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Lydia Ko

Lydia Ko Biography

Professional golfer

Lydia Ko is a professional golfer from New Zealand, born in Korea. She has shown exceptional talent in golf from a young age, being born on April 24, 1997. Ko won numerous international junior tournaments before turning professional in 2012. Throughout her career, she has achieved significant success, winning multiple LPGA Tour titles and consistently ranking among the top in the world.

Lydia Ko is a professional golfer from New Zealand, born in Korea. She has shown exceptional talent in golf from a young age, being born on April 24, 1997. Ko won numerous international junior tournaments before turning professional in 2012. Throughout her career, she has achieved significant success, winning multiple LPGA Tour titles and consistently ranking among the top in the world.

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“I've got a couple of years until I turn pro so I guess within that period hopefully I'll be able to get a little bit better.”

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“Golf is like 99.9 percent of my life, and then there's school. I don't get much time to go out with my friends.”

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“I can't say I'm not nervous at all with media and doing speeches, but I'm getting used to it and better at it, hopefully.”

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“I'd love to go out on a Saturday night with my friends and watch a movie, but that happens really like once a year or a couple of times.”

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“It's never easy playing 36 holes when you are concentrating so much for all the shots.”

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“A 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in.”

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“Before, I was like 'Oh my God, I have to do this media, this media and this media,' but now I've learned these are stages you need to go through. If you play really good golf, you're going to get more media attention and more interest in you, and you'll get more confident handling it.”

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“Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don't know who my dad is, they think he's my coach.”

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“I've played such good golf, and it was hard coming up and it wasn't easy in any matches or any shots. It means a lot. I think hopefully it will mean a lot to New Zealand because I'm the next winner of the U.S. Amateur after Danny Lee.”

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“If I make a bogey or three putt I'm on fire inside. But it's not like you're going to play any better slamming your club or getting angry. So you might as well just keep it in. People say I'm pretty calm, but I do make mistakes and I do get angry, but I try and not show it.”

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“One of my goals is to play the Olympics in 2016. If you're able to represent your country in the Olympics everyone will understand you as a player and not many people do get to go to the Olympics.”

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“Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.”

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“Um, yeah 15-year-olds don't lead at an LPGA event all the time. But like I said, I'm very surprised. I've been playing really good golf and I'm confident with my game.”

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About the Author

Born: April 24, 1997
Known for: Professional golfer
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