At 27, the New Zealander became the youngest to qualify for the Hall after a 2024 with a major title and Olympic gold, but isn’t stopping yet.

Lydia Ko has serious ambitions this year, defending her title on the course in Lake Nona. The 27-year-old golfer got off to a furious start last season, unlike in 2023 when she wasn't that great. In an interview with the media,

On the heels of 13 retirements, Brentley Romine dives into the uniqueness that is being an LPGA player and what all goes into deciding on one's future.

A Lim Kim shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 to take a four-shot lead in the opening round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener.

2015 — Lydia Ko, 17, becomes the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She shares second place at the LPGA Tour’s season opener, where she finishes a shot behind Na Yeon Choi.

To her credit, Korda raised her hand during the offseason, offering to be part of the process. While not on the official search committee, she will be included in a less formal way. The buy-in of the No. 1 player in the world, particularly one with the potential transcending star power of Korda, is crucial for whoever next takes the reins.

New Zealand golfer Dame Lydia Ko has finished her the opening round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions eight shots off the lead in Orlando, Florida.

Getting a chance to compete in the Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown means a great deal to Ko, who would join France’s Celine Boutier, Canada’s Brooke Henderson and Peiyun Chien of Taiwan on the four-person team if the race ended today. Ko admitted that she has been “pretty annoyed” to be left out of the mix all these years.

A victory on Lydia Ko’s home course came on the heels of a winless 2023 season and set the table for an Olympic gold medal, Women’s Open Championship win at St. Andrews and entry into

Lydia Ko is at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club to defend her Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions title.

Winning early in 2024 set Dame Lydia Ko up for the most historic year of her career. Winning early in 2025 would set her well on the way to achieving the lofty goal she has set herself. The 2025 season-opening LPGA Tournament of Champions sees Ko take to her Floridian home course at Lake Nona as defending champion – the newly minted dame hopes to repeat the hot start she had last year in her quest to complete the “grand slam” of LPGA major titles.

One such record came at the 2015 Evian Championship when the New Zealand-born golfer became the youngest Major champion at 18. In the final round of this Major championship, Ko sc