“What are the odds”- Lydia Ko ‘cannot wrap her head around’ her recent impressive success
The summer of 2024 has been an unforgettable one for Lydia Ko and her fans. In the space of just a few weeks, the Kiwi has achieved several feats that have written her name into the history books of golf.
It’s no wonder, then, that Lydia Ko herself is still processing everything that has happened in her career over the past few weeks. Ko recently stated that she is still in awe of what she has accomplished.
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Lydia Ko gave an interview to the LPGA Tour News Service during which she said the following:
“I think like on Saturday or Friday, at the AIG Women’s Open, I was stretching and then I looked at my husband and I was like, ‘I can’t believe I won the gold medal’ and he was like, ‘yeah, me too’. Then, like after Sunday, I was like, ‘I can’t believe I won’ and then he was like, ‘yeah, it’s crazy'”. [0:22 – 0:46]
She added:
“What are the odds? It seems like it’s just been too good, like it truly can’t happen again, and then, it happened, and it’s just like, in ways, it’s hard to wrap my head around it.” [1:09 – 1:24]
Lydia Ko won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, giving her the missing point she needed to earn her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame. She also became the only golfer in history to win three Olympic medals, one of each color.
Two weeks later, she won the AIG Women’s Open at the Old Course in St. Andrews, known as “The Home of Golf.” Though she was always in contention, Ko did not take the lead until the back nine of the final round, when she closed with a 69 to win by two strokes over the runners-up.
Lydia Ko’s 2024 season at a glance
The 2024 LPGA Tour season has been a very successful one for Lydia Ko, and not just because of her summer results. In fact, Ko got off to a strong start, winning the season-opening event and finishing second a week later.
The Kiwi won the Tournament of Champions, the first event of the season, with a score of 14-under. A week later, she came close to winning again at the Drive On Championship, but lost to Nelly Korda in the playoffs.Ko went on to play in 14 more LPGA Tour events, missing the cut only twice (Mizuho Americas Open and US Women’s Open). She had four other top-10 finishes, including her second victory of the year at the AIG Women’s Open.Her victory on the Old Course at St. Andrews was the third major title of her career and her first in eight years. She had previously won the 2015 Evian Championship and the 2016 ANA Inspiration (now the Chevron Championship).
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