Jin Young Ko showed why’s she’s the world’s No. 1 Sunday at the Women’s Canadian Open.
She crushed the rest of the would-be contenders, simply crushed them.
Ko closed with an eight-under par 64 and picked up her fourth win of the season in a runaway.
She was five better than Nicole Brock Larsen and seven clear of defending champion Brooke Henderson.
Ko was 26-under and entered rarified air with a 72-hole performance without a single bogey.
“She’s world No. 1 for a reason,” said Henderson who played in the last group with Ko. “She’s had an unreal season. I don’t even know, is it four wins now? Four wins on one of the toughest tours there is. There is so much talent out here. To get one win is hard, to get four is really cool.”
Ko, in a total show of sportsmanship, insisted that Henderson walk with her as they approached the final green.
“I thought when I was walking to the 18th green that the crowd was for Brooke, not me,” Ko said. “We’re here in Canada and she has a lot of fans. So, Brooke, this crowd is for you. But she said ‘no, it’s for you,’ so we went together.”
