Golfer Ko is a New Zealand-born Asian-born professional who reached the top in the world rankings at 2 February 2015. She was just 17 years old at the time. Ko resides in Auckland New Zealand.
Ko is the youngest player in either gender to be ranked at No. Ko is ranked No. 1 in the world
Ko is also a top-ranked golfer in the world. Her remarkable achievements have earned her admiration from the sports world. She has received many honors including the Time magazine's 100 most important people list. In 2014 and 2015, she was named to the EspnW Impact25 List. This list honors 25 female athletes and influencers. Ko successfully defended her CN Canadian Open crown in 2013. She shot a score of 265 (-15), defeating Karine Icher by five strokes. Ko's win also brought her $300k in prize money.
Ko was the youngest male and female golfer to earn the LPGA Championship's world number one ranking in February. At twelve years old, she became a professional golfer and made the cut in her first tournament. At fourteen years old, she won her first professional event, the NSW Open in Australia. At fifteen years old, she won the Canadian Open.
In 2015, she won four tournaments in the LPGA Tour.
Golfer Ko had a great 2015 LPGA Tour season. Annika Sorenstam's record for consecutive rounds in the 60s was broken by Ko when she won the Cognizant Founders Cup. Ko played 114 holes without making any bogey. She finished at 18 under par, beating Caroline Masson.
Golfer Ko is still going strong, and she is on a roll. She currently ranks No. The Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings currently rank her No. She also holds the record of winning four tournaments on the LPGA Tour in a single season. Her most recent victory was at the Marathon Classic in July. In the end, she won US$2,550,000.
In 2018, she finished second in Los Angeles Open.
Inbee park and Ko were tied for second at 2018 Los Angeles Open. They were both playing in the same group but Ko won the tournament by one stroke. The tournament was also a good test for Ko, as she didn't miss a single green on the back nine. Ko finished with a score of 63. This was her best finish at a major tournament.
Ko has been a consistent figure in the top five at Los Angeles Open since finishing second last year. She was fifth in the Volunteers of America Classic 2017 and won the Volunteers of America Classic 2017. She has been on the LPGA Tour since 2017 and has won two times the LPGA's Hana Bank Championship.
She resides in Auckland, New Zealand.
Ko has made her name on the international golf scene. Ko won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics women's golf competition. She is the youngest person to win an Olympic individual medal and she is also the first woman to win a medal while in New Zealand. She is also the third woman in the world to hold the no. 1 for 52 consecutive weeks.
She is married to a Pilates instructor and an amateur golfer. They met when Ko was just eight years old. She was practicing after dinner on the course. She came to visit her husband after nine holes. Ko practiced after the course was done. Ko came back the following day and she played another 18 holes. She finished 36 the day after that. It was incredible to see how much Ko had improved in such a short period of time.
Her net worth is $12 million
Lydia Ko is a well-known and respected golfer. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the youngest Olympic medalist ever. Ko was also named to the EspnW Impact25 list in 2014 and 2015. The EspnW Impact25 list recognizes the top female athletes, influencers, and Ko received many honors throughout her career. Ko currently resides in New Zealand with an estimated net worth $12 million.
The net worth of Lydia Ko has been attributed to her successful career as a professional golfer. Her sports career has brought her a lot of wealth and she lives an extravagant lifestyle. Lydia Ko attended Mairangi Bay Primary School as well as the Pinehurst School in Albany. When she joined the professional tour, she continued her studies through correspondence with the Pinehurst School. Ko participated in local amateur golf tournaments during high school. In college, she studied psychology at Korea University.