Hyo Joo Kim Wins Fortinet Founders Cup by 1 Stroke

Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea held off a strong charge from Nelly Korda to win the Fortinet Founders Cup by one stroke on Sunday at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, California. The 30-year-old Kim completed a wire-to-wire victory with a final-round score of 1-over-par 73, finishing the tournament at 16-under-par 272 for her eighth career LPGA Tour title.

Kim entered the final day with a five-shot lead over Korda, built on an opening-round 63 that included an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole and steady play through the next two rounds. She extended her advantage to four shots after Friday's 70 but faced pressure as Korda mounted a comeback. Kim countered with birdies on the sixth, seventh, 11th and 14th holes, while bogeys on the second, eighth, 12th, 16th and 18th tested her resolve. Her key par saves came on the par-3 13th, where her tee shot hit the flagstick after a wayward chip, and on the 17th, where she chipped from deep rough to two and a half feet for a crucial up-and-down.

"I don't think I was necessarily shaken up or my emotions were all over the place," Kim said through a translator. "I was just trying to keep my focus on my shots and what I was doing."...