
Dame Lydia Ko has finished sixth in the defence of her LPGA Tournament of Champions title in Florida, her first event of the year.
Twenty-seven-year-old Ko started the final day tied third four shots from leader A-Lim Kim of Korea and alongside American Nelly Korda.
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However three bogeys in her first six holes pushed her back, too far to catch up to Kim who won by two shots in a start-to-finish victory at 20-under.
Ko started to get back to form from the seventh hole where she made birdie and then also at the ninth as well as the 11th, 15th and 17th for carding a final round 70 to be 13-under for the tournament.
Korda made a late push, with nine birdies in her round of 65, but she fell short and placed second at 18 under.
Sweden's Linn Grant shot a 69 to take third at 15 under.