Lydia Ko claims two-shot victory; Nelly Korda squandered two-stroke lead over closing holes to share second with Lilia Vu and Ruoning Yin; Ko’s victory follows Olympic gold earlier this month; England’s Lottie Woad finishes tied-tenth and as lowest amateur
Highlights from the final round of the AIG Women’s Open, where Lydia Ko impressed to claim a third major victory
Lydia Ko ended her eight-year major drought by coming through a star-studded leaderboard to claim a dramatic victory in the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.
The former world No 1 overturned a three-stroke deficit during the final round at the iconic Old Course, mixing four birdies with a lone bogey – in wet and breezy conditions – to close a stunning final-round 69 and set the clubhouse target.
Overnight leader Jiyai Shin, defending champion Lilia Vu and world No 1 Nelly Korda all had chances to catch Ko over the closing stretch but were unsuccessful, as the Olympic gold medallist finished two shots clear and secured a first major win since the 2016 Chevron Championship.
AIG Women’s Open: Final leaderboard
-7 Lydia Ko (Nzl); -5 Ruoning Yin (Chn), Nelly Korda (USA), Lilia Vu (USA); Jenny Shin (Kor); -3 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha)
Selected others:-1 Lottie Woad (Eng); +1 Charley Hull (Eng); +2 Georgia Hall (Eng); +4 Leona Maguire (Irl); +6 Lexi Thompson (USA)
