Hyo Joo Kim earns Lotte Championship victory in Hawaii

Hyo Joo Kim's final-round one-under-par 71 was good enough for a two-shot victory over Hinako Shibuno at the Lotte Championship in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, as Stephanie Meadow slipped back to finish in a tie for 18th.

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The 26-year-old South Korean Kim, who held three-shot leads after the second and third rounds, recovered from a bogey on the 17th with a birdie on the final hole to finish at 11-under and win for the fifth time on the LPGA Tour.

The win was worth $300,000. Her most recent victory was at the 2021 HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.

Shibuno, of Japan, who was tied for second entering the day after firing a 68 on Friday, had no bogeys but only two birdies to finish on nine-under.

Alone in third at seven under was South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi, who shot 69, her best round of the tournament.

Meadow carded her worst round of the weekend - a five-over 77 - to end up on one-under-par. However Leona Maguire hoisted herself up to three-over thanks to a closing three-under 69.

The United States' Brianna Do, who was the other player tied for second as the day began, crumbled to join six golfers tied for 12th after a 77. Her round had no birdies, and four of her five bogeys came on a five-hole span bridging the front and back nine.

South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai shot her second consecutive 70 to end the tournament in fourth place at six-under, one stroke better than South Korea's Somi Lee who fell to five-under with a 73.

Defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand closed out the tourney with a one-under 70 to finish tied with seven others for 18th place.