Since then the tour was in Asia for three events but now returned to Arizona for the Ford Championship at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler. The field, which was hailed as the strongest at a non-major in the last 15 years on the tour,

All of the top 10, 19 of the top 20 and 40 of the top 50 in the Rolex Rankings have converged on the Phoenix suburb of Chandler for the Ford event.

This event will mark the first time Nelly Korda will be teeing it up since the Founders Cup in February. This will also be the first event in 2025 where the top three in the world will be competing in the same event; Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, and Lydia Ko.

Hyo Joo Kim rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday with an 8-under 64 to force a playoff, defeating Lilia Vu on the first extra hole with a 6-foot birdie putt in the Ford Championship. Kim won for the seventh time on the LPGA and emerged from a long and wild day in the desert at Whirlwind Golf Club with 10 birdies in the 19 holes she played.

Next door to Rawhide is another place known for shootouts and the some of the best players on the LPGA engaged in just that Sunday at Whirldwind Golf Club during the final round of the 2025 Ford Championship.

One year ago this week, Korda reclaimed her perch atop the Rolex Rankings. She doesn't appear to be in a hurry to give it up anytime soon.