Lydia Ko Becomes the Youngest LPGA Champ, at 15 Years-Old

THE REST — 27 August 2012

Just to put this into perspective, she was born 11 days after Tiger Woods won his first Masters.

Lydia Ko showed playing partner Stacy Lewis a lot more than a great golf swing in the 15-year-old’s historic Canadian Women’s Open victory.

“I was most impressed with just her demeanor,” Lewis said. “I mean you would have never known that it was the final round of an LPGA event. She played like she had been there before.”

Ko became the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and the circuit’s fifth amateur champion Sunday, closing with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory over Inbee Park.

“To break another record, or being in the history, it’s amazing, and it’s always awesome to be able to play with the pros,” Ko said. “The last few holes, it got a bit nerve-racking, but Stacy Lewis, after my birdie on 15, she said, ‘You know you can do it.’ It was really great to have another player that I look up to giving me that much support. It was really awesome.”

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