In-Kyung Kim held off two-time defending champion Anna Nordqvist to win the LPGA Classic by two strokes.
Tied with American Paula Creamer for the second-round lead, South Korea's Kim closed with a two-under 69 for the victory at Stockton Seaview.
Kim, 28, was making her sixth start since returning from an injury sustained falling down stairs and the victory was her fifth on tour.
Nordqvist shot a 69, while Kim finished at 11-under 202.
Michelle Wie had a 65 to tie for third at seven under with Jenny Shin (69), Jacqui Concolino (70) and Jeong Eun Lee (71).
Creamer had a 74 to drop into a tie for seventh at six under.
Karrie Webb was the best-placed Australian in a tie for 17th after she closed with an even-par round to be four under and seven shots off the lead.
On Saturday, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn took the No.1 spot in the world ranking to be released on Monday.
Taking the week off, Jutanugarn replaced Lydia Ko atop the ranking when So Yeon Ryu missed the cut.
Ko, also skipping the event, was guaranteed to lose the top spot to Jutanugarn or Ryu.
Jutanugarn got the position when Ryu failed to finish solo third or better.
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