NAPLES, Fla. – Jin Young Ko is in position to finish off a sweep of the LPGA’s most important season-long awards.
Ko’s 6-under-par 66 Saturday all but mathematically secures the Vare Trophy for low scoring average.
At 10 under for the championship, Ko’s scoring average for the year moves to 69.038.
Hyo Joo Kim’s 69.400 scoring average is the closest to Ko, but the LPGA estimated at week’s start that Kim would have to finish 22 shots ahead of Ko this week to have a chance to pass her. Kim starts Sunday five shots behind Ko.