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ANA Inspiration 2021: Patty Tavatanakit Wins Despite Lydia Ko's 4th-Round Surge

It was Patty Tavatanakit against the field at the 2021 ANA Inspiration at Rancho Mirage, California.

Until Lydia Ko turned in an absolute masterpiece Sunday.

After all, Tavatanakit, who counts seven wins from her career at UCLA and three victories on the Symetra Tour in 2019 on her resume, entered Sunday's final round with a commanding five-stroke lead at 14 under.

The LPGA Tour rookie tied the 54-hole record Pernilla Lindberg set in 2018 and had an opportunity to beat Dottie Pepper's all-time record of 19 under from 1999, per the Associated Press (h/t Los Angeles Times).