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| Full name | Bo-Gyung "Lydia" Ko | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lyds[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (age 27) Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Korea University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ALPG Tour | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | Won:2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd:2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T3:2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | Won:2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | Won:2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lydia Ko | |
| Hangul | 리디아 고 |
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| Hanja | 리디아 高 |
| Revised Romanization | Ridia Go |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ridia Ko |
| Ko Bo-Gyung | |
| Hangul | 고보경 |
| Hanja | 高寶璟 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Bogyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Pogyŏng |
Dame Lydia KoDNZM (born 24 April 1997) is aNew Zealandprofessional golfer and the reigning Olympic champion. She first reached number one in theWomen's World Golf Rankings on 2 February 2015 at 17 years, 9 months and 9 days of age, making her the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional golf.[2][3]
Ko had much success from an early age holding many youngest accolades on the LPGA Tour. Until 2017, she was the youngest ever (age 15) to win anLPGA Tour event.[4] In August 2013, she became the only amateur to win two LPGA Tour events.[5] Upon winningThe Evian Championship in France on 13 September 2015, she became the youngest woman, at age 18 years, 4 months and 20 days, to win a major championship. Her closing round of 63 was a record lowest final round in the history of women's golf majors,[6] but she lowered that record with a 62 at the 2021ANA Inspiration.[7] She had previously won theANA Inspiration on 3 April 2016 for her second consecutive major championship, where she also became the youngest player to win two women's major championships.
In 2014, Ko was named as one ofTime magazine's 100 most influential people.[8] In both 2014[9] and 2015,[10] Ko was named in theEspnW Impact25 list of 25 athletes and influencers who have made the greatest impact for women in sports.
In 2016, Ko was namedYoung New Zealander of the Year,[11] and in the2019 New Year Honours, she was appointed aMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to golf.[12]
In November 2022, Ko won theCME Group Tour Championship with its $2 million first-place prize, completing the LPGA Tour season with three wins, theLPGA Player of the Year award for the second time in her career, theVare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, the 2022leading money winner,[13] and rose to number two in theWomen's World Golf Rankings.
In August 2024, she won thegold medal in women's golf at theParis 2024 Summer Olympics, a victory that qualified her for the LPGA Hall of Fame, the 35th and youngest inductee at age 27.[14] Combined with herbronze medal from theTokyo 2020 Olympics andsilver medal from theRio 2016 Olympics, she attained the complete set of Olympic medals, becoming the first golfer in the modern era to achieve all three medals at three different Olympic Games.[14]
Ko is a player director on the LPGA Board.[15]
Ko was made a Dame Companion of theNew Zealand Order of Merit in the2025 New Year Honours, for services to golf.[16] She is believed to be the youngest dame or knight of the modern era.[17]
Ko was born on 24 April 1997 inSeoul, South Korea, and emigrated with her family to New Zealand when she was four,[18] gaining New Zealand citizenship at age 12.[19] She began playing golf as a five-year-old when her mother took her into a pro shop at the Pupuke Golf Club[20] onAuckland'sNorth Shore owned by professional Guy Wilson, who coached her until 22 December 2013.[20][21] She was a seven-year-old in March 2005 when she first came to the attention of the media, for competing in the New Zealand national amateur championships.[22] She was educated at Mairangi Bay Primary andPinehurst School inAlbany, New Zealand, and when she joined the professional golf tour she took correspondence classes with Pinehurst.[23][24] Starting in 2015 Ko said she would study psychology extramurally withKorea University, Seoul. TheYonhap news agency reported her as saying "I'll have to listen to what the university says to decide how I will do my studies. I'll have to make sure I submit the required papers and projects as the majority of my classes will be done online."[25]
On 29 January 2012, Ko became the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event by winning theBing Lee/Samsung Women's NSW Open on theALPG Tour.[26] She was 14 at the time, and had placed second in the event the year before. The previous youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event was Japan'sRyo Ishikawa at age 15 years and 8 months.[27][28] Her record as the youngest winner of a professional event was broken later in 2012 by 14-year-old CanadianBrooke Henderson, who won the second event on that year's Canadian Women's Tour on 13 June.[29][30]
On 26 August 2012, at the age of 15 years and four months, Ko became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA Tour event, winning with a score of 275 (−13) at theCN Canadian Women's Open. She surpassed the record set byLexi Thompson at 16 years and seven months in September 2011. Her win also made her only the fifth amateur to have won an LPGA Tour event, and the first in over 43 years.[31] The 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open was a 72-hole event with a purse of$2 million; the winner's share of $300,000 went to runner-upInbee Park who was three strokes back.[32]
Ko successfully defended her win at the 2013 CN Canadian Open, shooting 265 (−15) for a five-stroke victory overKarine Icher at theRoyal Mayfair Club in Edmonton. The $300,000 winner's share went to Icher.
After finishing runner-up toSuzann Pettersen inThe Evian Championship in France, Ko announced that she would turn pro in 2014.[33] However, on 23 October 2013, she stated in aYouTube video featuring New Zealand rugby playerIsrael Dagg that she was turning professional immediately and would play her first professional tournament inFlorida in mid-November.[34] She had been thetop-ranked woman amateur golfer in the world for 130 weeks when she announced she was turning professional on 23 October 2013.[35] She finished tied for 21st in her pro debut at the2013 CME Group Titleholders.
In October 2013, the LPGA Tour granted Ko's request to join the LPGA, waiving the Tour's requirement of members being at least 18 years old. "It is not often that the LPGA welcomes a rookie who is already a back-to-back LPGA Tour champion," tour commissioner Mike Whan said when he granted Ko's request.[36]
In November 2013, Ko began working with swing coach David Leadbetter.[37]
Ko won three tournaments in 2014. On 27 April 2014, she earned her first LPGA Tour win as a professional and her first win on U.S. soil, by winning theSwinging Skirts LPGA Classic. She celebrated her 17th birthday during this tournament. In July, she won her second tournament of the year, theMarathon Classic. In November 2014, she won her third tournament of the season, the season endingCME Group Tour Championship. She won theLPGA Rookie of the Year.[38] Ko commemorated the occasion with the inscription "IV-XXVII-XIV" (4-27-14 in Roman numerals), on her right wrist.[39]
Ko won five times in 2015. On 2 February 2015, she became the No. 1ranked woman professional golfer after a runner-up finish at theCoates Golf Championship, overtakingInbee Park. On 22 February 2015, Ko won her first event of the2015 LPGA Tour season at theISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. The win was her sixth on theLPGA Tour, and her ninth victory overall. The following week, Ko returned home and won her tenth professional championship at theISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open.[40] The victory in this tournament was her second of the 2015 season, the win was also her third on the Ladies European Tour, and fourth with ALPG Tour. Highlighted in her victory at New Zealand was herLET low-round tying and course record 61 during the second round.
At the first major of the 2015 season, theANA Inspiration, Ko shot a 1-under-par 71 in the first round on 2 April, tying her withAnnika Sörenstam for the all-time LPGA record for consecutive rounds under par, at 29.[41] Three weeks later, Ko would win her second LPGA Tour event of the 2015 season, when she beatMorgan Pressel in a playoff to win theSwinging Skirts LPGA Classic. She would defeat Pressel with birdie on the second playoff hole. The victory was her seventh overall on tour, and her second win at the event in as many years. Her win was also her third win worldwide in 2015. The victory would be the second time she has defended a championship on tour. The playoff win was also her second on tour, bringing her playoff record to 2–0.[42] Ko would go on to miss the cut at the 2015KPMG Women's PGA Championship. The missed cut would be her first in her fourteen major championship appearances. She would find solid success in her next two major championships with a T12 finish at the 2015U.S. Women's Open, and a T3 finish at the 2015Ricoh Women's British Open.
On 23 August 2015, Ko won her thirdCanadian Pacific Women's Open in a playoff againstStacy Lewis. She defeated Lewis, with par on the first hole of the playoff. The victory was the eighth for Ko on the LPGA Tour, and the third of the 2015 season, and fourth win worldwide for her in 2015. The playoff victory was also her third win in such circumstances, and would bring her career LPGA playoff record to 3–0.[43]
On 13 September 2015, Ko won the fifth and final major on the 2015 LPGA calendar, the2015 Evian Championship.[44] She dominated the final round with eight birdies, winning by six shots over second-place finisherLexi Thompson. Her 63 was the lowest-ever closing round score in a women's major championship. It was Ko's fourth win on the LPGA Tour in 2015, ninth on the LPGA Tour overall and fourth on the Ladies European Tour. Ko's victory also made her the youngest major champion in the history of the LPGA Tour and the youngest major champion in golf sinceYoung Tom Morris, when he won the1868 Open Championship.[45]
On 26 October 2015, Ko became the youngest player to win 10 events on a major tour at age 18 years, 6 months and 2 days surpassingHorton Smith who set the PGA Tour mark of 21 years, 7 months in 1929, andNancy Lopez who set the previous LPGA Tour record in 1979 at 22 years, 2 months, 5 days.[46]
On 22 November 2015, Ko won the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year Award by two points over Inbee Park, making her the youngest winner in the 49 years of the award.[47]
Ko won four times in 2016. Ko's 2016 started where she left off from 2015, winning theISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open for a third time in four years by two shots fromChoi Hye-jin,Felicity Johnson, andNanna Koerstz Madsen. Just 11 minutes before she was due to tee off for her final round, an earthquake struck, with Ko vowing to donate her prize money to charity to help those affected.[48]
On the LPGA Tour, Ko won theKia Classic in March with a four-shot margin overInbee Park, and the following week, on 3 April, she made it consecutive major titles with a one-shot victory at theANA Inspiration. The win strengthened her position as No. 1 in the world as she became the youngest double major winner in the history of the game sinceYoung Tom Morris at the1869 Open Championship.[49] Later, she added two more victories on the LPGA Tour at theWalmart NW Arkansas Championship andMarathon Classic. In August, she represented New Zealand at the2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal. Ko was runner-up for theVare Trophy (lowest scoring average) for a second consecutive year; however, last year's difference of 0.026 was, literally, twice as much as this year's 0.013 which separated her from winnerChun In-gee.
Following the 2016 season, Ko announced that she had signed an equipment sponsorship contract with Parson's Xtreme Golf (PXG), ending her use of Callaway equipment. Ko also announced in December that she had parted ways with both her caddie and swing coach David Leadbetter, who had been coaching Ko since November 2013.[37]
Ko entered 26 events and finished in the top-10 ten times. Her year-end world ranking dropped to ninth. She started her 2017 LPGA Tour season at theISPS Handa Women's Australian Open where she finished tied for 46th. She then had three consecutive top-10 finishes at theHonda LPGA Thailand,HSBC Women's Champions, and theBank of Hope Founders Cup. In her fifth event of the season, Ko missed just her second LPGA Tour cut at theKia Classic with rounds of 74 and 72. She then defended herANA Inspiration title at the2017 ANA Inspiration event. She opened with two rounds of 70, followed by a third-round 71, and rounded out the year's first major with a third round of 70 to finish in a tie for 11th place. In her seventh start of 2017, she closed with rounds of 65 and 64 to finish tied for second place at theLotte Championship, her best finish of the season. She had back-to-back top-10 finishes at theCitibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play andKingsmill Championship where she ended T-9 and T-10, respectively.
Ko ended the 2017 season with a scoring average of 68.86 which ranked her No. 9 and a total season earnings of $1,177,450 which put her at No. 13 on the season's money list. This was the fourth consecutive season in which she won at least $1,000,000.[50]
The season endingCME Group Tour Championship was Ko's 100th tournament on the LPGA Tour as a professional.
After just 14 LPGA tournaments (22 worldwide tournaments), Ko broke into the Rolex Rankings top-10 at No. 7 by winning her second Tour title on 25 August 2013.[51] She has remained in the Rolex Rankings top-10 for the last 231 consecutive weeks (or 4 years, 4 months and 27 days), as of 22 January 2018. Then after her first 44 LPGA tournaments, Ko ascended to theworld No. 1 ranking for the first time on 2 February 2015.[52] She was the world No. 1 for 85 weeks until June 2017.[53]
Ko entered 26 tournaments, won once, at theLPGA Mediheal Championship, and finished in the top-10 ten times.
Ko entered 24 events and finished in the top-10 four times.
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Ko entered 13 tournaments and finished in the top-10 four times.
Ko entered 20 LPGA events, winning once. In April, she won her first LPGA Tour event since 2018 at the 2021Lotte Championship,Hawaii.
In August, Ko represented New Zealand at the covid-delayedTokyo Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.[54]
Ko won the 2021Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour. She closed the trophy out in November by finishing second in a playoff at thePelican Women's Championship and shooting a final round 64 to finish in the top 10 at theCME Group Tour Championship.Nelly Korda andKo Jin-young both finished the year with lower scoring averages than Ko but neither completed the required 70 rounds over the season to be eligible for the trophy.[55]
Ko entered 22 tournaments and won three times. She secured her 17th LPGA win on 30 January at theGainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, beatingDanielle Kang by one stroke, 274 (14 under par) to Kang's 275 in a back-and-forth lead in the fourth round.[56] She claimed her 18th LPGA win on 23 October, at theBMW Ladies Championship inWonju, located approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of herSeoul, South Korea birthplace.[57]
In November, Ko won theCME Group Tour Championship and the record $2 million first prize. With the win, Ko won the season's money title, Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average and the LPGA Player of the Year for 2022.[13]
On 28 November, she returned to the Number 1 ranking for the first time since 2017, but has since dropped to number 3 as of July 31, 2023.[58]
Ko won no LPGA events and no majors. In February, Ko won theAramco Saudi Ladies International inSaudi Arabia for the second time. The purse for thisLadies European Tour event was larger than that of all non-major tournaments on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour, providing $750,000 as Ko's winning award.[59] In December, Ko won the inauguralGrant Thornton Invitational mixed team tournament with playing partnerJason Day.[60]
In January, Ko secured her first LPGA Tour title since 2022 by winning theHilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.[61]
On 10 August 2024, she won the gold medal inwomen's golf at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, giving her a complete set of Olympic medals – silver, bronze and gold – the only golfer in the modern era to achieve all three medals at three different Olympic Games.[14] The gold medal win qualified her to become the 35th and youngest inductee into the LPGA Hall of Fame.[14][62]
Two weeks later, Ko claimed theAIG Women's Open atOld Course at St Andrews, her third major championship.[63]
In September, she won theKroger Queen City Championship, the first time since 2016 that she won back-to-back LPGA Tour events.[64]
In March, Ko won theHSBC Women's World Championship inSingapore.[65]
On 30 December 2022, Ko married Chung Jun, the son of theHyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young, at theMyeongdong Cathedral in Seoul.[66]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (3) |
| Other LPGA Tour (20) |
1 Ko won the 2012 and 2013CN Canadian Women's Opens as an amateur.
2 Co-sanctioned by theLadies European Tour.
3 Co-sanctioned by theALPG Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (5–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | CME Group Tour Championship |  Carlota Ciganda Julieta Granada | Won with par on fourth extra hole Granada eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic |  Morgan Pressel | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Stacy Lewis | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2016 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship |  Brooke Henderson | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2016 | Marathon Classic |  Ariya Jutanugarn Mirim Lee | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 6 | 2018 | LPGA Mediheal Championship |  Minjee Lee | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 7 | 2021 | Pelican Women's Championship | Lexi ThompsonNelly KordaKim Sei-young | Korda won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2024 | LPGA Drive On Championship | Nelly Korda | Korda won with par on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Feb2013 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[4][6] | 70-68-68=206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Amelia Lewis |
| 2 | 22 Feb2015 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[5][6] | 70-70-72-71=283 | −9 | 2 strokes | Amy Yang |
| 3 | 1 Mar 2015 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[6] (2) | 70-61-71=202 | −14 | 4 strokes | Hannah Green (a) |
| 4 | 13 Sep 2015 | The Evian Championship[5] | 69-69-67-63=268 | −16 | 6 strokes | Lexi Thompson |
| 5 | 14 Feb2016 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[6] (3) | 69-67-70=206 | −10 | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a) Felicity Johnson Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
| 6 | 7 Nov2021 | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | 67-70-63-65=265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Atthaya Thitikul |
| 7 | 19 Feb2023 | Aramco Saudi Ladies International (2) | 64-69-66-68=267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Aditi Ashok |
| 8 | 25 Aug2024 | AIG Women's Open[5] | 71-70-71-69=281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Nelly KordaJiyai ShinLilia Vu Yin Ruoning |
4 Ko won the 2013ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open as an amateur.
5 Co-sanctioned by theLPGA Tour.
6 Co-sanctioned by theALPG Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jan 2012 | Bing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open[7] | 69-64-69=202 | −14 | 4 strokes |  Becky Morgan |
| 2 | 10 Feb 2013 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[7][9] | 70-68-68=206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Amelia Lewis |
| 3 | 22 Feb2015 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[8][9] | 70-70-72-71=283 | −9 | 2 strokes | Amy Yang |
| 4 | 1 Mar2015 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[9] (2) | 70-61-71=202 | −14 | 4 strokes | Hannah Green (a) |
| 5 | 14 Feb2016 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open[9] (3) | 69-67-70=206 | −10 | 2 strokes | Choi Hye-jin (a)Felicity JohnsonNanna Koerstz Madsen |
7 Ko won theBing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open and the 2013ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open as an amateur.
8 Co-sanctioned by theLPGA Tour.
9 Co-sanctioned by theLadies European Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Dec2013 | Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters | 68-68-69=205 | −11 | 3 strokes | Ryu So-yeon |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Dec 2023 | Grant Thornton Invitational (with Jason Day) | 58-66-66=190 | −26 | 1 stroke | Corey Conners andBrooke Henderson |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Evian Championship | 2 shot deficit | −16 (69-69-67-63=268) | 6 strokes | Lexi Thompson |
| 2016 | ANA Inspiration | 1 shot deficit | −12 (70-68-69-69=276) | 1 stroke | Charley Hull,Chun In-gee |
| 2024 | AIG Women's British Open | 3 shot deficit | −7 (71-70-71-69=281) | 2 strokes | Nelly Korda,Jiyai Shin,Lilia Vu,Yin Ruoning |
Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T25LA | T29 | T51 | 1 | T11 | T20 | T44 | 6 | 2 | T25 | CUT | T17 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T39LA | T36 | T15 | T12 | T3 | T33 | T49 | T39 | T13 | T35 | 5 | T33 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T17LA | 3 | CUT | 2 | T59 | T31 | T10 | T18 | T52 | T46 | T57 | T46 | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | 2LA | T8 | 1 | T43 | T3 | T10 | CUT | NT | T6 | T3 | T61 | T39 | |
| Women's British Open | T17LA | T42TLA | T29 | T3 | T40 | T59 | T11 | CUT | T14 | T29 | T7 | CUT | 1 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| The Evian Championship | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| Women's British Open | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 61 | 55 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Score | To par | Gold medalist | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2016 | Rio Olympics | 69-70-65-69=273 | −11 | Inbee Park | Lydia Ko | Shanshan Feng |
| 2 | 7 Aug 2021 | Tokyo Olympics | 70-67-66-65=268 | −16 | Nelly Korda |  Mone Inami | Lydia Ko |
| 3 | 10 Aug 2024 | Paris Olympics | 72-67-68-71=278 | −10 | Lydia Ko |  Esther Henseleit | Lin Xiyu |
| Year | Starts | Cuts madea | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 72.94 | n/a |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 70.41 | n/a |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2,089,033 | 3 | 70.08 | 5 |
| 2015 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2,800,802 | 1 | 69.44 | 2 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2,493,059 | 2 | 69.60 | 2 |
| 2017 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1,177,450 | 13 | 69.86 | 9 |
| 2018 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1,118,180 | 12 | 70.05 | 7 |
| 2019 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T6 | 444,256 | 48 | 70.98 | 39 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | T2 | 677,545 | 9 | 70.26 | 6 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1,530,629 | 5 | 69.33 | 3 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4,364,403 | 1 | 68.99 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 247,335 | 90 | 71.25 | 61 |
| 2024 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3,201,289 | 3 | 70.25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 509,798 | 1 | 68.94 | 7 | ||
| Totals(as member, 2014)^ | 249 | 231 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 114 | 1 | 20,653,779 | 2 | – | – |
| Totals(as non-member, 2012–13) | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
^ Official as of 30 March 2025[73][74][75]
a Includes matchplay and other events without a cut
Notes: 1) Ko turned professional on 23 October 2013, but was not a member of the LPGA Tour. Money earned in 2013 was not considered official by the LPGA Tour. 2) She made the cut in her first 53 LPGA Tour events, with the first 16 being as an amateur. After missing the cut at the2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship held 11–14 June, Ko made the next 40 consecutive tour event cuts until she missed her second LPGA cut at the 2017Kia Classic held 23–26 March.
Position inWomen's World Golf Rankings (Rolex Rankings) at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking | Avg. pts. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 549 | 0.04 | [76] |
| 2011 | 295 | 0.37 | [77] |
| 2012 | 43 | 2.43 | [78] |
| 2013 | 4 | 7.48 | [79] |
| 2014 | 2 | 9.80 | [80] |
| 2015 | 1 | 11.78 | [81] |
| 2016 | 1 | 11.48 | [82] |
| 2017 | 9 | 5.57 | [83] |
| 2018 | 14 | 4.30 | [84] |
| 2019 | 40 | 2.35 | [85] |
| 2020 | 29 | 2.92 | [86] |
| 2021 | 3 | 5.79 | [87] |
| 2022 | 1 | 7.60 | [88] |
| 2023 | 11 | 5.09 | [89] |
| 2024 | 3 | 7.15 | [90] |
| 2025 | 3^ | 6.99 | [91] |
^ As of 7 April 2025
Amateur
Her front-nine 29 set the ANA nine-hole scoring record, and ties the lowest nine-hole score at any major championship.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Lonsdale Cup 2015 2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Lisa Carrington | Incumbent | |
| Preceded by Valerie Adams | New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year 2013, 2014, 2015 2024 | Succeeded by Lisa Carrington |
| Preceded by Lisa Carrington | Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Halberg Awards – Supreme Award 2013 2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Lisa Carrington | Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Halberg Awards – Emerging Talent Award 2012 | Succeeded by |
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