Lexi Thompson may not have added another major championship to her resume Sunday, but her victory was major in every other way.
The American beat the best South Koreans in their Korean homeland in the only LPGA event staged in a nation where women’s golf is so wildly popular.
She came from behind in the final round to overtake Korean-born Lydia Ko at the KEB Hana Bank Championship, denying Ko the Rolex world No. 1 ranking a month after Ko came from behind to beat her in the final round of the year’s final major.