New Zealand’s Lydia Ko mixed eight birdies and a bogey to shoot a final-round 65 on Sunday and win the BMW Ladies Championship in Wonju, South Korea.
Ko entered the day a stroke behind Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul, but wound up at 21–under par 267 for the tournament. That was four strokes better American Andrea Lee, who carded a 69.
Five birdies on the back nine, including three straight at Nos. 15–17, sealed the victory for Ko. It was her 18th career tour win and second of 2022.
“I played the back nine really well in all four of my rounds, and I think that was the big key for me and just knowing that there are holes out there that we can be aggressive even though there are some tougher ones,” she said. “I think I was just able to strategically just keep calm and be patient.”…