Rolex Rankings No. 1 Lydia Ko continued her streak of sub-par rounds to 28 with a 5-under 67 on Sunday in the Kia Classic. Earlier in the week, she said she likes to take the tough rounds as lessons learned. She said after her final round this made her realize she needed to feel more comfortable over her putts when her ball striking lagged.
“Today, I just said -- like even at the Coates, I wasn’t hitting the ball very well,” said Ko. “I was just holing a lot of good putts, and that was kind of what was going on today. Obviously I stuck a couple close, and that was good. I think some parts of I just gotta be confident in my game still because I know that I’m playing good enough, that I can trust my putter even though my ball striking is a little off or vice versa.”
Ko has been playing consistently terrific golf and will be bringing a ton of momentum into the year’s first major this week at the ANA Inspiration. The 17-year old has another shot at history and could become the youngest major champion with a win in the desert.
“I mean I’ve been watching Golf Channel, and they’ve been saying the spotlight is kind of on me, you know, who’s going to win, but you know, it’s going to be definitely a tough week,” said Ko. “I know that all the girls are trying to bring their A games together, and that’s what I gotta do. So I’m just going to try and have fun. Hopefully I’ll hit some really good shots, make some good putts and give myself a good run for it.”
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