Jin Young Ko saved her best until last at Sentosa Golf Club to win the HSBC Women’s World Championship by a two-shot margin over Minjee Lee and In Gee Chun.

Once again, the championship went down to the wire, with the World No.1 tied with fellow South Korean Jeongeun Lee6 at 16-under par as they headed to the 18th. Ice-cool under pressure, Ko birdied the last to close for 6-under par 66 and 17-under on aggregate.

With Lee6 finding a bunker on her second shot followed by the rough to the edge of the green, Ko knew she had done enough to add one of the most prestigious trophies in Asia to her tally of 12 LPGA Tour wins.

In her first tournament of the year, Ko extended her win percentage, notching up an incredible sixth win from her last 10 tournaments. In an all-time LPGA record, it was also her 15th consecutive score in the 60s.

Ko said:

“I'm so happy. I feel amazing right now. It's tough playing with two Korean players. They are amazing players. We are still close friends. It's always hard to be playing in the last group, the last round with the Korean players.  But yeah, just happy.”
Speaking about her new LPGA record, Ko added: “It's a great honor, it's a new record.”

 Information from Roco Communications

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亞洲足協於今午(2月24日)為2023年亞洲足協亞洲盃最後一圈外圍賽進行抽籤，香港被編入D組，同組對手為印度、阿富汗及柬埔寨。該組賽事暫定於6月在印度加爾各答舉行，港隊將於6月8日與阿富汗進行首輪比賽，並於6月11日和6月14日分別迎戰柬埔寨及印度，比賽時間和地點有待亞洲足協公佈。

香港足球代表隊主教練安達臣於抽籤後表示：「以目前香港的疫情狀況而言，在對陣亞洲對手時，要達到我們預期的競爭水平有一定的困難。香港身處形勢緊湊的小組，我認為有非常多的可能性，將會十分有趣。

印度無疑是小組之中實力最強的，但我仍有信心球隊會踢出精彩的比賽；阿富汗的世界排名與香港相近，早前亦於世界杯外圍賽擊敗印尼，是相當值得注意的對手；至於柬埔寨，香港曾於之前的外圍賽與他們交手，取得一勝一和，對賽經驗是充足的。

接下來三個月，我會專注為香港隊備戰。香港足球總會亦正在探討不同方案讓球隊訓練，希望能盡快帶來好消息。」

 詳細分組資料可參閱亞洲足協網站：
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/groups_decided_for_afc_asian_cup_china_2023%E2%84%A2_qualifiers_final_round.html

Text from HKFA