Lydia Ko is without a doubt, the best Kiwi to ever tee it up.
She has 28 professional wins with two major championships to boot.
A child prodigy, Ko began playing golf at the age of five and gained national attention at 14 when she became the then-youngest winner of any professional golf tour event. That title now belongs to her colleague, Brooke Henderson, who broke Ko’s record that same year.
Later in 2012, Ko became the youngest LPGA winner at just 15-years-old at the CN Canadian Open. Not looking back, Ko has continued to rack up wins and dominate in spurts on the LPGA.
Three wins in 2014 earned her LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. Winning five times in 2015, Ko climbed to No. 1 in the world which culminated in her first major title at the Evian Championship.
Winning is what Ko does.
All her wins came before being eligible to become a mid-amateur. Her dominance at such a young age is one of the things that make Ko so special. Luckily for us, it looks like she’ll be around for awhile longer.
Gallery
Canadian Pacific Women’s Open – Final Round
CN Canadian Women’s Open – Final Round
CN Canadian Women’s Open – Final Round
Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio – Final Round
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational – Round Two
LPGA: The Chevron Championship – Third Round
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Syndication: hollandsentinel.com
Syndication: hollandsentinel.com
2024 HSBC Women’s World Championship
LPGA Drive On Championship – Final Round
2024 LPGA Drive On Championship
2024 LPGA Drive On Championship
2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
2023 Grant Thornton Invitational
2023 Grant Thornton Invitational
2023 Grant Thornton Invitational
2023 Grant Thornton Invitational
2023 Grant Thornton Invitational
The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican – Round One
2023 Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Lydo Ko 2 – Aramco Team Series Florida 2023
LPGA: The Chevron Championship – First Round
2023 Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods
2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International
Lydia Ko and Atthaya Thitikul during the first round of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko will return to the Saudi Ladies International 2023
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has a four-shot lead in the Saudi Ladies International
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
BMW Ladies Championship – Final Round
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
CME Group Tour Championship – Final Round
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
2022 CME Group Tour Championship
CME Group Tour Championship – Round One
CME Group Tour Championship – Previews
2021 CME Group Tour Championship
New Zealand Men’s & Women’s Amateur Championship
CN Canadian Women’s Open – Final Round
Kraft Nabisco Championship – Round One
ISPS Handa New Zealand Womens Open
Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic – Round One
Coates Golf Championship Presented By R+L Carriers – Round Two
HSBC Women’s Champions – Day Two
HSBC Women’s World Championship – Day One
LPGA Drive On Championship – Round Two
2022 Amundi Evian Championship
2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
HSBC Women’s World Championship – Day Two
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Photos: Lydia Ko through the years
