Ko wins LPGA Tour season finale
SouthKorea’s JinYoungKomissedmost of the LPGA Tour season and stillwon the yearlong money title. That’s what a $1.1 million check does. Ko, the No. 1 player in the world, put an emphatic capper on her truncated year Sunday by shooting a final-round 6-under 66 and winning theTour Championship in Naples, Florida, byfive strokesoverHannah Green and SeiYoung Kim.
“I still can’t believe it, that I’m here, that Iwon this tournament,” Ko said.
With a birdieonthe final hole, theLPGA’s final putt of the season, Ko finished at 18 under for her seventh career LPGA win. Green’s final-round67— onher 24th birthday — helped push her into the secondplace tie.
Kim, who took a one-shot lead into the final round, shot 72 and that was good enough for her to clinch Player of the Year honors. DanielleKangwontheVareTrophy for the lowest scoring average.
Thewinwrappedupa wire-to-wire year in the No. 1 spot for Ko, who has held the ranking since July 29, 2019. She moved to $5,600,824 in career earnings, making her the 71st player inLPGAhistory to cross the $5 million mark.
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