Kim Hyo-joo finishes runner-up on LPGA Tour
Korean veteran Kim Hyo-joo has come up short of her third win of the 2026 LPGA season, settling for her second runner-up finish of the year instead. Kim shot 12-under 276 to end up two strokes behind the champion, Yin Ruoning of China, at the FM Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, on Sunday (local time). Kim began the final round trailing Yin by one shot and carded a one-under 71…
In the final round of the FM Championship at TPC Boston in Massachusetts on Sunday, Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo finished as runner-up, two strokes behind China's Yin Ruoning. Starting behind by one shot, Kim made a one-under 71 in the final round with three birdies and two bogeys. Meanwhile, Yin shot a 70 with five birdies and three bogeys.
Kim had previously won two times in March and also finished second at the Dow Championship in June. However, she struggled in five consecutive tournaments after the Dow Championship and missed out on the top 10. Kim led by one shot at the 10th hole, after making a birdie while Yin committed her third bogey of the round. But Yin quickly regained the lead with a birdie on the 12th hole, tying the score at one under 277.
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