Category: Jin Young Ko

Ko Wins Founders Cup for Third Time in Five Years, Beating Minjee Lee in Playoff

CLIFTON, N.J.—Jin Young Ko overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Founders Cup for the third time in five years, getting the victory on the first playoff hole Sunday, May 14, when defending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey. In winning for the 15th time on the LPGA Tour and the second time this year,…


LPGA Documentary Mini-Series, and Resurgence of Kang and Ko

The LPGA is showcasing a documentary mini-series of three 15-minute episodes that began on Monday, showing on YouTube and LPGA.com, through Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, featuring the final tournament of 2021, and the top players on the tour. The “LPGA All Access: CME Group Tour Championship” gives an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look, into the matchup of…


Golf Finales: PGA RSM Classic, and LPGA CME Group Tour Championship

PGA: RSM Classic Talor Gooch won his first career PGA Tour title at Sea Island, Ga. on Sunday with a round of 64. Gooch tied the tournament record of 22-under with a total of 260 (64–65–67–64); his solid play, hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation, did not allow any contenders an opportunity to threaten…


Nelly Korda Prevails to Win the Pelican Women’s Championship Following Disastrous #17

Following a disastrous triple-bogey on the 17th hole, Nelly Korda persevered to make back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole; both in regulation and in the first playoff hole to ultimately win the Pelican Women’s Championship in Belleair, Florida. A four-way playoff ensued following a dramatic last two holes of the final round on Sunday, as…