Birdie blitz sees Ko cruise to another win

Lydia Ko won the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara, reaffirming her position as the top female golfer in the world heading into the first major championship of the season.

Ko birdied the final three holes for her third straight 5-under 67 and a four-stroke victory over second-ranked Park In-bee.

"I just kind of peeked at the leaderboard and saw In-bee was making a lot of birdies - In-bee doing her In-bee things," Ko said. "I knew that I needed to focus up until the last moment and fortunately I made some birdies down the stretch."