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one got closer than three all day. The tournament all but
decided, it was then a matter of how she finished. Ko ran
off four birdies in a five-hole stretch in the middle of the
back nine and finished at 18-under 266.
It was her 14th consecutive round in the 60s dating to a
69 in the final round of the Evian Championship. That
ties the mark Sorenstam set in the middle of her 10-win
season in 2005.
Sorenstam won three of four tournaments during that
stretch of 14 straight rounds in the 60s, including a
major, and was runner-up in another. Ko won twice and
was runner-up and tied for sixth in the others during her
streak.
EST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) - Jin Young Ko finished
Ko joined Nelly Korda as the only three-time winners
Woff a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Cognizant
on the LPGA Tour this season, and she became the fifth
Founders Cup with her 14th consecutive round in the 60s
South Korean with at least 10 victories, still well short of
that matched a 16-year record held by Annika Sorenstam.
the record 25 held by pioneer Se Ri Pak.
Even in a steady rain at Mountain Ridge, the 26-year-old
Next up for Ko, who has played the last four weeks, is a
South Korean star made it look easy. She closed with a
trip home and short break. She plans to play the BMW
5-under 66 for a four-shot victory over Caroline Masson
Ladies Championship the following week in South Korea
of Germany.
- the only Asia event in the fall because of the pandemic.
Ko started the final round with a four-shot lead and no
"I still have a chance (to) beat Annika, and I will try to do
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