Soon-to-be-married Lydia Ko returns to home country to win BMW Ladies Championship

Soon-to-be-married Lydia Ko returns to home country to win BMW Ladies Championship

Lydia Ko celebrates after winning the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea

Korean-born legendary golfer Lydia Ko returned to her home country to play in the BMW Ladies Championship in Wonju and has now returned with the biggest prize on the leaderboard after completing a 7-under 65 final round, 4 strokes ahead of second-placed Andrea Lee.

Ko is famously known for achieving the No.1 ranking in women’s golf at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 9 days of age, making her the youngest in the sport to claim the top spot across genders.

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“This is probably the best I’ve played, the most consistently I’ve played,” Ko said in her press conference after the win. “I played the back nine really well in all four of my rounds, and I think that was the big key for me.”

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“Every time I come back to Korea, even though I play under the New Zealand flag, so many people support me … I think that is such a boost,” the 25-year-old added.

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Lydia Ko is set to get married to Chung Jun, son of Hyundai businessman

Lydia Ko is set to tie the knot soon
Lydia Ko is set to tie the knot soon

Ko is all set to tie the knot with her partner of two years on 30th December in South Korea, according to reports. The 25-year-old will marry Hyundai heir Chung Jun at the city’s Myeongdong Cathedral. The couple began dating around two years ago.

Chung is the son of Hyundai Card vice chairman Chung Tae-Young, who is considered one of the most premier businessmen in Korea. Ko’s father said that he “thought Lydia should get married in two or three years later since she’s an active golfer right now, but she said she wants to marry sooner.”

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According to reports, Chung studied Philosophy and Data Science at Claremont McKenna College in California. He is currently working at the Hyundai Motor Group‘s subsidiary in San Francisco. Lydia Ko, on the other hand, burst onto the golf scene after winning the Canadian Open at the age of just 15. Now aged 25, Ko has won 30 tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

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