New Zealand's Lydia Ko takes biggest first prize in women's golf history, winning $3 million at LPGA Tour Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand's Lydia Ko takes biggest first prize in women's golf history, winning $3 million at LPGA Tour Championship

ABC  

Lydia Ko has recorded an emotional win at the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship in Florida to deny Australian Minjee Lee two more huge gongs. LPGA Tour Championship Final leaderboard 1: Lydia Ko 17-under 2: Leona Maguire 15-under 3: Anna Nordqvist 14-under T4: Georgia Hall 12-under T4: Jeongeun Lee6 12-under T33 Hannah Green 1-under T33 Minjee Lee 1-under Ko held her nerve with a final-round 2-under-par 70 on Sunday to finish two shots clear of Ireland's Leona Maguire. Ko's $US2 million pay day took her season earnings to $US4,364,403, leaving the New Zealander to also win the season-long money list. Minjee Lee had two birdies but seven bogeys in a tough final round that saw her finish 16 strokes behind winner Lydia Ko.

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Lydia Ko becomes a Dame in New Year’s honors in New Zealand
1 week, 2 days ago

Lydia Ko becomes a Dame in New Year’s honors in New Zealand

The Hindu  

Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf. The Korean-born Ko won the women’s tournament at this year’s Paris Olympics and also in 2024 became the 35th and youngest inductee to the LPGA Hall of Fame. Ko was described in a citation accompanying the …

Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open for her third major title
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open for her third major title

LA Times  

Lydia Ko won her third major golf title by shooting a final-round 69 at the Women’s British Open on Sunday. Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open by two strokes at the home of golf on Sunday, capping …

Lydia Ko gets a new year off to the right start by winning LPGA Tour opener
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lydia Ko gets a new year off to the right start by winning LPGA Tour opener

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, closing with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory over Alexa Pano at Lake Nona. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to …

World No.1 Lydia Ko three shots behind leaders after LPGA Thailand opening round
1 year, 10 months ago

World No.1 Lydia Ko three shots behind leaders after LPGA Thailand opening round

The Hindu  

Jennifer Kupcho of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand on Thursday. Still hybrid but pretty perfect club, and it hit just short of the green and rolled up really close to a tap-in.” Round 1 of @hondalpgath complete! FULL LEADERBOARD ⬇️ https://t.co/XBTDQbYSwZ …

Lydia Ko moves ahead by five at Tour Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

Lydia Ko moves ahead by five at Tour Championship

The Hindu  

Lydia Ko of New Zealand shot a 6-under 66 to open up a five-stroke lead at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday in Naples, Florida, USA. A win would give Ko, 25, a trio of awards: the season-long points race that determines the Rolex Player of the Year, the season-long money title, and the Vare Trophy for the season’s …

Lydia Ko takes step toward 2 million dollars prize at LPGA finale
2 years, 1 month ago

Lydia Ko takes step toward 2 million dollars prize at LPGA finale

The Hindu  

Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making a bogey on a par 5. Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a row late in the round at Tiburon Golf Club, that sent her to a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead in the LPGA Tour season finale. …

Australian Minjee Lee wins U.S. Women's Open by four strokes
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian Minjee Lee wins U.S. Women's Open by four strokes

The Hindu  

Australian Minjee Lee secured the biggest prize in women's golf with an emphatic four-stroke victory at the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles on Sunday. Lee shot 71 and finished at 13-under-par 271, collecting $1.8 million from a record total purse of $10 million, while American Mina Harigae claimed second place on nine-under. Lee, who won her first major title …

Column: Nelly Korda returns to golf not a moment too early
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Nelly Korda returns to golf not a moment too early

Associated Press  

Nelly Korda has a coach who knows all about top golfers returning from an injury, how patience and belief can be just as critical as any physical therapy. Among the messages Jamie Mulligan offered the 23-year-old Korda is that no one ever returned from an injury too late, even if that means starting on the biggest stage in women’s golf. …

Lydia Ko handles the chill and wind for two-shot lead on LPGA
2 years, 11 months ago

Lydia Ko handles the chill and wind for two-shot lead on LPGA

The Hindu  

Even as the exams change, Lydia Ko continues to provide the proper answers needed to stay in front at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Her even-par 72 — one birdie, one bogey, 16 pars — gave her a two-shot lead over Danielle Kang heading into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s first full-field event of the year. I’m …

Lydia Ko wins Lotte Championship by seven strokes
3 years, 8 months ago

Lydia Ko wins Lotte Championship by seven strokes

The Hindu  

Lydia Ko shot a final-round 65 on Saturday to cruise to a seven-shot victory at the Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii. South Koreans Inbee Park and Sei Young Kim, Ireland's Leona Maguire and Nelly Korda finished at 267 at the Kapolei Golf Course. Jenny Shin of South Korea, Wei-Ling Hsu of Chinese Taipei, Sarah Schmelzel and Yuka Saso of the …

Top-ranked Jin Young Ko takes lead in LPGA Tour finale - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years ago

Top-ranked Jin Young Ko takes lead in LPGA Tour finale - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Top-ranked Jin Young Ko took the lead into the weekend in the LPGA Tour’s CME Group Tour Championship, putting herself in position to win the season money title in only four events. Doesn’t matter really.” Coming off a second-place tie last week in Houston in the US Women’s Open, Ko birdied three of four par-5 holes in a bogey-free round …

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