Ko Jin-young "First Korean Player Victory"... 'New Record of 15 Consecutive Rounds in the 60s'

HSBC Women's World Championship Final Day 6-Under Par for 13th Career Win, Record-Breaking '30 Consecutive Rounds Under Par'

Ko Jin-young is powerfully teeing off at the 5th hole on the final day of the HSBC Women's tournament. Sentosa (Singapore) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] World No. 1 Ko Jin-young (27) collected the first victory trophy of the year for a Korean player.

On the 6th (Korean time), at the Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,749 yards) of Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, the final day of the 4th round of the 2022 LPGA Tour 'Asian Swing' HSBC Women's World Championship (total prize money $1.7 million) saw her shoot 6-under par to secure a 2-stroke victory (17-under par 271). This marked her 13th LPGA Tour win, her first in 4 months since the 2021 season finale CME Group Tour Championship last November, with a winner's prize of $255,000 (310 million KRW).

She demonstrated her 'Number 1' power by winning 6 of the last 10 tournaments. She set a new LPGA Tour record by scoring in the 60s for 15 consecutive rounds. The previous record was 14 consecutive rounds in the 60s, set by Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) in 2005 and Yoo So-yeon (32, Mediheal) in 2017. Additionally, she established a new record with 30 consecutive rounds under par, surpassing the 29 consecutive under-par rounds by Sorenstam in 2004 and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) in 2015.

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