South Korean Jin Young Ko claimed her first LPGA title on Sunday at the KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon. And she did it in dramatic fashion, holding off Sung Hyun Park, the reigning US Women’s Open champ and World No.2.
Moriya Jutanugarn’s three-under 68 has put the 23-year-old in contention not only to win her first LPGA tournament at the Evian Championship, but also a Major.
The LPGA’s decision to cancel the first round of the year’s final Major, the Evian Championship, was controversial to say the least. Sung Hyun Park took full advantage of the do-over, firing an opening 63.
This week’s the Evian Championship, the LPGA’s final Major of 2017, is anyone’s tournament. So why then does it also feel like it’s Lexi Thompson’s to lose?