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Jin Young Ko chose a bad time to start making bogeys

Alejandro Rodríguez — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:21:11 +0000

Jin Young Ko turned the leaderboard around in eight holes. She started the final day of the Founders Cup, the first regular tournament of the LPGA Tour season, one shot behind Yealimi Noh. With nine holes to go, she was already one ahead. It seemed she had delivered a decisive blow to the tournament. Let’s […]

Haeran Ryu adds her second title in a new top ten of Carlota Ciganda

Manuel Arenas Ortiz — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:44:45 +0000

It was a fight between Koreans. Power to power. Last year’s rookie, Haeran Ryu (-15), has prevailed over the 29-year-old ‘veteran’, Jin Young Ko (-15). Experience this time has not been a degree and Ryu has won the FM Championship with the second victory of her career on the LPGA Tour. With this triumph and […]

Carlota Ciganda sets out for a victory that has eluded her for almost eight years

Manuel Arenas Ortiz — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:20:15 +0000

Carlota Ciganda (-8) has made the most of moving day at the FM Championship. A great round of 67 shots in Norton allows her to face the final day in third position. The lead is three shots away, Carlota’s chances of victory are very high and very real. The tournament lead is in the hands […]

Jin Young Ko successfully defends title of the 2023 HSBC Women’s World Championship

Silvia Pereira — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:49:10 +0000

The finish of the 15th HSBC Women’s World Championship was like the best of pantomimes as Jin Young Ko, who was bedevilled by a wrist injury for most of last year, became the first player ever to win the event in back-to-back years. Even her final tally of seventeen under par — it saw her […]

In Gee Chun shakes off neck injury to lead HSBC Women’s World Championship

Silvia Pereira — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:46:08 +0000

Two-time major winner In Gee Chun recovered from a tournament threatening neck spasm on Thursday to shoot a third round bogey free 66 to take her place at the top of the leaderboard, going into the final round of the 2022 HSBC Women’s World Championship at 12 under par. World No.1 Jin Young Ko lies […]

A pair of 67s take Jin Young Ko and Amy Yang to top of leaderboard

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:50:52 +0000

World No1 Jin Young Ko fired a bogey-free 67 to keep her streak of consecutive rounds in the 60s going, now at 13 with 14 being her previous record: “It was a great round today. And I tried to make more birdies and make more opportunity for birdie chance today.” When asked if she was satisfied with […]

Four Major champions head leaderboard after day one of HSBC Women’s World Championship

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:03:47 +0000

Four major winners sit atop the leaderboard at the 2022 HSBC Women’s World Championship with Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit a single shot clear after a flawless opening round of 68. Tournament leader Patty Tavatanakit on her game: “Pretty confident about my game right now. More so comfortable just being on the course. I feel like I found my […]

HSBC Women’s World Championship set for April return

Silvia Pereira — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:58:00 +0000

Defending champion Sung-hyun Park and World No.1 Jin-young Ko have confirmed on International Women’s Day that they will head what is set to be a star-studded field when the HSBC Women’s World Championship returns to Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore from 29 April to 2 May this year. Joining them in the elite field will be […]

A decade of champions descend on desert for 2020 ANA Inspiration

Silvia Pereira — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:05:35 +0000

All of the last 10 ANA Inspiration champions have entered the 2020 ANA Inspiration taking place at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif., April 2 – 5, 2020. Defending champion Jin Young Ko heads the field as Rolex Rankings No.1 having had a stellar year which saw her claim a second major last summer […]

Jin Young Ko Becomes No. 1 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings

Silvia Pereira — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:24:20 +0000

Following her first major victory at the 2019 ANA Inspiration on Sunday, Jin Young Ko has ascended to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Her three-stroke win at Mission Hills Golf Club vaulted her from fifth to the top of the standings. “Reaching World No. 1 is exciting and I cannot believe that I […]