Yealimi Noh will always remember her first LPGA Tour victory, but this will shine not just because she won, but who she beat to do it. The 23-year-old Californian fired a 3-under 68 to beat 15-time LPGA Tour winner Jin Young Ko by four shots to win the Founders Cup Sunday at Bradenton Country Club in Florida.

Yealimi Noh, an American golfer of Asian origin, celebrated at the Founders Cup, winning her first LPGA Tour title. In fierce competition, the 23-year-old golfer finished 21 shots under par.

Yealimi Noh turned a one-shot deficit into a three-shot lead over Jin Young Ko in the span of two holes on the back nine and cruised from there to her first LPGA victory in the Founders Cup.

Former world No. 1 Ko Jin-young has returned to the top 10 in the women's golf rankings after a runner-up finish on the LPGA Tour. Ko jumped four spots to reach No. 7 in the latest rankings unveiled Tuesday.

Ko Jin-young jumped four spots to land in seventh place on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after finishing runner-up at the Founders Cup presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands on the LPGA Tour on Sunday.

Three-time champion Jin Young Ko birdied six of her last nine holes Friday for an 8-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over four players in the LPGA Tour's Founders Cup.

Ko Jin-young finished as runner-up in the Founders Cup on Sunday, posting a 17-under-par 267, marking another strong finish in the LPGA tournament where she became the first golfer to win the title three times in 2023.