Hyo Joo Kim won the LOTTE Championship by two-shots over Hinako Shibuno. This was Kim’s fifth LPGA Tour win. Kim bogeyed the 17th, allowing Shibuno to get within one-shot of the lead, but then birdied the final hole to seal the win.
"The shot of a champion."
Still reliving this moment on 18 right before Hyo Joo Kim hoisted the trophy. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3pGCizoROZ
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 17, 2022
The LOTTE Championship has its own victory celebration tradition:
Win the @LPGALOTTE ✅
Perform a hula dance ✅Bravo, Hyo Joo Kim 👏😂 pic.twitter.com/9oqTwtVwdb
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 17, 2022
In the LPGA Pool, Tim Powell and Rick Pero were the top point-earners for the week, with 30 points.
Points for LOTTE Championship
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 15 |
| 2 | Hinako Shibuno* | 10 |
| 3 | Hye-Jin Choi | 9 |
| 4 | Ashleigh Buhai | 8 |
| 5 | Somi Lee* | 7 |
| 6 | Atthaya Thitikul | 6 |
| 6 | Gerina Mendoza | 6 |
| 6 | Ryann O'Toole | 6 |
| 6 | Na Rin An | 6 |
| 10 | Brittany Altomare | 2 |
| 10 | Celine Boutier | 2 |
* denotes not part of the LPGA Golf Pool
It seemed like there was always a steady wind, and during the coverage, the broadcast crew discussed Shibuno’s approach to playing in the wind:
Does Hinako Shibuno like playing in the wind? No.
Her approach? To be friends with it. 😂 pic.twitter.com/0f4d4Vouy8
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 16, 2022
Here are highlights of the final round: