NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Ruoning Yin won the FM Championship on Sunday at the TPC Boston for her sixth career LPGA Tour victory, outlasting Hyo Joo Kim.
Yin ran in a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-5 12th for a share of the lead with playing partner Kim. The 23-year-old Chinese player parred the next five in breezy conditions and birdied the par-5 18th for a 2-under 70 and a two-stroke victory.
“I think this one definitely boost my confidence a little bit,” Yin said. “I just want to enjoy the moment.”
Kim shot 71. She dropped back with a three-putt bogey on the par-3 16th, missing a 9-foot par try. The South Korean player — a two-time winner this season — missed a 7-foot birdie attempt on the par-3 17th.
“At the end of the day it was Ronni,” Kim said.
Sei Young Kim chipped in for birdie on the par-3 11th to take a one-stroke lead in the final group, then dropped four shots on the next three holes with a double bogey and two bogeys. She shot 73 to tie for fourth.
Yin won twice in 2023 and three times in 2024, with a span of 672 days since her last win in the 2024 Maybank Championship.
“It’s just been so long since my last win,” Yin said. “I know I work hard and also my team, my mom is here. Just everything comes together.”
Allisen Corpuz was third at 11 under after a 68. Fellow U.S. Solheim Cup player Rose Zhang (68) was another shot back with Sei Young Kim.
Top-ranked Nelly Korda tied for 50th at 1 over after a 73 in the final event before the Sept. 11-13 Solheim Cup matches in the Netherlands.
European captain Anna Nordqvist finished her final final event on the LPGA Tour in tie for 38th. She was 1 under after a 72.
“I’m not really sure how to feel,” Nordqvist said. “Nothing ever prepares you for this moment. I’m definitely going to miss it.”
Vancouver’s Anna Huang had a 77 on the day to finish tied for 59th. Calgary’s Aphrodite also had a 77 to place in a tie for 62nd.
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