World No. 1 Ko Jin-young shot a six-under-par final-round of 66 to win the LPGA CME Group Tour Championship in Florida by five shots.
South Korea's Jin-young Ko had trailed her compatriot Sei-young Kim by one shot after Saturday's round, but birdied five of her last seven holes for a six-under-par final-round of 66, which took her to -18 and five shots clear of her nearest challengers, the World No.2 Sei Young Kim and Australia's Hannah Green.
Sei Young Kim traded blows with Jin-young Ko for ten holes, but was unable to match the barrage of birdies from the World No. 1 in the home stretch and could only manage a level-par round of 72. It left her in a share of second at -13 with Hannah Green, who finished with a bogey-free five-under-par 67.
America's Mina Harigae claimed fourth spot on -12, one shot ahead of New Zealand's Lydia Ko and America's Lexi Thompson. It is the first time in eight years that Thompson, the leading player after the first round, has ended the season without a single LPGA Tour victory.
England's Georgia Hall posted a level-par 72, after a costly double-bogey at the 16th, to finish tied for seventh at -10 with Canada's Brooke Henderson and America's Austin Ernst.
Fellow English player Charley Hull, who won the event in 2016, had to settle for a six-way tie for thirteenth on -7 after she shot a two-over-par 74.
The 2021 LPGA Tour will begin with the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions from 21-24 January at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club in Orlando, Florida.
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