Distance ↑ Ko Jin-young is back with 15 wins in totalJoint 4th place → 2 years of runner-up win, green light for the first time in Korean-born Yorim's life
Feb 10, 2025
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Ko Jin-young (30) is back.
In the second tournament of the LPGA Tour season, she won the runner-up prize after competing for the championship. He jumped two places from the joint fourth place in the opening game. It is the top five in the opening two tournaments in a row and a competition for the championship.
Ko Jin-young shot an even par 71 in the final round of the LPGA Tour Founders Cup (total prize money of $2 million) at Bradenton Country Club (par 71) in Florida on the 10th (Korea time). Ko Jin-young, who recorded a total of 17-under 267 in the fourth round, finished the competition in second place, four strokes behind Korean-American Noh Ye-rim (21-under 263).
The Founders Cup is a deeply connected competition where Ko Jin-young won three times. He sought his fourth win, but unfortunately failed in the final round.
The top golfer who matches the 'world's No. 1'. He had a hard time last year due to shoulder injuries.
He won the championship for seven consecutive years from 2017 to 2023, when he entered the LPGA, but last year was the first time to win no title. He shook off his injury and recovered his old performance in good condition. Amid constant training, the distance increased, and his symbol of sophistication remained the same.
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From the first day of the tournament to the 12th hole of the fourth round, he seemed to be heading for the championship without committing a single bogey. He recorded up to 20 under par with 95 consecutive no-bogey plays from the seventh hole in the third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
However, the upturn was dampened by making his first bogey at the 13th hole (par 4) amid bad luck that the ball was stuck in the bunker around the green. In the same hole, he gave up the lead to Noh Ye-rim, who birdied. Ko Jin-young, who was slightly shaken psychologically, made two consecutive bogeys at the 14th hole (par 4).
Noh Ye-rim made consecutive birdies on the 13th and 14th holes, widening the gap with Ko Jin-young to three strokes.
Ko Jin-young completely lost the momentum of her pursuit as she even made a bogey on the 16th hole (par 4). The part where he mentioned himself after the game that "It's a shame that the free-to-watch march to leave the championship has been cut off.'
Noh Ye-rim made several tee-shot misses toward the wilderness, but she scored three under par in the final round without a bogey with recovery to put her second shot on the green, completing her first victory in six years after her debut with a 21-under 263 total.
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World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the U.S. tied for seventh (12-under 272), and Lee Jung-eun 6, who cut three strokes on the day, finished the tournament tied for ninth with Lee So-mi and others with a 9-under 275.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
