Kim A-rim wins the opening game → 3 wins, Ko Jin-young Kim Hyo-joo top 10, Yoon Na's starting players on the 6th ↑
Feb 03, 2025
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Kim A-rim recorded a 5-under 67 with seven birdies and two bogeys in the fourth round of the LPGA Tour Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (total prize money of $2 million) held at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (par 72, 6,624 yards) in Orlando, Florida on the 3rd (Korea time). Kim A-rim, who recorded 20-under 268 overall, beat second-place Nelly Korda of the U.S. by two strokes to the top. It was a wire-to-wire victory that did not miss the lead throughout the first to fourth rounds.
Kim A-rim, who reported her first win at the U.S. Women's Open in December 2020, achieved three wins on the tour in more than three months following the Lotte Championship in November last year. The prize money is 300,000 U.S. dollars (about 430 million won).
Kim Arim's victory in this competition is the first time in six years as a Korean player since Ji Eun-hee in 2019.
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There was no fruit without crisis. In the final round of the day, the world's No. 1 Nelly Korda had to be prevented from chasing hard.
Korda, who was four shots behind Kim A-rim until the third round, cut seven shots on the day and chased him fiercely. He birdied the 15th hole (par 5) to reduce six shots and tied for the lead with Kim Arim at 17-under par.
Kim A-rim, who was playing behind the group, also regained first place by one stroke with a birdie on the 15th hole, and then made a mid-range birdie putt on the 16th hole (par 4) to run away by two strokes.
Korda made a long birdie putt on the 18th hole (par 4) and narrowed it back to one stroke, but Kim A-rim did not lose her concentration until the end. In the last 18th hole, he dropped a mid-range birdie putt into the hole and performed his unique exciting victory ceremony.
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South Korean players, including Kim Arim, Ko Jin-young and Kim Hyo-joo, will participate in the Founders Cup in Bradenton, Florida, for four days from the 6th. Yoon Na-na, who succeeded in advancing to the LPGA, will make her LPGA Tour debut through this competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
