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Top-ranked Ko looking for three-peat at Swinging Skirts (The Associated Press)

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Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Lydia Ko hopes to celebrate her 19th birthday Sunday with yet another victory in the Swinging Skirts Classic.

Set to begin play Thursday at Lake Merced, the top-ranked Ko won the event the last two years.

''I can't believe it's already my third year on the tour,'' Ko said Wednesday.