Lydia Ko recommits to Pelican; will be eligible for Vare Trophy

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Lydia Ko's decision to re-commit to the Pelican Women's Championship.

Lydia Ko will have a chance to win the Vare Trophy after all.

After Golfweek first reported that Ko would skip the LPGA’s penultimate event, the Pelican Women’s Championship, in between starts in Saudi Arabia and the LPGA’s season finale in Florida, Ko’s agent told Golf Digest that Ko would be in the field for the Pelican, which will allow Ko to satisfy the minimum number of rounds to be eligible for the LPGA’s scoring title.

LPGA rules stipulate that a player must complete either 70 rounds or 70% of official tournaments rounds, whichever is fewer, to be eligible for the…