Maguire claims top 15 finish as Ko wins in Singapore

Leona Maguire finished with a flourish at the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore to claim a top 15 finish.

The Irish golf claimed her best round of the tournament as five birdies and just a single bogey saw her sign for a round of 68 to finish on -9 and claim a share of 13th place.

At the top of the leaderboard there was a thrilling finish as World number one Ko Jin-young hit five birdies in the last six holes to beat Lee Jeong-eun and overnight leader Chun In-gee at the final hole.

A birdie at the 18th gave Ko the title for the first time by two shots as former US Open winner Lee, joint leader going down the last, imploded around the final green.

Ko rolled in her third shot at the par-four from 12 feet to move to 17-under par while Lee's double-bogey left her three shots behind the winner with Chun taking joint-second alongside Lee Min-jee.

"I played well today, but it's tough to go round playing with two amazing Korean players. We're close friends," said Ko, who has won six of the last 10 LPGA events.

"I had a lot more confidence on the back nine than on the front nine, so I got a lot of birdies on the back nine."

Overnight leader Chun claimed a birdie at the second to extend her early advantage, but she was soon left trailing as those around her picked up the pace.

However, she pulled to within a shot of the leaders with a birdie at the 13th and another at the 16th left her a shot behind the leaders.

Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul put herself in contention with five birdies in the opening seven holes before a bogey at the penultimate hole wrecked her chances of the title, with the teenager eventually finishing in a tie for fourth on 14-under.

Ko, meanwhile, had birdied the eighth and ninth to stay in the hunt, but a