Céline Boutier returned a last card of 68, four strokes under the par, but could not do anything against Ko Jin-young, who had an exceptional last run with nine birdies and a card of 63, at 9 under the by.
Ko, with a total card of 265, leads the Japanese Nasa Hataoka by a stroke, and Céline Boutier and the American Mina Harigae by five.
Final classification of the Championship Tour (par 72):
1. Ko Jin-young (KOR) -23 (69-67-66-63)
2. Nasa Hataoka (JPN) -22 (69-69-64-64)
3. Mina Harigae (USA) -18 (65-69-69-67)
.
Céline Boutier (FRA) -18 (65-65-72-68)
5. Megan Khang (USA) -17 (67-69-69-66)
.
Minjee Lee (AUS) -17 (66-68-71-66)
.
Nelly Korda (USA) -17 (66-69-67-69)
8. Lexi Thompson (USA) -16 (67-69-68-68)
9. Lydia Ko (NZL) -15 (69-68-72-64)
.
Chun In-gee (KOR) -15 (69-69-70-65)
.
Gaby Lopez (MEX) -15 (66-68-69-70)
...
© 2021 AFP