PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.—Marina Alex won her second LPGA tournament at the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday with a score of 274 (70–68–70–66), 10-under-par, edging out the World No. 1 Jin Young Ko by one stroke, both shooting five-under in the final round.
“I didn’t think there was even a remote possibility that I was going to win ever again,” Alex declared following the win. “I didn’t know how much longer I really wanted to be golfing ever again.”
The 31-year-old tour veteran since 2014 added, “I’m getting older. My back has been a struggle. I went into this year [not knowing] how many more years I’m going to play.”
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