Jinyoung Ko, 4th place in Gainbridge LPGA… Corda Championship

Maekyung.com MK Sports Reporter Jooncheol Ahn
Ko Jin-young, 26, ranked No. 1 in the world ranking, finished fourth in the LPGA Tour Gainbridge LPGA (total prize pool of $2 million).
Ko Jin-young hit 4 birdies and 3 bogies in the final 4 rounds of the tournament held at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 1st (Korean time), recording 1 under par 71.
With this, Ko Jin-young, who hit 11 under par 277 in the final total, was placed in fourth place. Ko Jin-young, who participated in the first tournament in 2021, showed off his presence.

↑ Go Jin-young came to fourth place in his first LPGA appearance in 2021. Photo=AFPBBNews=News1

However, the championship was postponed to the next opportunity because he could only reduce one stroke in the final round. Ko Jin-young reduced his 2 strokes in the first round, but in the second half, he was far from winning as he struck the 10th and 13th holes.
The championship was won by Nelly Corda (USA). Corda, who reduced three strokes in the final round, lifted the championship cup with a final total of 16 under par 272 strokes. This is the fourth personal victory.
Lydia Go (New Zealand) recorded a final total of 13 under par 275, and tied for second place with Lexy Thompson (USA).
Jeon In-ji (27), Choi Un-jeong (31), and Shin Ji-eun (29) were tied for eighth with a final total of 280 strokes. [email protected][ⓒ 매일경제 & mk.co.kr, 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]