July 10 (Reuters) - World number one Lydia Ko was seemingly well placed to carve out another slice of golfing history at the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday until she stunningly dropped five shots in seven holes around the turn.
From leading the championship by two strokes with 12 holes to play, the 19-year-old South Korean-born New Zealander found herself trying to play catch-up on a challenging layout with little margin for error at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California.
Ko is renowned for the best wedge game on the LPGA Tour and remarkable composure for one so young but the holes steadily ran out for her as she slipped back into a tie for third after closing with a three-over-par 75.