Young stars dominate LPGA Tour
With most of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) superstars aging and young golfers hitting their prime, women’s golf is going through a transition.
Kiwi Lydia Ko, who is just 15-year-old and currently plays as an amateur, beat the odds a few days back, as she won her first LPGA title at the CN Canadian Women’s Open 2012.
Most of the big stars, who have now crossed 30, are finding it hard to maintain their grip on the game — despite their stunning accomplishments in women’s golf.
The current world number one Yani Tseng is struggling to find her lost charisma as she has not been able to display her trademark putting skills on the course in the recent past. Tseng, according to some observers, has gone beyond her prime time, as the age in women’s golf is shrinking by the day.
Before Ko became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour, Lexi Thompson ruled the headlines as she also received the same honour at the age of 16.
Observers say that age does count considerably in women’s golf, but history has proved that the younger the better. Tseng rose to fame when she was in her teens.
Her game kept improving as she moved into bigger level but the still-strong golfer is finding it hard to keep her momentum going these days.
Commentators said that Ko has proved many wrong, and now golf fans will start looking at women’s golf from a different perspective.
They said that the ability to make solid putts on the greens and finish well under par will make the Kiwi golfer a fan favorite in the coming months.
Ko recently spoke to the media and shared her thoughts about what she plans to do in the future. The amateur star said that becoming professional is not on her mind right now because she has to focus on her studies in order to pass her high school.
“When I go back to New Zealand … I actually have an external Cambridge exam, so I’m going to be really studying a lot and put golf at the back. Yeah, I need to pass my exams and get good results for that,” she said.
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