Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.

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.