News about Lydia Ko

ISABEL BALDWIN AT LAKE NONA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB: Last week, the LPGA Tour's new season began with a star-studded celebration of women's golf, but the party is only getting off, with the 2024 calendar now complete. The LPGA's 2024 season promises to be the biggest and best yet, with record prize funds - the first of which Lydia Koshita budget a Lake Nona - brand new events to fill a already packed schedule interrupted by the Olympics and the Solheim Cup. And there was no better way to start the LPGA's blockbuster year than with the A-List-sponsored Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona, Florida.

ISABEL BALDWIN AT LAKE NONA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB: The light at the end of the tunnel finally shone over Lake Nona Golf and Country Club as she came to an end to her trophy drought at the LPGA Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Kobe had a trying 2023, struggling to win on the tour for over a year, but this year is expected to be a lot different one as she claimed her 20th LPGA victory. With a two-shot victory over Alexa Pano, the New Zealander re-entered the winner's circle at her home course of Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida. Annika Sorenstam, who is competing in the tournament's Stableford celebrity division, fell agonizingly short once more.

ISABEL WINNER AT LAKE NONA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB Annika Sorenstam has arrived in round three of the LPGA Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions with a sense of deja vu after former NHL star Jeremy Roenick knocked her off her perch. The LPGA legend, 53, had shared Roenick's overnight lead with Roenick, but as the ex-NHL player moved to a two-shot lead going into the final round, he faltered on Saturday and fell to second place. The leaderboard points to the possibility of a repeat of Sorenstam's playoff loss to Lowe two years ago. This time, Roenick will put an end to the 72-time LPGA champion's chances at Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida. Lydia Ko, however, who had been the overnight co-leader of Japan's Ayaka Furue, moved closer to ending her LPGA drought.

ISABEL BALDWIN AT LAKE NONA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB: Annika Sorenstam, a LPGA veteran, was no stranger to being ranked in the top of the leaderboard going into the weekend, but she may not be familiar with the following: former NHL and MLB stars are hot on her heels. Following round two, the retired golfer, 53, maintained her position in the celebrity division of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Sorenstam, a ten-time major winner two years ago, was unexpectedly knocked out by MLB pitcher Derek Lowe in a playoff, and she hasn't let the result go, shooting for a win at her home course. However, the Swede, despite putting in yet another good round to finish the leaderboard with 75 points, could face history repeating itself. Lydia Ko atop the LPGA professionals' leaderboard at the time, however, joined Ayaka Furue.