Lydia Ko shot a final-round 69 on the Old Course at St Andrews to finish seven-under par and add the Women’s Open to her Olympic gold medal
It has been said many times that no career in golf is complete without a tournament win at the Old Course at St Andrews. It is an aphorism that is only slightly hyperbolic. So many of the game’s true greats – Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Peter Thomson, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros and Lorena Ochoa come to mind – have tasted victory at the home of golf. It is a place where the very best have always tended to do well. And to that distinguished list we can add the name of Lydia Ko.
“Winning the gold medal in Paris was a dream. But this is almost too good to be true. To be holding this trophy right now is very special. I’m not really sure if it has sunk in yet. I feel very honoured to be the champion. It was so tough out there this week.” “It’s golf,” she said. “I’m going to mess up and unfortunately I messed up over the weekend twice in two penalising ways coming down the stretch. That’s what kind of cost me the tournament.”Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
On Monday at 4pm the European captain, Suzann Pettersen, will add four wildcard picks to the eight automatic qualifiers, two from the European Solheim Cup points list – Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit – and six from the world rankings: Céline Boutier, Maja Stark, Grant, Leona Maguire, Carlota Ciganda and Madelene Sagström.
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