Ko wins in first start since being dethroned as No. 1 Issued on: 05/07/2021 - 05:24 South Korea's Ko Jin-young celebrates after winning the Volunteers of America Classic at the Old American Golf Club on July 4, 2021 in Texas Chuck Burton GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 3 min Los Angeles (AFP) Ko Jin-young two putted for par on No. 18 to win the Volunteers of America Classic on Sunday, just one week after losing her world number one title. In her first start since Nelly Korda overtook her, the South Korean carded a two-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Finland's Matilda Castren. Ko was No. 1 from July 2019, a streak of 100 consecutive weeks. But winning her eighth career LPGA Tour title on Sunday helped take some of the sting off being knocked off her lofty perch.