Taeguk Nangja 'Victory Failed Again'... Im Ihyang Tied for 3rd Place

Korda Scores Third Consecutive Win at Ford Championship
Kim Hyo-joo Drops from Co-Leader to Tied 8th
Kim Se-young and An Na-rin Tied 13th with Lydia Ko

Korean players failed to win again.

Imhyang Lee is teeing off at the 11th hole of the 4th round of the Ford Championship. [Phoenix (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Im Miyang performed well with a 3-under 69 in the final round of the LPGA Tour Ford Championship (total prize money $2.2 million) held on the 31st (local time) at Seville Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,734 yards) in Gilbert, Arizona, USA, but settled for a tie for 3rd place (17-under 271). She achieved the best result among Korean players. This is her second top-3 finish since tying for 3rd at last month's HSBC Women’s World Championship.

Kim Hyo-joo, who was co-leader the previous day, made 4 birdies but also had 1 bogey and 1 double bogey, finishing with only a 1-stroke improvement. She dropped to a tie for 8th place (16-under 272). Other Korean players included Kim Se-young and An Na-rin tied for 13th (15-under 273), Shin Ji-eun tied for 30th (12-under 276), and rookie Lim Jin-hee tied for 35th (11-under 277). Korean players have not won any of the seven tournaments this season.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) surged with a 7-under 65 to claim a come-from-behind victory (20-under 268). This is her third win of the season and 11th career victory, following last week’s Pure Silk Park Se-ri Championship. She earned $337,500 (approximately 450 million KRW) in prize money.

Korda has shown a steep upward trend by winning all three recent tournaments she entered. Winning three consecutive tournaments is the first time in eight years since Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) in 2016. Before Jutanugarn, Inbee Park in 2013 and Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) in 2008 also achieved three consecutive wins. Korda is currently leading the money rankings, CME Globe points, and Player of the Year standings this year.

Hira Navid (Australia) fought hard, lowering her score by 6 strokes, but was satisfied with a runner-up finish two strokes behind (18-under 270). She is a rookie who debuted this year. She missed the cut in last week’s tournament. Lexi Thompson tied for 3rd, Alison Lee (both USA) tied for 8th, and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) tied for 13th.

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