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 from either gender to be ranked as No. Ko is ranked No. 1 in the world
Ko is also one the most successful golfers around the globe. Her impressive achievements have garnered the admiration of the sports world. She has received many honors including the Time magazine's 100 most important people list. In 2014 and 2015 she was included in the EspnW Impact25 lists. The list recognizes the 25 leading female athletes and influencers. Ko successfully defended the CN Canadian Open title. Ko won by five strokes with a score 265 (-15). Ko won $300k in prize money for her win.
Ko was the youngest of both genders to achieve the LPGA Championship number one ranking in February. At twelve years old, she became a professional golfer and made the cut in her first tournament. She won her first professional event at fourteen, the NSW Open. Then, at age fifteen, she won the Canadian Open.
In 2015, she won four tournaments on LPGA Tour.
Golfer Ko's 2015 LPGA Tour season was an excellent one. Annika Sorenstam broke Annika's 60-round record by winning the Cognizant Founders Cup. Ko completed 114 holes with no bogeys. She finished at 18 under par, beating Caroline Masson.
Golfer Ko is still going strong, and she is on a roll. She is currently ranked No. She currently ranks No. 1 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings. She holds the record for winning four tournaments on LPGA Tour in one season. She won the Marathon Classic in July, her most recent win. In the end, she won US$2,550,000.
She was second at the Los Angeles Open 2018
InbeePark and Ko were tied for second in the Los Angeles Open of 2018. The two were playing in the same group, but Ko was able to win the tournament by a stroke. Ko also found the tournament a challenging one, with her not missing a green on the back nine. Ko ended with a score 64. This was her best finish in a major tournament.
Ko was second in last year's Los Angeles Open and has been a regular among the top five. She won 2017 Volunteers of America Classic, and finished fifth last year. She is currently playing on the LPGA Tour and has won twice the LPGA's Hana Bank Championship.
She lives in Auckland New Zealand.
Ko is a well-known name in the international golf world. She won silver at the Rio Olympics' women's-golf event. She is the youngest person to win an individual medal at the Olympics and is also the only woman to win a medal while living in New Zealand. She is also the third female to hold the number one ranking in the world. 1 ranking for 52 weeks in a row.
She is married to a Pilates instructor and an amateur golfer. Ko was only eight years old when she met her husband. She was playing after dinner on the golf course. After nine holes, she came by to see her husband. Ko continued to practice even after the course was over. She came back the next day and played another 18 holes, but the next day she finished 36. It was amazing how much Ko has changed in such a short amount of time.
She has a net worth of $12 million
Lydia Ko is one famous golfer in the world. She was the youngest Olympic silver medalist and won a Silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016. Ko was also included on the EspnW Impact25 List in 2014 and 2015. The list recognizes female influencers and athletes of distinction, and Ko has received many honors in the past. 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 and the Pinehurst School in Albany, New Zealand. She continued her studies at Pinehurst School through correspondence after joining the professional tour. During her high school years, Ko competed in amateur golf tournaments in the area. She went to Korea University to study psychology.