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Defending Champ Kim Hyo-Joo Holds Off Korda to Win LPGA Ford Championship

On Saturday, Hyo Joo Kim set the LPGA 54-hole record with a score of 25-under 191 at the Ford Championship, establishing a four-shot lead at Whirlwind Golf Club in Phoenix.
Kim, the defending champion, is coming off a victory last week at the Founders Cup, where she held off American Korda to win by one shot.
Seven consecutive one-putt greens fueled Kim's torrid back-nine start on the Cattail course, including a birdie on the 16th hole after her pulled approach bounced favorably to 7 feet.
Sunday shapes as a two-person race between players who already have won this year, as the rest of the field, including English rookie Mimi Rhodes, trails by nine shots.
With 18 holes remaining, Kim targets the 72-hole record of 257 set by Sei Young Kim in 2018, a mark that would cement her dominant performance in Phoenix.

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Defending champ Kim Hyo-joo holds off Korda to win LPGA Ford Championship

Defending champion Kim Hyo-joo won the LPGA Ford Championship on Sunday, seizing her second title in as many weeks as she again out-dueled American Nelly Korda.

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Kim Hyo-joo wins 2nd consecutive LPGA title

Kim Hyo-joo has reached the LPGA winner's circle for the second consecutive week. Kim won the Ford Championship on Cattail Course at Whirlwind Golf...

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History-maker Hyo Joo Kim leads at Ford Championship

South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim took an emphatic step toward defending her title at the Ford Championship on Saturday, setting an LPGA 54-hole record to build a four-stroke lead in Arizona.

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Ford Championship 2026 Round 4 tee times and pairings explored

On Saturday, March 28, Hyo Joo Kim fired another 11-under 61 to take the 54-hole lead at the Ford Championship 2026. She displaced Nelly Korda to take a four-stroke lead over her at 25-under.

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Kim Hyo-Joo Sets New Lpga Record with 191 Strokes in 54 Holes… Knocking on Second Consecutive Victory

Kim Hyo-joo sets new LPGA record with 191 strokes over 54 holes; knocking on second consecutive win, she is four strokes ahead of second-place Nelly Korda. The 191 strokes is the all-time lowest 54-hole score on the LPGA. "From the putter to the irons and the driver, everything went exactly as I wanted." On the 29th, Kim Hyo-joo (31) [set a new] all-time lowest 54-hole score on the LPGA Tour.

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Hyo Joo Kim sets 54-hole record in taking control of Ford Championship

South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim took an emphatic step toward defending her title at the Ford Championship on Saturday, setting an LPGA 54-hole record to build a four-stroke lead in Chandler, Ariz.

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