Sei Young Kim tied LPGA 72-hole scoring mark in Founders win
Just about 15 years ago in Arizona, Annika Sorenstam shot the only 59 in LPGA history at the 2001 Standard Register Ping event. That week, she went on to win with a score of 27-under 261 to set the 72-hole scoring record on the LPGA.
On Sunday, in the same state, Sei Young Kim tied that mark.
With a final-round, 10-under 62, Kim seized control of the JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Cup and won the tournament by five shots at 27-under 261. And, believe it or not, Kim did it with only three of four rounds in the 60s. She shot 2-under 70 on Saturday.
“It’s a dream come true,” Kim said of her Sunday 62. “It’s my best score ever. I didn’t know what I shot until I added my scorecard.”
For Kim, the 2015 Rookie of the Year, now has three LPGA wins and, alongside two-time 2016 winner Ha Na Jang, has staked a claim in the conversation of the best players on the circuit right now.
World No. 1 Lydia Ko finished alone in second at 22 under par, thanks to a 15-under weekend. Jacqui Concolino also broke the 20-under barrier on the number.
All told, it was an easy scoring week for the field. After the tournament, Ko said it felt like the true par against the field was 68. That wasn’t quite true against the field averages, but 49 of 74 players to make the weekend cut shot at least 10 under par for the tournament.
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