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LYDIA CREATES HISTORY WITH KO BLOW AT OATLANDS
(29 January 2012 - Oatlands, NSW)
The 2012 Bing Lee/Samsung Women’s NSW Open will be remembered as the tournament where Lydia Ko stamped her name in the history books. The 14-year old produced a flawless round of 3-under par 69 to record a four shot victory and in doing so she became the youngest winner, male or female, to win a professional golf tournament.
World No.1 ranked amateur Ko finished at 14-under-par with rounds of 69, 64, and 69. Becky Morgan from Wales finished with a sensational final round of 6-under-par 66 to finish in outright second on 10-under-par, whilst Victorian Lindsey Wright and West Australian Kristie Smith shared third place a further shot back.
Ko started the final round with a four shot cushion over Wright, who plays on the LPGA tour in America. It was the experienced player who got off to the best start with a birdie at the second to close the gap to three shots. Both players went par-birdie over the next two holes before Wright gave back the shot she’d made up with a bogey at the par 3 5th hole.
Wright pulled within two shots of the lead after birdies on the 6th and 7th holes. However, the young New Zealander was unflappable every time Wright challenged. Ko made the turn at 13-under, Wright at 11-under while Morgan and Smith were climbing the leader board in the groups ahead.
Both players parred the first five holes on the back nine before Ko made a decisive birdie on the 15th to extend her lead back to three shots. Wright bogied the 16th and 17th holes while Ko kept her blemish free round in tact with three pars to finish. Ko tapped in for par on her final hole with a look of disbelief and excitement as she realized she had now become the youngest winner male or female in a professional golf event.
After her round she said, “I got more nervous as the day went on. When Lindsey got within two shots, I started to think back to last year with Caroline. Obviously, I am very happy to win, it means a lot to me.”
She also paid special mention to her coach Guy Wilson who has coached her for 8 years, her mum, Tina, who was in the crowd and also her caddy Steve Mowbray who she “enjoyed working with.”
Ko’s playing partner and closest challenger throughout the final round Wright was impressed with the performance of 14 year old Ko. “Lydia is an amazing talent, when you look at her and watch her play you don’t see a 14 year old girl, you see a seasoned professional, she’s an amazing talent for someone so young with a fantastic future ahead of her.”
Even though Ko could not take home the winner’s cheque of $18,750, which went to Morgan, she did received a $1,000 voucher for finishing as the top amateur . The voucher will be managed through an HSBC banking account and administered by Golf NSW and directly contribute to the reimbursement of Ko’s traveling expenses to compete in tournaments.
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LYDIA CREATES HISTORY WITH KO BLOW AT OATLANDS
(29 January 2012 - Oatlands, NSW)
The 2012 Bing Lee/Samsung Women’s NSW Open will be remembered as the tournament where Lydia Ko stamped her name in the history books. The 14-year old produced a flawless round of 3-under par 69 to record a four shot victory and in doing so she became the youngest winner, male or female, to win a professional golf tournament.
World No.1 ranked amateur Ko finished at 14-under-par with rounds of 69, 64, and 69. Becky Morgan from Wales finished with a sensational final round of 6-under-par 66 to finish in outright second on 10-under-par, whilst Victorian Lindsey Wright and West Australian Kristie Smith shared third place a further shot back.
Ko started the final round with a four shot cushion over Wright, who plays on the LPGA tour in America. It was the experienced player who got off to the best start with a birdie at the second to close the gap to three shots. Both players went par-birdie over the next two holes before Wright gave back the shot she’d made up with a bogey at the par 3 5th hole.
Wright pulled within two shots of the lead after birdies on the 6th and 7th holes. However, the young New Zealander was unflappable every time Wright challenged. Ko made the turn at 13-under, Wright at 11-under while Morgan and Smith were climbing the leader board in the groups ahead.
Both players parred the first five holes on the back nine before Ko made a decisive birdie on the 15th to extend her lead back to three shots. Wright bogied the 16th and 17th holes while Ko kept her blemish free round in tact with three pars to finish. Ko tapped in for par on her final hole with a look of disbelief and excitement as she realized she had now become the youngest winner male or female in a professional golf event.
After her round she said, “I got more nervous as the day went on. When Lindsey got within two shots, I started to think back to last year with Caroline. Obviously, I am very happy to win, it means a lot to me.”
She also paid special mention to her coach Guy Wilson who has coached her for 8 years, her mum, Tina, who was in the crowd and also her caddy Steve Mowbray who she “enjoyed working with.”
Ko’s playing partner and closest challenger throughout the final round Wright was impressed with the performance of 14 year old Ko. “Lydia is an amazing talent, when you look at her and watch her play you don’t see a 14 year old girl, you see a seasoned professional, she’s an amazing talent for someone so young with a fantastic future ahead of her.”
Even though Ko could not take home the winner’s cheque of $18,750, which went to Morgan, she did received a $1,000 voucher for finishing as the top amateur . The voucher will be managed through an HSBC banking account and administered by Golf NSW and directly contribute to the reimbursement of Ko’s traveling expenses to compete in tournaments.
