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Ko Takes Back No. 1 Spot After Nine-Stroke Win in Taiwan

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(Reuters) - Lydia Ko cantered to a nine-stroke victory at the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to take back the women's world number one spot from South Korean Park In-bee.

Ko started the final round with a four-stroke advantage and then carded a seven-under-par 65 for a total of 20-under, which also made the 18-year-old New Zealander the youngest player to earn 10 wins on the LPGA Tour.

(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by Peter Rutherford)