

“I was really sad last week. Last week on Sunday wasn’t good play,” Ko said. “It was very different today. The back nine this week, it was huge.”
Ko’s only major titles came in 2019 when she captured the ANA Inspiration and the Evian Championship in France.
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Slogging through heavy rain that caused puddling over the final holes, Ko delivered her 14th consecutive round in the 60s to equal the LPGA one-season record run set in 2005 by Sweden’s Sorenstam.
The 26-year-old from Seoul will try to break the mark when she tees off again October 21 in the BMW Ladies Championship at Busan, South Korea.
“I’m going to go back to Korea,” she said. “I still have a chance to beat Annika. I will try and do my best.”
Ko, who began the day with a four-shot lead, birdied the par-4 sixth and par-5 eighth, then pulled away with birdies at the par-4 12th, par-3 13th, par-5 15th and par-3 16th.
Her lead was big enough to withstand a bogey at the par-4 17th before she closed with a par at the par-5 18th.
Masson’s bogey-free round included a run of five birdies in a seven-hole span of the back nine that kept the pressure upon Ko until the last holes.
Sharing sixth were Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Americans Jessica Korda and Lindsey Weaver and South Koreans Kim A-lim and Ryu So-yeon.


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Wire-to-wire win for South Korea’s Ko Jin-young at LPGA Founders Cup

Korea’s Ko Jin-young gets a champagne shower by other members of the tour to celebrate her win at the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup. Photo: EPA

WEST CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 10: Jin Young Ko of Korea reacts after sinking her final putt on the 18th hole to win the final round of the Cognizant Founders Cup at Mountain Ridge Country Club on October 10, 2021 in West Caldwell, New Jersey. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Ryder Cup: flawless Dustin Johnson sets tone for America’s young victors

Dustin Johnson emerged victorious from all five matches he competed during the United States’ regaining of the Ryder Cup. Photo: AFP

KOHLER, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 26: Dustin Johnson of team United States celebrates with champagne after defeating team Europe during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

KOHLER, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 26: Dustin Johnson of team United States celebrates on the 15th green during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LPGA Kia Classic: South Korea’s Park In-bee secures wire-to-wire win in San Diego

Park In-bee strolled to victory at the Kia Classic in San Diego. Photo: AFP

CARLSBAD, CA - MARCH 28: Inbee Park of South Korea smiles after her -14 under par during the Final Round of the KIA Classic at the Aviara Golf Club on March 28, 2021 in Carlsbad, California. Donald Miralle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

CARLSBAD, CA - MARCH 28: Inbee Park of South Korea kisses the winners trophy after her -14 under par victory during the Final Round of the KIA Classic at the Aviara Golf Club on March 28, 2021 in Carlsbad, California. Donald Miralle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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Ko captures her 10th career LPGA title and third of the year after taking the Volunteers of America Classic in July and last month’s Portland Classic



Ko captures her 10th career LPGA title and third of the year after taking the Volunteers of America Classic in July and last month’s Portland Classic.


Wire-to-wire win for South Korea’s Ko Jin-young at LPGA Founders Cup

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Ko captures her 10th career LPGA title and third of the year after taking the Volunteers of America Classic in July and last month’s Portland Classic

Ko captures her 10th career LPGA title and third of the year after taking the Volunteers of America Classic in July and last month’s Portland Classic