Nelly Korda made a run at it, but A Lim Kim responded late, making key birdies on Nos. 14 and 15 to fend off the world’s No. 1-ranked player and win the LPGA’s 2025 season opener, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Kim led by three over Linn Grant after 54 holes at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, with Korda starting the final round tied with defending champion Lydia Ko four shots back.
Korda was 3 under through nine Sunday and got to 17 under to forge a brief tie, but Kim went back up by two with two to go.
On the last hole, Korda, playing in the group ahead of Kim, drained a 30-footer for birdie to get to 18 under, one back, and tried to apply some pressure to Kim, who had to play her second shot from the right rough. But she landed safely on the green, about 20 feet away and then drained a long putt for birdie to close out a final-round 5-under 67 and win by two shots for her third LPGA victory.
Korda was solo second after her Sunday 65, her best round of the week by two shots. Grant was third after a 69. Minjee Lee shot a final-round 62 to zoom up the leaderboard and finish tied for fourth with Jin Youg Ko.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 Hilton Grand Vacations TOC: A Lim Kim wins LPGA season opener
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