Hyo Joo Kim holds off Nelly Korda for a wire-to-wire win in the Founders Cup

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim held off Nelly Korda on Sunday at Sharon Heights to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Fortinet Founders Cup.

Her opening five-stroke advantage gone after 10 holes, Kim regained the lead on the next hole and ended up with a one-shot margin after a closing bogey.

“I don’t think I was necessarily shaken up or my emotions were all over the place,” Kim said through a translator. “I was just trying to keep my focus on my shots and what I was doing.”

Kim shot a 1-over 73 for a 16-under 272 total. The 30-year-old South Korean player also won the 2015 event in Phoenix. She has eight LPGA Tour titles to go along with 14 KLPGA Tour victories.

Korda closed with a 69. The American won the season opener in Florida, then skipped the Asia swing.

“Obviously, something like 17 stings, so it is what it is,” Korda said. “It’s golf. It’s a quick turnaround. There is next week. So, just going to take all the positives.”

Earlier Sunday, brother Sebastian Korda beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the third round of the Miami Open tennis tournament.

Korda matched Kim with a bogey on No. 2, then birdied six of the next eight to tie for the lead. Kim pulled back ahead with a birdie on the par-4 11th, traded bogeys with Korda on the par-4 12th and took a two-stroke lead with a birdie on the par-4 14th.

Kim gave back the stroke with a bogey on the par-4 16th, then hit a flop from deep rough to 2 1/2 feet to save par after hitting long on the par-3 17th. Korda three-putted for bogey on 17, missing a 3-footer, to send Kim to 18 with the two-shot advantage that she ended up needing.

“I think just in the back nine my two par saves were probably the things I’m proudest about today," Kim said. "Just because my shots weren’t playing as well.”

Kim won for the first time in a year since the Ford Championship in Phoenix, the event that begins Thursday at Whirlwind Golf Club.

She started fast at challenging Sharon Heights, holing out for eagle on the eighth hole Thursday in a 63 that gave her a two-shot lead. She pushed the advantage to four Friday with a 70.

“I enjoyed every single day, but this course was pretty tough,” Kim

Korda parred the final hole.

“I wish I could have hit that drive into the fairway and given myself a better opportunity to press a little bit more,” Korda said. “But that’s just golf. Those are sports. Sometimes it’s on your side and sometimes it’s not.”

Sei Young Kim (67) and Jin Hee Im (69) tied for third at 11 under.

Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul tied for 14th at 8 under after a 73.

The tournament began as a tribute to the 13 founders of the LPGA. It began in Arizona in 2011 and last year was played in Florida.

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Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, poses with the tournament trophy after winning the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, celebrates on the 18th green after winning the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, reacts after making a birdie putt on the 14th green during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Nelly Korda, of the United States, putts on the second green during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Nelly Korda, of the United States, hits from the third tee during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, carries an umbrella as she walks to the third tee during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, hits from the third tee during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s parliament on Friday appointed right-wing populist politician Janez Jansa as the new prime minister, in a shift for the small European Union country that was previously run by a liberal government.

Lawmakers backed Jansa in a 51-36 vote in the 90-member assembly. The new prime minister will need to come back to Parliament within the next 15 days for another vote to confirm his future Cabinet.

Jansa's appointment concludes a postelection stalemate in Slovenia after a parliamentary ballot two months ago ended practically in a tie. Former liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob's Freedom Movement won by a thin margin but he was unable to muster a parliamentary majority.

Jansa and his populist Slovenian Democratic Party signed a coalition agreement this week with several right-wing groups. The new government also has the backing of a nonestablishment Truth party that first emerged as an anti-vaccination movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new term in office will be the fourth for the veteran Slovenian politician. Jansa, 67, is an admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump and was a close ally of former populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was defeated in a landslide election last month.

Jansa in a speech listed the economy, fight against corruption and red tape, and decentralization as key goals of the future government. He has promised to lower taxes for the rich and support private education and healthcare.

Critical of the previous government's alleged “inefficiency," Jansa said the new government will turn Slovenia into “a country of opportunity, prosperity and justice, where each responsible citizen will feel safe and accepted."

Like Orban, Jansa was staunchly anti-immigrant during the huge migration wave to Europe in 2015. Also like Orban, Jansa has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic institutions and press freedoms during a previous term in 2020-2022. This led to protests at the time, and scrutiny from the European Union.

Golob in his speech described Jansa as “the greatest threat to Slovenia’s sovereignty and democracy."

Alleging that Jansa had threatened to arrest him, Golob said Jansa's "idea of democracy is that anyone who dares speak a word against you deserves only the worst.”

Jansa, a supporter of Israel, also has been a stern critic of the Golob government's 2024 recognition of a Palestinian state.

The vote on March 22 was marred by allegations of foreign influence and corruption. The around 2 million people in the Alpine nation are deeply divided between liberals and conservatives.

Janez Jansa, center, addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)

Janez Jansa arrives for a session of the Slovenian Parliament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)

Janez Jansa addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)