Koda Fails to Win 6th Consecutive Game... Rose Jang's "Comeback Victory"

Cognizant Founders Cup FR 1-Over Par Struggle
Tied 7th, First Ever 6-Tournament Win Denied
Rose Jang's 2nd Career Win, Ko Jin-Young Tied 12th

World No.1 Nelly Korda (USA) failed to win her sixth consecutive tournament.

Nelly Korda shows a disappointed expression after missing a birdie putt on the 4th hole of the 4th round at the Cognizant Founders Cup.
[Clifton, USA=Photo by AFP·Yonhap News]

On the 12th (local time), at the Upper Montclair Country Club (par 72, 6,636 yards) in Clifton, New Jersey, USA, Korda finished the final round of the LPGA Tour Cognizant Founders Cup (total prize money $3 million) with a score of 1 over par, tied for 7th place (7 under par 281). This marks her sixth top-10 finish of the season.

Having taken a two-week break recently, Korda's overall game rhythm was off. Her average drive distance was only 258 yards that day. She missed the fairway and greens five times each, and her putting count soared to 33. On the final day, she recorded just one birdie and two bogeys. She was satisfied to be on par with Nancy Lopez (USA) in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) in 2005, who both achieved five consecutive wins.

Rose Zhang is smiling brightly at the awards ceremony immediately after winning the Cognizant Founders Cup. [Clifton, USA=AFP·Yonhap News]

Second-year player Rose Zhang (USA) achieved a come-from-behind victory (24 under par 264). Starting one stroke behind in second place, she played perfectly with six birdies and no bogeys. This is her second career win, about a year after winning the Mizuho Americas Open last June, with a winner's prize of $450,000 (approximately 600 million KRW). Madeleine Saxstrom (Sweden), who was the leader the previous day, reduced her score by three strokes but fell to second place (22 under par 266).

Gabriela Ruffels (Australia) finished third (9 under par 279), Lin Xiyu (China) tied for fourth (8 under par 280), and Lee Minji tied for seventh. South Korea has struggled without a title in 11 tournaments this year. Defending champion Ko Jin-young and Kim Sei-young posted the best results among Koreans, tied for 12th place (6 under par 282). Lim Jin-hee and Shin Ji-eun tied for 18th (5 under par 283), while Lee Mi-hyang and An Na-rin tied for 29th (3 under par 285).

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.