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Jin Young Ko of Korea Wins the Women's Australia Open.
Written by Adam Stanley FEB 18, 2018
Ko Makes History
With tears of joy as her final putt found the bottom of the cup, Jin Young Ko made history.
Sunday at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, Ko became just the second person to ever win on the LPGA Tour in her debut as a member, and the first since 1951.
The 22-year-old is no stranger to the winner’s circle, having won on the LPGA Tour a year ago as a non-member. This week she seemed to be on autopilot at time, winning wire-to-wire.
Ko said she wasn’t nervous today thanks to a comforting text message from a friend who spurred her on during Sunday’s finale.
“I finished yesterday with a 4-stroke lead, but my friend said to me, ‘if you (have) a 10-stroke lead, you’ll have the same feeling, so don’t be nervous and just relax. Tomorrow is tomorrow.’”
Link to rest of article:
www.lpga.com/news/2018-five-things-final-round-isps-handa-womens-australian-open
Written by Adam Stanley FEB 18, 2018
Ko Makes History
With tears of joy as her final putt found the bottom of the cup, Jin Young Ko made history.
Sunday at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, Ko became just the second person to ever win on the LPGA Tour in her debut as a member, and the first since 1951.
The 22-year-old is no stranger to the winner’s circle, having won on the LPGA Tour a year ago as a non-member. This week she seemed to be on autopilot at time, winning wire-to-wire.
Ko said she wasn’t nervous today thanks to a comforting text message from a friend who spurred her on during Sunday’s finale.
“I finished yesterday with a 4-stroke lead, but my friend said to me, ‘if you (have) a 10-stroke lead, you’ll have the same feeling, so don’t be nervous and just relax. Tomorrow is tomorrow.’”
Link to rest of article:
www.lpga.com/news/2018-five-things-final-round-isps-handa-womens-australian-open