South Korean Hyo-joo Kim signed her fifth LPGA victory, winning (-11) the Lotte Championship this Saturday in Hawaii. Céline Boutier grabbed a new top 10 thanks to a second consecutive card of 70 (-2). Perrine Delacour finished 26th.

Lotte Championship: Hyo-joo Kim winner, Céline Boutier 10th

Lotte Championship: Hyo-joo Kim winner – Photo credit via twitter #LPGAWinnerSelfie with @Titleist

Hyo-joo Kim secured the victory by signing a final card of 71 (-1), posting a third birdie on 18 to total -11, a score sufficient to hold off Hinako Shibuno (37th in the world) who finished at two lengths with a blank bogey final lap over the Hoakalei Country Club.

The South Korean, 13th in the world, thus added a fifth victory to her record, already provided with a major coronation in Evian in 2014.

Céline Boutier, 4th at the start of the Chevron Championship, the first major tournament of the season. signed a very good 10th place, his fifth Top 10 in only 7 participations. With this new performance, the French number 1 ranks fifth in the Race to CME currently dominated by the American Danielle Kang and continues her rise to the edge of the top 20.

Perrine Delacour who had less success finished 26th. She is currently 41st overall.
Céline Herbin, Agathe Laisné and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard did not make the cut

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Hyo Joo Kim takes the lead