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Ko Jin-young Secures 14th Career Win at HSBC Women's World Championship

Defending champion Ko Jin-young successfully defended her title.

On the 5th, Ko Jin-young scored 3-under-par 69 in the final round of the LPGA Tour HSBC Women’s World Championship (total prize money $1.8 million) held at Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,749 yards) in Singapore, securing a two-stroke victory (17-under-par 271). This marked her 14th career win, one year after winning this tournament last year, with a winner’s prize of $270,000 (approximately 350 million KRW). Korea escaped the humiliation of 18 consecutive tournaments without a title thanks to Ko Jin-young’s victory. The Taeguk Ladies have collectively won 8 times in the 15 editions of this tournament.

Ko Jin-young is smiling while holding the trophy right after her second consecutive win at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
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Starting with a two-stroke lead, Ko Jin-young collected four birdies (one bogey). She reduced three strokes in the front nine with birdies on holes 1, 5, and 8, then recovered from a bogey on the 11th hole (par 4) with a birdie on the 13th hole (par 5). She maintained par on the remaining five holes, preventing any challengers from catching up. Her precise iron shots, missing the green only once, were the driving force. Ko Jin-young became the first player to achieve back-to-back wins in this tournament.

Once dominating the women’s golf world, Ko Jin-young struggled after a wrist injury following the major Evian Championship in July last year. She participated in five tournaments but missed the cut three times and withdrew once, showing poor performance. She also dropped from her solid world No. 1 ranking to No. 5. After a severe slump, Ko Jin-young finished tied for 6th, the highest among Korean players, at last week’s Honda LPGA Thailand, and broke her title drought on this “promised land.” Ko Jin-young exclaimed, “I’m so happy to achieve back-to-back wins,” adding, “I will show even better performances going forward.”

World No. 2 Nelly Korda (USA) shot 3-under to finish second (15-under-par 273). Ayaka Furue (Japan), Danielle Kang, and Alison Koepka (both USA) tied for third place (14-under-par 274), while Yuka Saso (Japan) performed well in sixth place (13-under-par 275). Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo tied for eighth (11-under-par 277), Ji Eun-hee tied for 11th (9-under-par 279), and Kim A-lim tied for 14th (8-under-par 280). World No. 1 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) tied for 31st (5-under-par 283), and world No. 3 Minjee Lee (Australia) finished tied for 52nd (3-over-par 291).

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