Lydia Ko fired a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Sunday to claim her 22nd career LPGA title at the Kroger Queen City LPGA Championship.
The 27-year-old New Zealand native entered Sunday’s finale two back of overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul (70) of Thailand. Through nine holes, the newly-minted Olympic Gold medalist remained a shot back of the Thai. But just four holes later, after Ko reeled off two birdies and an eagle, she was suddenly up three shots and never looked back.
Ko finished her final day at TPC River’s Bend with seven birdies and an eagle to sign for a 23-under total.
Thitikul finished on 18-under par, one clear of Haeran Ryu (67) and two ahead of Yuka Saso (65).
Two further back was Nelly Korda (68) and Hyo Joon Jang (69), who tied for fifth on 14 under.
2024 Kroger Queen City Championship
Final Leaderboard: Top 10
Pos-Player-Score (Final Rd)
1. Lydia Ko -23 (-9)
2. Jeeno Thitikul -18 (-2)
3. Haeran Ryu -17 (-5)
4. Yuka Saso -16 (-7)
5. Nelly Korda -14 (-4)
5. Hyo Joon Jang -14 (-3)
7. Gaby Lopez -13 (-3)
7. Albane Valenzuala -13 (-1)
9. Jin Hee Im -12 (-4)
9. Yealimi Noh -12 (-4)
9. Nanna Koerstz Madsen -12 (-3)
9. A Lim Kim -12 (-2)
LPGA press release used to produce report.
