Before, I was like 'Oh my God, I have to do this media, this media and this media,' but now I've learned these are stages you need to go through. If you play really good golf, you're going to get more media attention and more interest in you, and you'll get more confident handling it.

S. Despite remaining an amateur Lydia Ko has yet to miss a cut in 14 professional tournaments. That 54-hole event had a $35000 purse with a winner's share of $5200 which went to runner-up Shirley Englehorn one stroke back.

Born in South Korea Lydia Ko is currently the top-ranked woman amateur golfer in the world. In 2012 Ko became the youngest person ever to win an LPGA Tour event. Lydia Ko (born 24 April 1997) is a New Zealand amateur golfer.