Lydia Ko’s career resurgence continued on Sunday at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. With a closing 69 at Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton, Fla., the 24-year-old New Zealander held off Danielle Kang by a shot, winning the second event of the 2022 LPGA season with a 14-under 274 total.
The victory was Ko’s 17th of her career, and her second in nine months after going nearly three years without a title. Since winning again last April at the LOTTE Championship, she’s played 17 events and posted nine top-10 finishes.
Ko took a two-shot lead into the final round only to see the advantage disappear in the first three holes thanks to a bogey on the second hole and a Kang birdie on the third. That was the last blemish on Ko’s scorecard, however, as she made three back-nine birdies to pull away despite finishing the day hitting just seven of 14 fairways.
With her victory, Ko claimed a prize money payout of $300,000 from the overall purse of $2 million. That gives Ko $12,668,796 for her career, allowing her to pass Se Ri Pak for ninth on the all-time LPGA money list.
Here’s a breakdown of the prize money payout for every golfer who made the cut this week in Florida.
Win: Lydia Ko, -14, $300,000
2: Danielle Kang, -13, $184,255
3: Yuka Saso, -12, $133,664
T-4: Charley Hull, -11, $93,612
T-4: Celine Boutier, -11, $93,612
T-6: Lexi Thompson, -7, $62,544.50
T-6: Brooke Henderson, -7, $62,544.50
T-8: Maude-Aimee Leblanc, -6, $45,227.33
T-8: Stacy Lewis, -6, $45,227.33
T-8: Hye-Jin Choi, -6, $45,227.33
T-11: Georgia Hall, -5, $36,567
T-11: Ally Ewing, -5, $36,567
T-13: Bronte Law, -4, $29,456
T-13: Amy Yang, -4, $29,456
T-13: Aditi Adcock, -4, $29,456
T-13: Patty Tavatanakit, -4, $29,456
T-13: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, -4, $29,456
T-18: Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, -3, $24,513.50
T-18: Ayaka Furue, -3, $24,513.50