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Sunday 29 March 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass
Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2026 · Hyo Joo Kim’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,250,000 USD · Ford
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R137°/18°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R238°/17°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/23°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R436°/21°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nelly Korda USA · 262Started four back, got within one after Kim's double on 8, then missed a short par putt on 9 and a 2-footer on 15; finished eagle-birdie for 67 Hyo Joo Kim tops Korda again and wins on LPGA for 2nd straight week (AP, via theScore)
144 started · cut -5, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass
Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass (Cattail Course), Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hyo Joo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via theScore)
29 March 2026
I wanted to ask Nelly how it feels to win back-to-back.
AP (via theScore)
28 March 2026
All round everything was great — putter, iron, driver, everything was as I would want it to go.
AP (via theScore)
29 March 2026
I'm done playing with her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 61 · 69 · 61 · 69 | 260 | −28 |
| 2 | Nelly Korda | 63 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 262 | −26 |
| 3 | Minami Katsu | 65 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| 4 | Lydia Ko | 60 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 5 | In Gee Chun | 68 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Frida Kinhult | 64 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Mimi Rhodes | 67 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Ina Yoon | 67 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Esther Henseleit | 65 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Dewi Weber | 66 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Rose Zhang | 68 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Chizzy Iwai | 68 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-03-23 (published by LPGA.com), row: 4 +4 +4 Kim, Hyojoo ‐ 3625 KOR 44 236.8414 5.3828).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet