Jin Young Ko overcomes pair of deficits to take third Founders Cup in five years
Trailing by four shots heading into the final round of the Founders Classic, Jin Young Ko got a little inspiration about comeback wins watching fellow South Korean Sung-jae Im rally from a big deficit to win on the KPGA Tour.Ko overcame a pair of deficits to win the Founders Cup for the third time in five years, getting the victory on the first playoff hole Sunday when defending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey.
The players went back to the par 4 No. 18 for the playoff. Both players hit the green with their second shots with Lee being about 15 feet away and closer than Ko, who had a winding putt from right to left. “But looking back at my whole year and just kind of assessing where I am, how I did this week, I think a lot more positives than negatives,” she said. “I’m a little bit disappointed, but I think I can take more of the happy moments into my next stretch of events and the rest of the year.”
Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, Aditi Ashok of India and American Angel Yin shared fifth place at 7-under — a shot ahead of Nasa Hataoka of Japan.Lee started the round with a three-shot lead over Yin and Ashok with Ko in a group four off the lead. Ko closed the gap to two shots with birdies at Nos. 3 and 4, and Lee handed the other two shots back when she hit a “fat” iron at the par 3 No. 6 into the water for a double bogey.
Lee opened the door for Ko with a bogey at No. 16 after missing the fairway and Ko walked in with a deft downhill birdie putt at No. 18.
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