Kim Hyo-joo (R) of South Korea congratulates compatriot Ryu So-yeon after the third round of the 18th Evian Masters golf tournament in Evian July 28, 2012. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
PARIS (Reuters) - South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo claimed her first major title and denied Australia's Karrie Webb a career cleansweep of major victories by winning the Evian Championship in France on Sunday.
Kim, who shot a nine-under-par opening round of 61, the lowest ever round in a men or women's major, took a one-shot lead into the final round but the 19-year-old trailed the experienced Webb by one going up the 18th hole.
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