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Jin Young Ko wins at Evian for 2nd major title of season

By GRAHAM DUNBAR was an NCAA champion at
AP Sports Writer Wake Forest. "I had to take
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France a couple of deep breaths
(AP) — Jin Young Ko took as I was lining it up."
advantage of a friend's Kupcho had begun the
bad luck to win her second day seven shots behind
major title of the season on Kim, and three behind Ko.
Sunday, and reclaimed No. Though Park seemed fa-
1 spot in the women's world vored, three shots ahead
golf rankings. of Ko, she opened with two
Ko fired a 4-under 67 in bogeys and struggled to
the rain-swept final round find rhythm.
to win the Evian Champi- Park ended with another
onship by two shots with a bogey 6 at the 18th, play-
15-under total of 269. ing her approach into flow-
Winner of the season's first er beds beside the green,
major, the ANA Inspiration and hacking out across the
in April, Ko closed out the putting surface into more
victory after playing part- thick grass.
ner, longtime leader and The Jutanugarn sisters from
good friend Hyo Joo Kim South Korea's Ko Jin-young poses for photographers with the trophy after winning the Evian Cham- Thailand both shot 68 to se-
lost control of the tourna- pionship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, July 28, 2019. cure top-10 finishes.
ment with a triple bogey at Associated Press Ariya Jutanugarn made
the par-3 14th. eagle-3 on the 18th to fin-
Ko took the two-shot lead champion whose chal- world rankings above her winds. ish alone in fifth place on 11
she was given, and added lenge was undone after a other playing partner, Sung "It's crazy. It's exciting to under, and elder sister Mori-
a birdie at the par-4 No. 17, tee shot at No. 14 plugged Hyun Park. see that I can compete," ya tied for sixth with Park.
to hold off strong finishes by beneath the front face of Park (75) was let down by said the Colorado native, Ko's victory ended a streak
American rookie Jennifer a green-side bunker. Kim's her putting in falling to a tie untroubled by the dreary of 10 different players win-
Kupcho (66) and Shanshan first salvage attempt rolled for sixth at 10 under. weather. "I just say, 'Well ning the previous 10 wom-
Feng (68). back from the grass into a A final round played in everyone's playing in it, en's majors.
The 24-year-old South Ko- deep footprint in the sand. steady rain ended in fad- so we're going to be out The next starts Thursday,
rean played the par-5 18th Kim then three-putted. ing light at 7:35 p.m. local here.'" when the Women's Brit-
with a two-shot cushion and "The lie was so bad. It was time (1735 GMT). The start Kupcho was the first woman ish Open begins at Wo-
no drama. Kim (73) made really unlucky for Hyo Joo," was delayed by two hours to win at Augusta National, burn, England. It's the first
a birdie to join a three-way said Ko. to prepare the Evian Re- in the inaugural Women's time since 1960 that two
tie for second with Kupcho The winner's check of sort Golf Club course after Amateur in April, and women's majors have
and Feng. $615,000 lifted Ko atop the overnight downpours. played apparently nerve- been played in back-to-
Ko said her play was "a little LPGA money list with almost In her second major as a less golf until her final 4-foot back weeks. On Sunday
perfect," after getting the $2 million this season. professional, the 22-year- putt. She made it to secure morning, Ko canceled her
silver trophy presented by A second career major for old Kupcho impressed by a check for $289,000. scheduled evening flight
ski great Lindsey Vonn. Ko, the 2018 LPGA Rookie shooting a bogey-free, "Standing over this putt for England. It was among
Ko acknowledged feeling of the Year, also means she lowest round of the day in on 18 I was kind of freak- many good moves she
sad for Kim, the 2014 Evian goes back to No. 1 in the persistent rain and cooling ing out," said Kupcho, who made at Evian.q
Relay silver medal is victory for cancer survivor Adrian

By BETH HARRIS touch online with others turn to apply the pressure.
AP Sports Writer who endured the same Caeleb Dressel hauled the
GWANGJU, South Korea things he did at the same Americans from fourth to
(AP) — With Britain closing time "and they're doing first on his butterfly leg be-
in, Nathan Adrian sprinted chemo right now," he said. fore turning it over to Adri-
furiously to the wall. He He underwent a scan a an. "That last 15 meters, it's
just couldn't get there fast week before joining the tough," Adrian said. "I was
enough. U.S. team, and if the re- trying to be strong, I was try-
The American anchor got sults hadn't been good, he ing to hold on, but this time
edged by Britain's Duncan wouldn't have made the I couldn't do it."
Scott in the 4x100-meter trip. Adrian was chosen as one
medley relay on the final "Literally, they could have of the U.S. swimmers to
night of the world swim- been like, 'Hey, we found accept the FINA trophy
ming championships Sun- a node on your lung, you awarded to the best team
day. need to be in chemo next at the worlds. He and three
Still, the silver medal was a United States Nathan Adrian is consoled by a teammate after Tuesday,'" he said. "I get a of his teammates stood on
their second place finish in the men's 4x100m medley relay final
victory for Adrian, compet- at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Ko- little emotional even think- the top step of the podium,
ing seven months after be- rea, Sunday, July 28, 2019. ing about it." a view he'd like to have
ing diagnosed with testicu- Associated Press Earlier, Adrian anchored next year at the Tokyo
lar cancer. the U.S. to gold in the 4x100 Olympics.
"I don't want to come off The 30-year-old Californian two surgeries and then be- freestyle relay with the "There's a time to get silver
like a sore loser," he said, went public with his diag- gan the process of regain- Russia breathing down his in relays and it's at a world
"but I'm truthfully very grate- nosis in an effort to spread ing weight and muscle. neck on the last lap. championships, that's for
ful just to be here." awareness. He underwent Adrian said he's been in Sunday night, it was Britain's sure," he said.q