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Lydia Ko wins European Women’s Golf Saudi Ladies International


Lydia Ko (New Zealand) won the Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Saudi Ladies International ($1 million total prize money).

Lydia Ko hit 7-under 65 with an eagle and 5 birdies in the fourth round on the last day of the tournament at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,376 yards) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 7th.

Lydia Ko, who recorded a final total of 23 under par 265, easily beat Ataya Titikun (Thailand) at 18 under par 270 to reach the top. The prize money for winning this competition is 127,170 dollars (about 150 million won).

With this win, Lydia Ko took her sixth LET win. This is the first LET title won in 5 years and 9 months since the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open in February 2016.

Lydia Ko, who has been active on the LPGA Tour since 2014, has not won a championship for over three years since the Mediheal Championship on the LPGA Tour in April 2018. hugged in

Lydia Ko will compete in the LPGA Tour Pelican Championship (total prize money of $1.75 million), which will kick off on the 11th in Bel Air, Florida, USA.

Lydia Ko is vying for the top spot on the LPGA Tour this season in average at-bats.

Nelly Koda (USA), Koh Jin-young (26), and Park In-bee (33), who are currently 1st to 3rd, failed to meet the number of rounds stipulated, so if Lydia Ko, currently 4th, competes in all two competitions remaining in the 2021 season and maintains the current ranking, the average number of at-bats is 1 stomach can be