New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko blitzed the course but came up short in her bid to claim the LPGA Tour Championship title.
Ko fired a bogey-free nine-under 63 in the final round at the season-ending tournament at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida on Sunday (Monday NZ Time), but ultimately settled for solo third.
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Starting the day in a share of 12th at eight-under, the 27-year-old finished at 17-under, five strokes behind the champion, Thai Jeeno Thitikul.
Ko made four straight pars to start her round, before birdies on four of the next five holes to make the turn in four-under 32, 12-under overall.
She followed it with birdies at the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th holes to surge into contention, before Thitikul and the 54-hole leader, American Angel Yin, also finished strong.
Ko, who hit 14-of-14 fairways and 17-of-18 greens in regulation on a near-flawlessl final day, had three victories in 2024 - the season-opening Tournament of Champions, Women's Open and Queen City Championship, while also winning gold at the Paris Olympics - and posted five other top-10s.
The world No 4 moved up two spots to third in the LPGA's 2024 moneylist, earning more than US$3 million.
Meanwhile, Campbell finished runner-up at the Asian Tour's Hong Kong Open on Sunday, despite a five-under 65 in the final round.
Campbell, the defending champion, managed seven birdies and two bogeys in the fourth round, getting to 19-under, three shots back of 2018 Masters champion and LIV Golf regular Patrick Reed.
The 33-year-old Kiwi made just three bogeys in 72 holes at the Hong Kong Golf Club, but, unfortunately, two came late on the front-nine on Sunday, stalling his challenge. He made birdies at the 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th holes on the back-nine.
Reed, who closed with a four-under 66, bogeyed the 15th and 18th holes but thanks to his 11-under 59 on Saturday, the gap was too big to reel in.
“Another frustrating day with the putter,” said Campbell, who remains third on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit with two tournaments remaining.
“I hit it really well but yeah, for the weekend the putter was pretty cold, unfortunately. Obviously, it’s still a good result, but just frustrating it was not to be. I feel like I should have been right up there and pushing Patrick. So, yeah, it is what it is, but it was close.”