Ko top-five in Thailand; Fox top-10 at Riviera
- Feb 23
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Kiwi golf No 1s Lydia Ko and Ryan Fox have both finished in the top-10 of their respective LPGA and PGA Tour events.
Ko completed her week at the LPGA Thailand tournament with a four-under 68 to finish tied for fifth, while Fox posted his fourth straight round in the 60s at The Genesis Invitational to grab a share of seventh.
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Ko, the world No 6, carded an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys in the final round at the Siam Country Club - Old Course to end at 20-under, four strokes behind the winner, Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul.
The 28-year-old birdied the first and fourth holes to give herself a chance, but bogeys at the fifth and seventh effectively ended her charge. An eagle at the par-five 10th and back-to-back birdies at the 15th and 16th lifted her into the top-five.
Ko, who finished fourth at the Tournament of Champions three weeks ago, hit 12-of-14 fairways and 14-of-18 greens in regulation on the final day.
Fox made three back-nine birdies to rise two places with a four-under 67 in the final round at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Sunday (Monday NZ Time), posting 12-under, six strokes behind winner, American Jacob Bridgeman.
The 39-year-old's day went boom to start, with an eagle at the par-five first, and a birdie at the par-three fourth put him into the top-10. However, bogeys came at the seventh and eighth holes, before birdies at the 12th, 15th and 16th.
The result, Fox's third straight top-25, moved him up 35 spots in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings to 59th.
