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\nWONJU, South Korea:\u00a0New Zealand\u2019s Lydia Ko fired a 65 on Sunday to capture her 18th LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship \u2014 and her first in South Korea, the country of her birth.<\/p>\n
\nThe 25-year-old\u2019s seven-under par final round gave her a four-shot victory over American Andrea Lee at Oak Valley Country Club.<\/p>\n
\nKo carded eight birdies with just one bogey to capture the $300,000 winner\u2019s check after finishing on 21-under 267.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI feel so proud to be born in Korea,\u201d Ko, whose family moved to New Zealand when she was four, told reporters.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think because of that, I really wanted to win here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis week my relatives are here, my direct family is here. And I wanted to win it for them as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWorld No. 5 Ko became the fifth LPGA player this season to have multiple victories, and it was the first time she had achieved the feat since 2016.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis week, more than ever, I said I really, really want to win in Korea, and I think maybe that was a good mindset or I was hypnotising myself to try to get it done,\u201d Ko said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEvery time I come back to Korea, even though I play under the New Zealand flag, so many people support me and I think that is such a boost,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s such an unreal setting and we don\u2019t play in many atmospheres like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nKo started the final round one shot behind the 54-hole leader, Thailand\u2019s Atthaya Thitikul, at 14-under. But Atthaya, ranked second in the world, stumbled to a round of 74 to finish sixth, missing out on her chance to overtake South Korean Ko Jin-young and become the new world No. 1.<\/p>\n
\nThe Thai would have jumped to the top of the world rankings with at least a fourth-placed finish.<\/p>\n
\nSouth Korea\u2019s Ko Jin-young, who was the defending champion, withdrew before the third round after shooting 80 and 79 on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
\nIt was her first tournament after two months out with a wrist injury.<\/p>\n
\nChoi Hye-jin and Kim Hyo-joo finished as top South Korean players, tied for third with American Lilia Vu at 16-under par 272.<\/p>\n
\nSunday\u2019s final round signalled the retirement of South Korean golfer Choi Na-yeon, who wrapped up her 15-year career with an emotional farewell.<\/p>\n
\nEarlier this month, the 34-year-old announced that the BMW Ladies Championship would be her final LPGA tournament.<\/p>\n
\nA tearful Choi made par on the par-five hole to card a four-under 68, her best round of the week, finishing two-under 286 for the tournament.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI was fighting back tears from the beginning of the 18th hole,\u201d said Choi.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAfter I hit the tee shot, Amy Yang said, \u2018Good job,\u2019 and started crying.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd that last putt, I couldn\u2019t really see the ball because of my tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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