Lydia Ko
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 New Zealand
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| Nickname: | Lyds |
| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 2013 |
| Current tour: | LPGA tour |
| Tournament wins: | 17th |
| Major wins : | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Awards: | Mark H. McCormack Medal (2011, 2012, 2013) Halberg Supreme Award (2013) LPGA Rookie of the Year (2014) LPGA Player of the Year (2015) |
Lydia Ko , MNZM ( Korean : 고 보경, Hanja : 高 寶 璟, born April 24, 1997 in Seoul , South Korea , born Ko Bo-gyung ) is a New Zealand professional golfer . She was number one amateur golfer for 130 weeks until she switched to the professional camp on October 23, 2013. Lydia Ko is the youngest person to ever win an LPGA Tour tournament and the only female golfer to have won more than one LPGA Tour tournament as an amateur. At the beginning of February 2015, she was number one in the world at the age of 17 , making her the youngest No. 1 in the history of golf. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
Tournament victories
Amateur tournaments
- 2011: Australian Women's Amateur Strokeplay Championship, New Zealand Women's Amateur Strokeplay Championship, New Zealand Women's Amateur Matchplay Championship
- 2012: Australian Women's Amateur, US Women's Amateur, World Women's Amateur Golf Championship
Professional tournaments
Note: victories in major tournaments are in bold underlined .
- 2012: Bing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open, CN Canadian Women's Open
- 2013: ISPS Handa New Zealand Woman's Open, CN Canadian Women's Open, Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters
- 2014: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Marathon Classic, CME Group Tour Championship
- 2015: ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open, Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Canadian Pacific Women's Open, The Evian Championship , Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship
- 2016: ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open, KIA Classic, ANA Inspiration
Web links
Commons : Lydia Ko - collection of images, videos and audio files
- lydiako.co.nz
- Lydia Ko , seoulsisters.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ko youngest ever world No 1. Radio New Zealand News, February 1, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ko, Lydia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ko, Bo-Gyung (maiden name); 고 보경 (Korean); 高 寶 璟 (Hanja) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul , South Korea |