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Lydia Ko kicks off during her solid effort at ANA Inspiration.
Lydia Ko launched a sensational final round to make her presence felt at the ANA Inspiration Golf Championship.
Seemingly out of contention in the big championship he won in 2016 after starting the day tied for 36th, the Kiwi shot a fiery 6-under-66 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage in California.
It was the low round of the day and saw her break into the top 10, showing that she can still be a major force.
Ko finished in sixth place with $ 160,000 on Monday (NZT) when Brooke Henderson of Canada, Nelly Korda of America and Mirim Lee of South Korea contested the title in a three-way tiebreaker.
Ko mixed seven birdies with a lone bogey, finishing with back-to-back birdies when he shot the last nine in 32.
Former world number one Ko will look back and regret her second round 74, which effectively cost her a chance to win her third major.
But there are clear signs of revival in the career of the 23-year-old who has had a difficult couple of years. His world ranking of 41 will receive a significant boost from this result.
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