Follow usNew Zealand’s Lydia Ko claimed the richest prize in women’s golf as she shot a final-round 70 to win the CME Tour Championship in Florida by two shots on Sunday.
The 2022 @ROLEX Player of the Year! 🙌
LYDIA KO! 😤 pic.twitter.com/cPfqMst2BJ
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 20, 2022
“I felt calmer than I thought I would be,” said Ko at the presentation ceremony. “There was a lot of things on the line today. I really wanted to play the best golf I can.”
The 25-year-old South Korea-born Ko birdied two of her final three holes to finish on 17 under par at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples and hold off the challenge of Ireland’s Leona Maguire.
Maguire, who held a share of the lead overnight, had to settle for second place after a level-par round of 72, with Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist a stroke further back after carding a 67.
Ko’s victory saw her claim her second LPGA player of the year title as well the winner’s cheque of 2million US dollars (£1.6million).
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