Lydia Ko has the answer. On Monday, the 27-year-old from New Zealand was honored by the government with the title Dame, the female equivalent of knighthood. In the citation announcing the honor ...

A horrible start has ruined Dame Lydia Ko's opening round at the latest LPGA Tour event, as she parred her first hole, but followed up with two double bogeys and two bogeys over her next six holes.

1950 — High school pitcher Paul Pettit signs with the Pirates for a record $100,000. To do so, Pittsburgh has to purchase his contract from a film producer who had signed Pettit to an exclusive ...

Golfer Lydia Ko’s historic 2024 season began unexpectedly, yet fittingly. Familiar surroundings carried Ko to a familiar place, the winner’s circle — though it had been too long. Lydia Ko ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf. A damehood is the female equivalent of a ...

When the LPGA schedule comes out every year, Lydia Ko sits down and highlights the ones she’s thinking about playing. For this season, she started out highlighting 10. That list included the ...

Defending champion Lydia Ko and World No. 1 Nelly Korda will headline the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. The field closed on Tuesday at 5 p.m. E.T. for the Jan. 30 to ...

Dame Lydia Ko abandoned a putting experiment during the opening 2025 LPGA tournament, and the result was dramatic. Ko is having a terrific start to the season in Florida, where she is in ...

Dame Lydia Ko has bounced back from a disappointing first round to sit just outside the top five at the LPGA’s season-opening Tournament of Champions. A five-under-par 67 meant Ko rose 21 places ...

2015 — Lydia Ko, 17, becomes the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She shares second place at the LPGA Tour’s season opener, where she finishes a shot behind Na Yeon Choi.