Sei Young Kim wins LPGA South Korea by 4 strokes to end 5-year drought

HAENAM, South Korea (AP) — Decade-long LPGA Tour veteran Sei Young Kim carded a final round 67 to hold off any final round challengers as she claimed a four-stoke victory at the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday.

It was Kim’s 13th career title since joining the tour in 2015, and ended a five-year long drought since her last tournament victory at the Women’s PGA Championship in 2020.

Kim, 32, finished with a four-round total of 24-under-264 at Pine Beach Golf Links on the Korean peninsula, with the South Korean only dropping a shot at the par-3 third before finding six birdies through the remainder of the round to comfortably hold her closest rival, Nasa Hataoka, at bay.

Hataoka of Japan also had a final round 67 to finish at 20-under 268, with Celine Boutier (67) and Kim A-lim (66) a further two shots back in a share for third place.

Defending champion Hannah Green shot 66 and finished at 17-under 271 in a share for fifth with Yealimi Noh (70) of the United States. Fellow American Lindy Duncan (65) was a shot further back in a three-way tie for seventh with South Korean pair Choi Hye-jin (63) and An Na-rin (63) who shared the lowest round of the day.

Jeeno Thitikul last week became the first multiple winner on the LPGA this season with a five-hole playoff win in Shanghai over Minami Katsu. Thitikul did not play this week but will be part of Thailand’s team in the International Crown next week.

After the International Crown, two more LPGA events are scheduled on the five-event Asian swing — at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in Japan.

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Sei Young Kim of South Korea, right, celebrates after winning the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Sei Young Kim of South Korea, left, is greeted by Yealimi Noh of the United States after Kim won the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Sei Young Kim of South Korea holds the winning trophy during the awards ceremony after winning the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Sei Young Kim of South Korea lines up putt on the 18th green during the final round of the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A Lim Kim of South Korea reacts after putting on the first green during the final round of the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a shot at the 18th green during the final round of the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Sei Young Kim of South Korea arrives at the 18th green during the final round of the LPGA Ladies Championship golf tournament at the Pine Beach Golf Links, in Haenam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Washington Commanders are bringing aboard D.J. Williams, whose father is Super Bowl-winning quarterback Doug Williams, as their new QBs coach, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the hiring of the younger Williams, who was the quarterbacks coach this past season for the Atlanta Falcons.

The move was first reported by ESPN.

D.J. Williams was an offensive assistant and assistant QBs coach for Atlanta in 2024.

Before that, he spent five seasons with the New Orleans Saints as an offensive assistant.

He played quarterback in college at Grambling State, the same school where his father was a QB before being a first-round NFL draft pick. The older Williams went on to play for the Washington franchise and was the Super Bowl MVP when the club defeated the Denver Broncos 42-10 after the 1987 season.

Doug Williams is now an executive with the Commanders.

D.J. Williams replaces Tavita Pritchard, who was Washington's quarterbacks coach during Jayden Daniels' AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024 and left the Commanders during this past season after being hired by Stanford as its head coach.

David Blough, who was the assistant QBs coach under Pritchard and helped fill in after he moved on, was promoted last week to offensive coordinator. The previous OC, Kliff Kingsbury, agreed with head coach Dan Quinn two days after Washington's 5-12 season ended that it was time to part ways.

Quinn still also needs to find a new assistant QBs coach, offensive line coach and defensive coordinator. The former DC, Joe Whitt Jr., was fired after the season.

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FILE - Atlanta Falcons offensive assistant quarterbacks coach D.J. Williams warms up players before coaching against the Las Vegas Raiders in an NFL football game, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)