Lydia Ko, 2012 Women's New South Wales Open winner
If you follow women’s golf and haven’t heard of the talented amateur Lydia Ko, then start paying attention. The 14-year old phenom became the youngest winner of a professional women’s tournament at the 2012 Bing Lee/Samsung New South Wales Women’s Open at 14-under. And before anyone dismisses this win as some obscure minor event, keep in mind she beat seasoned veterans including Katherine Hull, Becky Morgan, Lindsey Wright, Glwadys Nocera, Melissa Reid and Laura Davies. This young lady is no fluke. She finished 2nd at this event in 2011 to Caroline Hedwall. She three-putted the final hole, missing a 3-footer, to hand that title away or she would have set this record as a 13 year old. We will see Ko in the LPGA season opening ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. After all the drama around Alexis Thompson I have to think the last thing Michael Whan wants to see is Lydia win that event and try to petition for membership.
Final Round Highlights
2nd Round Highlights
1st Round Highlights
| Pos |
Name
|
Today | Thru | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lydia Ko (am) |
-3 | 18 | -14 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 202 | More |
| 2 |  Becky Morgan |
-6 | 18 | -10 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 206 | More |
| T3 |  Kristie Smith |
-4 | 18 | -9 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 207 | More |
| T3 |  Lindsey Wright |
-2 | 18 | -9 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 207 | More |
| 5 |  Katherine Hull |
-6 | 18 | -8 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 208 | More |
| T6 |  Hae-Rym Kim |
-2 | 18 | -7 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | More |
| T6 |  Gwladys Nocera |
-1 | 18 | -7 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 209 | More |
| T8 | Sophie Giquel-Bettan |
-3 | 18 | -6 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 210 | More |
| T8 |  Sarah Kemp |
-3 | 18 | -6 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 210 | More |
| T8 | Rachel Bailey |
-2 | 18 | -6 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 210 | More |
| T11 | Julia Boland |
-4 | 18 | -4 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 212 | More |
| T11 | Nikki Garrett |
E | 18 | -4 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 212 | More |
| T13 | Sarah Oh |
E | 18 | -3 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 213 | More |
| T13 |  Stephanie Na |
+1 | 18 | -3 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 213 | More |
| T15 | Tamara Johns |
-3 | 18 | -2 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 214 | More |
| T15 | Vicky Thomas |
-1 | 18 | -2 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 214 | More |
| T15 |  Marianne Skarpnord |
+2 | 18 | -2 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 214 | More |
| T18 | Karen Lunn |
-2 | 18 | -1 | 68 | 77 | 70 | 215 | More |
| T18 |  Mo Martin |
E | 18 | -1 | 76 | 67 | 72 | 215 | More |
| T18 |  Charlotte Thomas (am) |
E | 18 | -1 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 215 | More |
| T18 | Stacey Keating |
E | 18 | -1 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 215 | More |
| T18 | Melissa Reid |
+3 | 18 | -1 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 215 | More |
| T18 | Wendy Doolan |
+4 | 18 | -1 | 71 | 68 | 76 | 215 | More |
| T24 | Danielle Montgomery |
-2 | 18 | E | 75 | 71 | 70 | 216 | More |
| T24 |  Vikki Laing |
-1 | 18 | E | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 | More |
| T24 | Laura Davies |
-1 | 18 | E | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 | More |
| T24 | Jessica Korda |
E | 18 | E | 74 | 70 | 72 | 216 | More |
| T24 | Bree Arthur |
+2 | 18 | E | 72 | 70 | 74 | 216 | More |
| T24 | Beth Allen |
+3 | 18 | E | 71 | 70 | 75 | 216 | More |
| T30 | Sarah-Jane Smith |
-2 | 18 | +1 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 217 | More |
| T30 | Cathryn Bristow |
-1 | 18 | +1 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 217 | More |
| T30 | Rebecca Flood |
-1 | 18 | +1 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 217 | More |
| T30 | Jessica Noh |
+1 | 18 | +1 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 217 | More |
| T30 | Frances Bondad |
+2 | 18 | +1 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 217 | More |
| T35 | Amelia Lewis |
-1 | 18 | +2 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 218 | More |
| T35 | Ashley Ona (am) |
-1 | 18 | +2 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 218 | More |
| T35 | Jessica Speechley |
E | 18 | +2 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 218 | More |
| T35 | Joanne Mills |
E | 18 | +2 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 218 | More |
| T35 | Joanna Klatten |
E | 18 | +2 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 218 | More |
| T35 |  Jean Chua |
+1 | 18 | +2 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 218 | More |
| T35 |  Jessica Shepley |
+1 | 18 | +2 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 218 | More |
| T35 |  Rebecca Codd |
+1 | 18 | +2 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 218 | More |
| T35 |  Ashleigh Simon |
+3 | 18 | +2 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 218 | More |
| T44 | Lorie Kane |
+2 | 18 | +3 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 219 | More |
| T44 | Adriana Brent (am) |
+4 | 18 | +3 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 219 | More |
| T44 | Lynnette Brooky |
+5 | 18 | +3 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 219 | More |
| T47 | Elizabeth Bennett |
E | 18 | +4 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 220 | More |
| T47 | Carly Beck (am) |
+5 | 18 | +4 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 220 | More |
| T49 |  Saki Suzuki (am) |
E | 18 | +5 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 221 | More |
| T49 | Elle Sandak |
+1 | 18 | +5 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 221 | More |
| T49 | Emily Perry (am) |
+2 | 18 | +5 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 221 | More |
| T49 | Tatiana Wijaya (am) |
+3 | 18 | +5 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 221 | More |
| T53 | Clare Queen |
+2 | 18 | +6 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 222 | More |
| T53 | Shelly Shin (am) |
+3 | 18 | +6 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 222 | More |
| T53 | Tilly Poulsen (am) |
+3 | 18 | +6 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 222 | More |
| T53 | Courtney Massey |
+5 | 18 | +6 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 222 | More |
| T57 | Jaclyn Sweeney |
+2 | 18 | +7 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 223 | More |
| T57 | Grace Lennon (am) |
+2 | 18 | +7 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 223 | More |
| T57 | Inhong Lim |
+3 | 18 | +7 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 223 | More |
| 60 |  Ashlee Dewhurst (am) |
+3 | 18 | +8 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 224 | More |
| T61 | Joo Lee Yeom |
+5 | 18 | +9 | 78 | 70 | 77 | 225 | More |
| T61 | Kym Larratt |
+6 | 18 | +9 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 225 | More |
| 63 | Sarah King |
+5 | 18 | +10 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 226 | More |
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