Lydia Ko hits a career low at LPGA Ford Championship by Wild Horse Pass
As of this writing, the New Zealand golfer is third in rankings.
Lydia Ko hits a career low at LPGA Ford Championship by Wild Horse Pass originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Lydia Ko delivered the best round of her LPGA golf career Thursday, firing a 12-under 60 to take an early share of the lead at the LPGA Ford Championship.
Per the official announcement , the New Zealand star opened with four straight birdies and never let up, finishing with two more birdies over her final three holes at Whirlwind Golf Club’s Cattail course. MORE: Angel Reese makes history with her Vogue cover Ko’s round immediately put her in rare company. It marked just the ninth score of 60 or lower in LPGA history, and it came on a day when scoring across the morning wave was unusually low.
Defending champion Hyo Joo Kim followed with an 11-under 61, the first time since 2003 that two players opened an LPGA event with double-digit rounds under par. Ko began on the 10th hole and reached 12 under with birdies on Nos. 14 and 15 of her round before narrowly missing a short birdie attempt on the par-5 seventh that would have put a 59 within reach.
The 28-year-old entered her 13th LPGA season with a relatively quiet start, but Thursday felt like a reminder of why she remains one of the most recognizable players in women’s golf. Ko already owns multiple major championships and an Olympic gold medal, yet she had never posted a round lower than 61 until now. Her surge also came after a rare equipment change.