Minjee Lee hangs on to win Cognizant Founders Cup over Lexi Thompson

CLIFTON, N.J. — The way LPGA scoring leader Minjee Lee has been playing, winning was only a matter of time.

The title came at the Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday after a final round in which the Australian wasn’t playing her best.

Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine and held off Lexi Thompson by two shots to win her seventh-career title and first since taking her first major at last year’s Evian Championship.

“I just feel like I’ve kind of been trending,” said Lee, who also has a tie for second and a tie for third among her seven starts this year. “I’ve been hitting it really, really well this whole — I mean, this whole season — and I just felt like it was kind of around the…