Yahoo Sports · Jun 10, 2015
Number one Ko patient about taking first major prize
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Apr 3, 2015; Rancho Mirage, CA, USA; Lydia Ko tees off on the fifth hole during the second round of the …RYE, New York (Reuters) - Lydia Ko is surprised that she is still the number one player in the women's game, but the 18-year-old from New Zealand has been shocking the golf world for years.
"When they said you're going to be world number one, I said, this could be like a one-week deal and I'm back down again," Ko told reporters on the eve of the Women's PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club, the second major of the season.
Nearly 20 weeks on, seven-time LPGA winner Ko remains top of the hill.