Bianca Pagdanganan's final round included six birdies on the back nine but she was unable to close the gap on Kim Hyo-joo.
LOS ANGELES -- South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo strolled to a wire-to-wire victory at The Ascendant LPGA in Texas on Sunday, shooting a two-under-par 69 to win by four strokes.
Kim reached the turn at one under for the round, 12 under overall, after two birdies and one bogey on the front nine. Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines and Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul shared second place on nine under.Pagdanganan's final round included six birdies on the back nine but the 25-year-old from Quezon City was unable to close the gap on leader Kim.
Australia's Sarah Kemp finished fourth on eight under par after a closing 69 while Lexi Thompson was alone in fifth on seven under after a one-under-par 70.
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