Sunday 21 June 2020 16:29, UK
Former world No 1 So Yeon Ryu has donated her winnings to charity after registering a one-shot victory at the Kia Motors Korean Women's Open.
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Ryu posted a level-par 72 at Bears Best Cheongna Golf Course in Incheon to finish the Korean LPGA Tour event on 12 under and one clear of Hyo Joo Kim.
The two-time major champion was making her first competitive appearance since February due to the global coronavirus pandemic, with Ryu pledge the 250 million won (£167,000) first prize to Covid-19 relief efforts.
"I've always wanted to win the national championship of my country," Ryu was quoted saying by the Yonhap News Agency. "Since I hadn't played for such a long time, I didn't have such high expectations for myself this week. But I was well rested, and I was able to play well until the very end."
Ryu previously gave one-third of her $300,000 (£240,000) prize for winning the Meijer Classic on the LPGA Tour in 2018 to Simply Give, Meijer's food pantry charity program. The six-time LPGA Tour winners also donated half of her earnings from February's ISPS Handa Vic Open to those affected by the Australian bushfires.
A number of Korean-born LPGA Tour players were also in the field, with the LPGA Tour not scheduled to return until the LPGA Drive On Championship on July 31.
Chris Kirk claimed a first worldwide victory since 2015, a year after taking a leave of absence from the PGA Tour to fight alcohol abuse and depression.
The four-time PGA Tour winner, who started the week outside the world's top 500, claimed a one-shot win on the Korn Ferry Tour's King & Bear Classic at World Golf Village in Florida.
Kirk overturned a four-stroke deficit on the final day, birdieing the par-five last to close out a five-under 67 and end the week on 26 under, a shot clear of Justin Lower.
"It gives me a deeper sense of appreciation and gratitude for everything," Kirk said. "I'm a completely different person than I was two years ago."
Kirk hadn't posted a worldwide top-10 for more than two years and only returned to competitive golf in November, with the American missing the cut in five of his previous seven starts before his win.
