Top-10 finish for Lydia Ko in Scotland

Lydia Ko saved her worst round of the Women’s Scottish Open until last and dropped to ninth place overall. PHOTO: LPGA

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko saved her worst for last as she finished the LPGA's Women’s Scottish Open in ninth place after a final round 74.

Ko had rounds of 69 the first two days and then 71, however, on the final day her 74 included bogeys on the sixth, seventh, eighth and 18th, with just birdies on the fourth and ninth holes.

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She finished five-under overall, 10 shots off the runaway winner, American Lauren Coughlin at 15-under.

Olympic silver medallist, Esther Henseleit of Germany was four shots further back in second.

Ko has been good form of late, with the ninth place in Scotland, the gold medal at the Paris Olympics plus tied for eighth at the CPKC Women's Open and tied 39th at the Evian Championship.