Tour News

Lydia Ko wins No. 10, more than Lexi and Wie combined

Published

11 years ago

Mar 1, 2015

Some perspective on Lydia Ko’s dominance: At the age of 17, she’s already won more professional events than Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson combined.

Last week, Ko won the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. This week, the world’s No. 1-ranked women’s golfer captured her country’s championship, the Women’s New Zealand Open. It was her 10th professional win, which includes six on the LPGA Tour, three on the Ladies European Tour and one on the ALPG Tour.

To compare, Wie has four LPGA Tour wins. Thompson also has four, as well as one win on the Ladies European Tour. Keep in mind that Wie and Thompson are a combined 11 years older than Ko.

One thing they have that Ko doesn’t? An LPGA major championship. But at Ko’s pace and with her track record in LPGA majors — she already has two top-3 finishes — it probably won’t take her long to scratch “win a major” off her increasingly short to-do list.

Related Topics:

Up Next

Caddie frustrations continue after shelter incident at Honda Classic

Don't Miss

TaylorMade brings Hollywood to Riviera

Zak Kozuchowski

13 Comments

adam

Mar 3, 2015 at 10:00 am

Remember Yani Tseng? She was all world, until she wasn’t. This is a fickle game. The last thing I’d do if I were Ko is mess too much with the swing. If she wants to improve her swing, she should take a trip to see Mickey Wright, who lives in Florida.

Reply Report comment
Barry S.

Mar 2, 2015 at 6:56 pm

Way to go Lydia. I hope Leadbetter doesn’t turn you into another Aree and Naree, or Ty Tryon.

Reply Report comment
- Ty Tryon
  
  Mar 3, 2015 at 5:05 pm
  
  Bet I could beat you
  
  Reply Report comment
  - Barry S.
    
    Mar 3, 2015 at 10:52 pm
    
    Hi Ty, I’m not the one you need to beat but I can show you a swing you can use to beat everybody else provided you believe you deserve to win.
    
    Reply Report comment
other paul

Mar 2, 2015 at 12:07 am

She is awesome. Saw her play at the Canadian Open. Amazing golf.

Reply Report comment
KK

Mar 1, 2015 at 10:42 pm

Sergio Garcia has 8 PGA career wins. Lydia may have 8 LPGA wins before she officially becomes an adult in April. Amazing.

Reply Report comment
New Golfer

Mar 1, 2015 at 8:15 pm

Dude, power? She’s only 17. She has tons of time to build power. It took Lexi a few years to gain the power she has now. It a few years I’m sure she’ll be hitting drives down the middle 270+ all day long.

Reply Report comment
lpga fan

Mar 1, 2015 at 5:52 pm

I watched lpga tournaments all the time
Who is Lydia Ko?

Reply Report comment
- Mike
  
  Mar 1, 2015 at 6:38 pm
  
  If this is true you should shedule a neurological exam with your doctor right away.
  
  Reply Report comment
- Kevin Johnson
  
  Mar 1, 2015 at 6:38 pm
  
  Your kidding……..I hope
  
  Reply Report comment
  - Lpga fan
    
    Mar 2, 2015 at 1:58 pm
    
    she must be that tall girl that plays Nike
    Yea…She’s good
    
    Reply Report comment
RG

Mar 1, 2015 at 4:46 pm

If she had the length/power she would be just as dominate on the PGA tour. Talk about a complete game…yikes. Hope the game stays joyful for her and never feels like work. Go Lydia!!

Reply Report comment
Rich

Mar 1, 2015 at 4:17 pm

If golf is looking for another “Tiger Woods”, they need look no further than Lydia Ko. She is a phenomenon!

Reply Report comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Tour Photo Galleries

Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.