The victory was Ko’s 17th of her career, and her second in nine months after going nearly three years without a title. Since winning again last April at the Lotte Championship, she’s played 17 events and posted nine top-10 finishes.
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Ko took a two-shot lead into the final round only to see the advantage disappear in the first three holes thanks to a bogey on the second hole and a Kang birdie on the third. That was the last blemish on Ko’s scorecard, however, as she made three back-nine birdies to pull away despite finishing the day hitting just seven of 14 fairways.
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With her victory, Ko claimed a prizemoney payout of $US300,000 from the overall purse of $2 million. That gives Ko $12,668,796 for her career, allowing her to pass Se Ri Pak for ninth on the all-time LPGA moneylist.
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