Nelly Korda

When it was over, she doubled over on the final green as the tears poured out.

They worked really hard to keep the golf course in the most championship condition possible and without them we would not have been able to play or finish 72 holes, so I just wanted to say thanks and have a beer on us.” “Normally what we do is in America, my caddie and I, we go buy cases of beers, and I have him help me out and load them up and give them to the grounds crew and things,” she said. So awesome to just watch them play well and kind of feel like I’m almost keeping up with them.” She also took up meditating during the offseason and felt that it helped bring more balance to her life. After an injury to her left wrist wrecked her 2022 season, Ko defended her title at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, calling it the most important victory of her career. Jin Young Ko grabbed her towel walking up to the 18th green to wipe her eyes.

Repeating as champ at the HSBC Women's World Championship was emotional for Ko after enduring the worst slump of her career since her 2022 triumph.

It was her 29th round in the 60s over her last 30. Her closing-round 66 was her 15th consecutive round in the 60s, a new LPGA record. Ko overcame yet another rain delay, the three day out of four where play was interrupted, with just three holes remaining and a victory in her sights. She’d started the final round with a two-shot edge on Korda, but saw the lead shrink to one as Kang, who shot a second-round 63 to hole the halfway lead, made five birdies on her first 13 holes to make a charge. But it was really hard to make par 17, 18, but yeah, it was hard but I make it.” There was no missing the smile on Jin Young Ko’s face as she stood on the 18th green at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday in Singapore, victorious for a second straight year at the HSBC Women’s World Championship.

Jin-Young Ko creates LPGA Tour history in an emotional domination of Nelly Korda receiving 'champion' chants from the golf world.

“Good to see some emotion out of her. “Tears of joy,” said the LPGA Tour, which posted the video of her winning putt and emotional win on Instagram. ADVERTISEMENT At the Sentosa Golf Club, the South Korean LPGA Tour star finished the final round off with an easy putt just inches away from the 18th hole. Ko has consistently been grabbing wins on the tour and recently grabbed yet another by beating world No. Since turning pro in 2013, Jin-Young Ko has begun stacking up wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour.

Defending champion Jin Young Ko of South Korea has closed with a 3-under 69 to win the...

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Defending champion Jin Young Ko of South Korea has closed with a 3-under 69 to win the LPGA's Women's World Championship by two shots.

Ko wasn’t paying close attention to the leaderboard and thought she had a one-shot lead when play was halted because of the weather. But it was really hard to make par on 17, 18,” Ko said. 1 in the world ranking longer than any active player, and she was on top of the world when she won in Singapore a year ago. “It’s always hard to play with Nelly, especially on Sunday,” Ko said. But then she began to struggle with her wrist, and even taking time off for rest late in the year didn’t seem to help. “And then I won this week.”