Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don't know who my dad is, they think he's my coach.

S. Despite remaining an amateur Lydia Ko has yet to miss a cut in 14 professional tournaments. That 54-hole event had a $35000 purse with a winner's share of $5200 which went to runner-up Shirley Englehorn one stroke back.

Born in South Korea Lydia Ko is currently the top-ranked woman amateur golfer in the world. In 2012 Ko became the youngest person ever to win an LPGA Tour event. Lydia Ko (born 24 April 1997) is a New Zealand amateur golfer.