Ko wins in Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot

Taipei, Taiwan: Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the par-5 12th and finished with a 7-under 65 in sunny, breezy conditions at Miramar for a nine-stroke victory. Ko took the top spot in the world from South Korea’s Inbee Park with her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the season and the 10th of her career. Park skipped her title defense at Miramar to play in a Korea LPGA event, where she tied for second Sunday. Ko took the top spot from Park with a second-place tie in January in the season-opening event in Florida and Park moved back in front with her major victory in the Women’s PGA Championship in June in New York.