Lydia Ko

Lydia Ko is back competing after her wedding and has maintained last year's form when she regained the world No 1 ranking.

“With some of the pin positions I needed to be a little bit more aggressive. *

So you just tied the knot. Congrats! Unfortunately, the catering cost more than you expected, that Bali honeymoon isn't going to pay for itself, and little ...

you're the top-ranked women's golfer on the planet and B. Unfortunately, the catering cost more than you expected, that Bali honeymoon isn’t going to pay for itself, and little ones could soon be on the way. So you just tied the knot.

The world No.1 hit a bogey-free opening round in her first tournament of the year.

Lydia Ko picked up where she left off in 2022 – on top. The World No. 1 fired an 8-under 64 in the opening round of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International to ...

It’s the largest purse in women’s golf outside of the majors and the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship ($7 million). Three-time major winners In Gee Chun and Anna Nordqvist opened with a 70 and 75, respectively. “I had a few weeks to prepare. The Saudi Ladies International, a Ladies European Tour-sanctioned event, features 15 of the top 30 players in the Rolex Rankings. The World No. “But my husband loves golf and that’s something that we can mutually do together, so we took advantage of that.

World No 1 Lydia Ko and 84th-ranked Pajaree Anannarukarn fired matching rounds of eight-under 64 to set the first-round pace in the $5 million Aramco Saudi ...

“I knew that between today and tomorrow that today was the day to take advantage of the calmer conditions,” said Ko, the 2021 champion, after signing for a bogey-free card. “I knew that today, with some of the pin positions I needed to be a little bit more aggressive. “My putting was the strongest part,” she said of her day’s work.

Joining Ko at the top of the leaderboard is Thai golfer Pajaree Anannarukarn, who is competing in Saudi Arabia and the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club for the ...

She remarked: “I wasn’t in the field this week until I won, so definitely having that win and even third place last week on a tough golf course, I feel that was pretty good. This week, the field is really strong, so I was excited to see how my game was. 4 Thitikul was again reminded of her time competing alongside Ko when they played together during the final round of the 2021 edition of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International, where Ko took the title. She added: “The wind is such a big factor on this golf course, so when it’s playing to your advantage, you kind of want to use that. Anannarukarn was on form right from the get-go, sinking in four straight birdies. And actually, thanks to him, it made my transition into off-season practice a lot easier.”

Lydia Ko and Pajaree Anannarukarn fired rounds of 64 (-8) to be tied at the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International ...

Most of the opportunities I had I was able to take advantage of that, it was that kind of a day and a nice start to the season. “It’s a really good start to the 2023 season,” said the four-time LET winner. “Today was a good day,” said the 2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open champion. “Playing in the morning wave, especially my first time here, I know a lot of players said it gets really windy in the afternoon. Then I really came in there and try to play one shot at a time. “When I came here in November the wind picked up in the afternoon.

India's Aditi Ashok has already established herself as one of the hottest players in golf this season. After opening the Ladies European Tour season with a ...

Aditi, who in the last two weeks had won in Kenya and finished third in Morocco, is leading a star-studded field at the USD 5 million event on the Ladies ...

“I have played here three times before, I know the golf course a little bit, and maybe that familiarity helps me feel comfortable here.” After the first day, when she shot 65, she said, ‘I think early on I hit a couple bad drives, but I managed to save par on those holes. Aditi, a four-time LET winner, who ended a long winless streak two weeks ago in Kenya, divides her time between Ladies European Tour and LPGA. 1 Lydia Ko in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International here on Friday.

The world No 1 shoots a three-under 69 in blustery conditions to drop to second on the leaderboard at the halfway point of the European Tour event.

* [recent marriage to Chung Jun](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300774669/kiwi-golf-star-lydia-ko-caps-dream-year-by-marrying-chung-jun-in-south-korea) in her native South Korea. [after he replaced Derek Kistler as her caddie](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131168701/lydia-ko-changes-caddies). [Lydia Ko changes caddies](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131168701/lydia-ko-changes-caddies?rm=a) ['Cool to have an under-par round as a Mrs': Lydia Ko shares lead at Saudi tournament](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131255994/cool-to-have-an-underpar-round-as-a-mrs-lydia-ko-shares-lead-at-saudi-tournament?rm=a) [Making her first start of the season](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131255994/cool-to-have-an-underpar-round-as-a-mrs-lydia-ko-shares-lead-at-saudi-tournament) at the European Tour event, the 25-year old had shared the lead with Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn after an eight-under 64 in the opening round.

Ko carded six birdies and three bogeys for a three-under-par 69.

Ko started her round in familiar fashion, again with a birdie on the opening hole. Indian Aditi Ashok edged ahead of Ko by two shots on the leaderboard, backing up her opening round 66 with a seven-under-par 65 in windy conditions. Carding six birdies as well as three bogeys to finish her second round with a three-under-par 69, Ko moved to 11-under at the tournament’s halfway point.

Kaec (Saudi Arabia) · Aditi Ashok · Mount Maunganui · Blundell's 138 revives NZ's chances in 1st Test vs Eng · Doha · Karandeep best Indian at tied-12 in Qatar.

Gaganjeet Bhullar was tied-28 at 3-over. 1 Lydia Ko in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International here today. Karandeep Kochhar was the best Indian at tied-12th after the second round of the International Series Qatar.