I think when you keep putting yourself there, you feel like at one point it’s going to fall, you know? I’m playing alongside the best female golfers and some of the best athletes in the world, so it’s not easy.” “I played really solid and I played really consistently, especially in the back half of my season last year. “It’s great to be back in contention,” Ko said. But Ko won last season again (Lotte Championship) and is carrying renewed confidence, climbing back to No. There was a time she grew too technical with her game, harboring too many mechanical thoughts in trying to make perfect swings. The 24-year-old Ko is seeking her 17th LPGA Tour title, having won her first when she was only 15. Her even-par 72 - one birdie, one bogey, 16 pars - gave her a two-shot lead over Danielle Kang (74) heading into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s first full-field event of the year.Ĭeline Boutier of France had the low round Saturday of 69 -arguably the best round of the young LPGA season - and climbed into contention. When temperatures dipped into the 40s on Saturday and the wind was a steady 15-20 mph with gusts as high as 33 mph, Ko was asked to survive the day. Ko opened with a 63 when conditions were prime for scoring. (AP) - Even as the exams change, Lydia Ko continues to provide the proper answers needed to stay in front at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio.
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