The 23-year-old American golfer who hadn’t won a tournament since turning pro in 2019 pulled away from Jin Young Ko for the win in her 118th start.

Yealimi Noh will always remember her first LPGA 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 winner Jin Young Ko by four shots to win the Founders Cup Sunday at Bradenton Country Club in Florida.

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 Sunday and cruised from there to her first LPGA victory in the Founders Cup. The 23-year-old from Northern California closed with a bogey-free,

Yealimi Noh captured her first LPGA title on Sunday, outdueling South Korean Ko Jin-young down the final holes to win the Founders Cup by four strokes. Australia's Hannah Green shared fourth on 271 with South Korean Im Jin-hee and Japan's Miyu Yamashita.

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 on Sunday and cruised from there to her first LPGA victory in the Founders Cup.

Yealimi Noh birdied eight of the last 11 holes to grab the lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Founders Cup while top-ranked Nelly Korda charged into contention. Khang birdied eight of the first 11 holes and broke Ko's day-old course record with the lowest LPGA round of her career.