Gina Kim and Yana Wilson teamed up to win the Dow Championship on Sunday for their first LPGA Tour titles, closing with an eight-under 62 in the foursomes for a two-stroke victory.
The winning pair finished 17-under par overall at Midland Country Club, Michigan, ahead of Hyo Joo Kim and Hye-Jin Choi, who shot 65 in their final round.
"I haven't been in a leading position for a long time," the 19-year-old Wilson said. "Even as a team, I feel like both of us haven't been in this leading position.
"We walked down 18 just now and we were like: 'Does this feel weird to you? Like this is so weird.'
"So it's a little nervy out there. I feel like we handled it really well."
Kim, 26, won in her 64th start on the LPGA Tour, while Wilson was making the ninth start of her rookie season.
Last year, Wilson - the 2022 USGA Girls' Junior winner - was second and Kim third on the Epson Tour money list to earn LPGA cards.
"Part of the reason I asked Yana to be my partner is we actually played in the final group on Epson and we've played together numerous times," Kim said. "So, I knew she was really, really good under pressure and I trusted her."
Defending champions, Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im, shot 61 to tie for third place at 14 under with Alison Lee and Lilia Vu (64).
Juli Inkster - who at 65 became the oldest player in LPGA history to make the cut in an official event - teamed up with Angel Yin to tie for 12th at nine under, after shooting 64 on Sunday.
"We had an amazing time," Inkster said. "Angel played amazing."
Nelly Korda, fresh off a victory at the US Women's Open and a second-straight major triumph, and team-mate Olivia Cowan tied for 17th at eight-under par after rebounding from a third-round 76.
The LPGA Tour stays in Michigan for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club from June 18-21, while the next Ladies European Tour event is the Dutch Ladies Open from June 19-21.
The men's major season continues with the US Open at Shinnecock Hills from June 18-21, before the next women's major is the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine from June 25-28, with both live on Your Site. or .
