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LPGA Tour 2021 - The Lotte Championship, Oahu, Hawaii
Lydia Ko Smashes Records, Wins by 7 with 28-under
From LPGA by A.P:
No one came close at this week's Lotte Championship. Ko torched Kapolei Golf Club and tournament records in the process. A final-round 65 Saturday left her at 28-under 260 and seven shots ahead of everybody.
It brought back vivid memories of the teenager from New Zealand who became the youngest golfer -- female or male -- to rise to No. 1 in the world in 2015. She is the LPGA's youngest-ever winner, major winner, Rookie and Player of the Year.
Ko, who turns 24 next Saturday, won 14 times in her first 81 starts, including twice as an amateur in 2012 and '13. But she had only won once since -- three years ago -- until Saturday... Read more
From Beth Ann Nicholls, Yahoo!Sports:
Lydia Ko ended a 1,084-day victory drought with an absolute dart show at the Lotte Championship. Call it a breakthrough, a comeback, a resurgence, a feel-good win for anyone who loves golf.
Ko didn’t just win at Kapolei, she owned the place, and gosh was it fun. When it was over, Ko said she took inspiration from recent drought-ending victories by Jordan Spieth (1,351 days) and Hideki Matsuyama (1,344 days).
“That kind of gave me a little bit of hope saying maybe I could follow that trend,” said Ko, who won the Lotte by seven strokes and now owns 16 LPGA titles. Read more
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