Nelly Korda finished three back but is still without a victory this year as Youmin Hwang won the LOTTE Championship for her first victory in an LPGA Tour event.

Hwang birdied the final four holes and five of the last six at breezy Hoakalei Country Club for a five-under 67 and a one-shot victory over Hyo Joo Kim.

"This is my dream," Hwang said through a translator. "Finally, I achieved my dream here at the LOTTE Championship, and I also very much look forward to my future as well in the LPGA."

Tied for the lead with Kim and Minami Katsu after her birdie on the par-four 17th, Hwang got a break when Katsu and Kim each bogeyed the hole in the group behind.

On the par-five 18th, Hwang hit her second shot through the green into the rough and chipped to a foot.

Second-ranked Nelly Korda clos

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