American Yealimi Noh carded a gradual three-under-par 68, pulling away from the likes of world No 1 Nelly Korda and the remainder of the pack to win the Founders Cup by 4 photographs.
The victory is Noh’s first on the LPGA Tour, after she entered the day with a one-stroke edge on South Korea’s Jin Younger Ko after she rolled in eight birdies in her last 11 holes on Saturday.
The fourth spherical was extra about staying afloat, as she holed three birdies with out a bogey, whereas Ko briefly grabbed the lead after which combusted with three bogeys on the again 9. Ko completed at 17 beneath following a 71.
“This means so much to me,” the Northern California native stated. “I worked really hard the past few years and went through a lot of struggles.
“I advised myself 2025 goes to be my 12 months, so that is one of the simplest ways to start out it.”
Ko took the lead at 20 beneath par when she made her third birdie of the day on the par-five eighth. It stayed that method till the par-four thirteenth and 14th holes, the place Ko compounded errors with back-to-back bogeys.
Noh, in the meantime, performed the holes to perfection and birdied each, her uphill left-to-right putt at No 14 placing her at 21 beneath.
Noh stayed the course and went on to defeat the previous world No 1, whereas present world No 1 Korda needed to accept a final-round 71 and a tie for seventh at 12 beneath.
“Being paired with Jin Young for the last two days, it was my first time playing with her [Saturday] and it was awesome to watch,” Noh stated.
“I knew she wasn’t going to make any mistakes and be really solid. When I saw my opportunity and I kept it together, I was really proud of myself. It was awesome to watch her play and learn from her, too.”
Megan Khang shot a 68 to put third at 16 beneath. Miyu Yamashita (69) of Japan, Hannah Inexperienced (70) of Australia and Jin Hee Im (71) of South Korea tied for fourth at 13 beneath.
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