MEXICO CITY — Christina Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in nine years, beating China’s Shanshan Feng in a playoff after blowing a five-stroke lead in the final round.
Kim won with a par on the par-4 18th on the second extra hole at Club de Golf Mexico. The 30-year-old American won for the first time since the Tournament of Champions in November 2005. She also won the 2004 Longs Drug Challenge.
Top-ranked Inbee Park was third at 11 under after a 68. Brittany Lincicome and So Yeon Ryu followed at 9 under on the tourney.
PGA Tour
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Quintana Roo — Charley Hoffman rallied from a three-shot deficit to win the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Hoffman closed with a 5-under 66 after taking two putts for a bogey on the 18th.
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It was his third career victory. He had gone 108 starts since winning his last tournament on the tour. Shawn Stefani finished second, followed by Danny Lee and Andres Gonzales, who tied for third.
European Tour
BELEK, Turkey — Brooks Koepka claimed his maiden European Tour title after overcoming a two-shot deficit in the final round to win the Turkish Airlines Open by a stroke.
The American player shot a final-round 7-under 65 for an overall 17-under 271 that edged England’s Ian Poulter.
Poulter had a chance to force a playoff, but missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the last hole. Sweden’s Henrik Stenson birdied four of the final six holes to grab third.
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