Daily Southtown

Ko ties Annika mark; Lefty wins senior title

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Defending champion Jin Young Ko finished off a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Founders Cup with her 14th consecutiv­e round in the 60s that matched a 16-year record held by Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam.

Even in a steady rain at Mountain Ridge in West Caldwell, New Jersey, the 26-year-old South Korean who’s No. 2 in the world rankings closed with a 5-under 66 for a four-shot win over Caroline Masson.

It was her 14th consecutiv­e round in the 60s dating to a 69 in the final round of the Evian Championsh­ip. That ties the mark Sorenstam set in the middle of her 10-win season in 2005.

Ko joined top-ranked Nelly Korda as the only three-time winners on the LPGA Tour this season.

Phil Mickelson won for the third time in four career starts on the PGA Tour Champions, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory at the Furyk & Friends in Jacksonvil­le, Fla. Mickelson, 51, won for the first time since his out-of-nowhere triumph at the PGA Championsh­ip in May for his sixth career major title . ... Rafa Cabrera Bello prevailed in a Spanish duel with Adri Arnaus on the first playoff hole to win the Spanish Open in Madrid. It was the fourth European Tour win for the Cabrera Bello.

Auto racing: Valtteri Bottas won the Turkish Grand Prix in Instanbul for his first F1 victory of the season, while Mercedes teammate and seventime series champ Lewis Hamilton missed out on a podium spot and lost the overall championsh­ip lead to Max Verstappen. Hamilton started 11th because of a 10-place grid penalty and wound up fifth. He now trails Verstappen by six with six races remaining.

NHL: The Rangers and top center Mika Zibanejad, 28, agreed to an eight-year deal worth $68 million.

Soccer: Kylian Mbappé

scored a late winner as world champ France came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 in the Nations League final in Milan.

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