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Yuna Kim, now in her second year on the LPGA Tour, finished as runner-up in Hawaii.

On October 5, 2026 (Korea Standard Time), at Hoakalei Country Club (par 72) in Eva Beach, Hawaii, Yuna Kim recorded seven birdies and three bogeys for a 4-under-par 68 in the fourth round of the Lotte Championship (total prize money of 3 million dollars). Her final total was 18-under-par 270, earning her second place behind world No. 2 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, who finished at 21-under-par 267.

Yuna Kim is teeing off at the 12th hole during the 4th round of the Lotte Championship. Photo by Eva Beach, AFP Yonhap News.

Starting three strokes behind in a tie for second place, Yuna Kim made back-to-back birdies on holes 1 and 2, then again on holes 4 and 5. After a bogey on the 8th hole (par 4), she quickly bounced back with consecutive birdies on holes 9 and 10, intensifying her chase for the lead. A bogey on the par-4 14th was immediately offset with a birdie on the par-3 15th. As Thitikul, who was leading, suffered a double bogey on the par-4 16th, the two were suddenly tied for the lead.

However, Kim's tee shot on the par-4 17th veered right into a lake, costing her a penalty. After reaching the green with her fourth shot, she lost a stroke. In contrast, Thitikul seized a birdie on the same hole, widening the gap to two shots with just one hole to play.

Thitikul claimed her fourth victory of the season and the eleventh of her career. The winner's prize was 450,000 dollars (approximately 600 million won). Miyu Yamashita of Japan placed third (17-under-par 271), Kim A Lim finished tied for seventh (14-under-par 274), Lee Jeong-eun5 tied for tenth (13-under-par 275), and Choi Hye-jin and Lim Jin-hee ended the tournament in a tie for thirteenth (12-under-par 276).

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