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Lydia Ko

1997 - Today

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Dame Lydia Ko (born 24 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional golfer, member of the LPGA Hall of Fame, and the reigning Olympic champion. She first reached number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings on 2 February 2015 at 17 years, 9 months and 9 days of age, making her the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional golf. Ko had much success from an early age holding many youngest accolades on the LPGA Tour. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Lydia Ko is the 66th most popular golfer (down from 62nd in 2024), the 1,374th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,115th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Lydia Ko ranks 66 out of 71. Before her are Karrie Webb, Scottie Scheffler, Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, Lee Westwood, and Bryson DeChambeau. After her are Jordan Spieth, Ian Poulter, Mike Weir, Brooks Koepka, Justin Leonard, and Stewart Cink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Lydia Ko ranks 739. Before her are Veddriq Leonardo, Andrei Mostovoy, Johannes Golla, Anastasiia Galashina, Danylo Ihnatenko, and Maycon. After her are Amjad Attwan, Esra Yıldız, Thierry Ambrose, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Artur Naifonov, and Gustaf Nilsson.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lydia Ko ranks 1,374 out of 1,128. Before her are Yoo Yeon-seong (1986), Yang Hyo-jin (1989), Oh Hyeon-gyu (2001), Kim So-yeong (1992), Cho Yu-min (1996), and Kim Min-seok (1999). After her are Kim Cheol-min (1992), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), Ryu Han-su (1988), Choi Soo-yeon (1990), Yang Hyeon-jong (1988), and Kim Bo-reum (1993).

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Among GOLFERS In South Korea

Among golfers born in South Korea, Lydia Ko ranks 3. Before her are Pak Se-ri (1977), and Inbee Park (1988).

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