Jin Young Ko Wins 2019 Evian Championship for 2nd Major Title This Year

Jin Young Ko captured her second major title of the season Sunday, winning the 2019 Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.

Ko shot a four-under-67 in the final round to finish at 15 under for the tournament. Jennifer Kupcho, Hyo Joo Kim and Shanshan Feng tied for second at 13 under.

2019 Evian Championship Leaderboard

1. Jin Young Ko (-15)

T-2. Jennifer Kupcho (-13)

T-2. Shanshan Feng (-13)

T-2. Hyo Joo Kim (-13)

5. Ariya Jutanugarn (-11)

T-6. Moriya Jutanugarn (-10)

T-6. Sung Hyun Park (-10) 

T-8. Megan Khang (-9)

T-8. Inbee Park (-9)

10. Carlota Ciganda (-8)

Ko stepped to the 18th tee with one hand on the title after a birdie on No. 17 opened a two-shot edge on the next closest golfers. Reading the green perfectly, her putt broke at the last minute and found the bottom of the cup.

On No. 18, she avoided making any critical mistakes and left herself with a simple par putt to clinch the victory.

After making the turn at two under, Ko birdied No. 10 before a slight setback on No. 12 with a bogey. She immediately responded with a birdie on No. 13, which erased any chance of a collapse at the final hurdle.

Consistency was the key for the 24-year-old as she missed only one fairway and one green in regulation, per LPGA.com.

That contrasted sharply with the performance of Hyo Joo Kim, who had a one-shot lead through 54 holes.

A birdie on the 11th hole put her at 16 under, two shots clear atop the leaderboard.

Then came a bogey on No. 12 and a triple-bogey on No. 14. Kim went from sitting in first place to falling two strokes behind Ko. And at such a relatively late stage of the tournament, she had little hope of mounting a comeback.

Little separated Ko and Kim. They were both good off the tee and with the putter. Kim had a slight advantage in the approach game, though, which was particularly noticeable as Ko's title challenge ran aground on the 14th hole.

Kupcho owned the best score of the round (five under 66) but had too much ground to make up in the end. Even after closing with two birdies on her final three holes, she needed help from Ko to force a playoff tiebreaker.

The LPGA schedule immediately shifts to the final major of the season. The AIG Women's British Open tees off at Woburn Golf Club in Milton Keynes, England.

Ko will be looking to atone for a disappointing showing at last year's Women's British Open, when she missed the cut after going three over in the first two rounds.