25 Mar 2014

Ko ties for 2nd at Founders Cup

3:16 pm on 25 March 2014

Lydia Ko has finished in a tie for second at the Founders Cup in Arizona, after leading going into the final round.

Starting the day at 16 under, Ko hit five birdies and three bogies for a round of 70 and a tournament score of 18 under par, one stroke behind the winner Australia's Karrie Webb.

The veteran Australian clinched her 41st tour victory with a nine under par final round of 63 which featured six birdies over the final nine holes to tie the course record.

The 16-year-old Ko shared second place with America's Stacy Lewis, Spain's Azahara Munoz, and Koreans Amy Yang and Mirim Lee.