Ko claims $2M prize

Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla., where she claimed the richest prize in women’s golf at $2 million with a victory that allowed her to win LPGA player of the year. Ko outlasted Leona Maguire of Ireland in the final round, seizing control with a 7-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and closing with 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory. The $2 million prize took her season earnings to just over $4.3 million, leaving her $591 short of the Lorena Ochoa’s record for single-season earnings set in 2007. Ko clinched the points-based award for LPGA player of the year for the second time, and she won the Vare Trophy for the second consecutive year for having the lowest scoring average. Former University of Arkansas golfer Stacy Lewis posted a 75 on Sunday and completed the tournament with a 3-under 285. Gaby Lopez (Razorbacks) suffered through a round of 79 and finished at 7-over 295.