Lydia Ko finally gets her Olympic gold. It puts her into the LPGA Hall of Fame
Lydia Ko has an Olympic medal worth more than its weight in gold
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it would be like to knock out both at the same time and said when she arrived, “It would be a hell of a way to do it.”
What the 27-year-old Kiwi didn't share was her decision that the Paris Games would be her last Olympics. The goal Saturday in the women's golf competition was never more clear.
“I knew the next 18 holes were going to be some of the most important 18 holes of my life,” Ko said. “I knew being in this position was once in a lifetime.”
She delivered a dream finish at Le Golf National with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory. The win pushed her career total to 27 points for the LPGA Hall of Fame, one of the strictest criteria for any shrine.
