LPGA 2021, Cognizant Founders Cup, Mountain Ridge CC, NJ, 7-10 October
Jin Young Ko's record equalling, wire-to-wire win
From LPGA News, by AP:
Jin Young Ko finished off a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Cognizant Founders Cup with her 14th consecutive round in the 60s that matched a 16-year record held by Annika Sorenstam.
Even in a steady rain at Mountain Ridge, the 26-year-old South Korean star made it look easy. She closed with a 5-under 66 for a four-shot victory over Caroline Masson of Germany.
Ko started the final round with a four-shot lead and no one got closer than three all day. Read more
From Yahoo!Sport, by Max Schreiber:
Jin Young Ko didn't only leave New Jersey with her second straight Founders Cup title, but she now shares a record with one of the greats.
With a final-round 66 at Mountain Ridge Country Club, Ko fought the pressure in the rain to shoot her 14th consecutive sub-70 round, tying Annika's Sorenstam LPGA record. Read more
From BBC Sport:
Ko Jin-young matched Annika Sorenstam's record for consecutive sub-70 rounds during the successful defence of her LPGA Founders Cup title.
The 26-year-old world number two carded a five-under closing 66 to reach the legendary Swede's mark of 14 successive rounds in the 60s, set in 2005.
It was Ko's 10th LPGA Tour title. Read more
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