US EditionHyo Joo Kim rallies with 64 and beats Lilia Vu in an LPGA playoff in Arizona
- South Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo, age 29, won the LPGA Ford Championship on Sunday after defeating American Lilia Vu in a playoff at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona.
- Kim Hyo-joo started the final day four shots behind overnight leader Lilia Vu and closed the gap by shooting the lowest round of the day, an eight-under-par 64.
- Kim Hyo-joo had nine birdies in her final round and made a six-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, the par-four 18th, to secure the victory, while Allisen Corpuz finished third.
- Kim Hyo-joo's total score was 22-under-par, and she needed only 24 putts in her final round, winning $337,500; she stated, "I worked hard in the winter time and it's a surprise that it came so quickly, the win. Feeling was great today".
- This was Kim Hyo-joo's seventh LPGA victory and her first since 2023, while Lilia Vu, who has been struggling with a back injury, expressed satisfaction with her performance, stating, "The only goal is to be in tune with my body" and "This is probably the most I've felt like me in the past year and a half.
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