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Hyo Joo Kim repeats as Ford champ, tops Nelly Korda again

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PHOENIX -- Hyo Joo Kim beat Nelly Korda for the second straight week, pulling away around the turn Sunday and closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory in the Ford Championship. Kim was poised to break the LPGA Tour's scoring record for 72 holes until one mistake led to a double bogey on the eighth hole and gave Korda hope. Korda, who trailed by four at the start of the final round, suddenly was only one shot behind. But the American missed a short par putt on the ninth, and that was followed by a two-shot swing on the 10th -- Kim hit her approach to 18 inches for birdie, and Korda failed to get up-and-down for par. Korda never got any closer until the tournament was out of reach, finishing eagle-birdie for a 67. Kim, who also won the Ford Championship last year, now has back-to-back wins for the first time in her career, both against Korda. Last week in the Founders Cup, the 30-year-old South Korean held off a Sunday charge by Korda.…

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