Kroger Queen City Championship Comeback Win… 3rd Win of the Season, 22nd Win of the Year
Lydia Ko (New Zealand), the gold medalist in women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, declared her next goal as a “career Grand Slam” after winning the Kroger Queen City Championship on the LPGA Tour.
Lydia Ko won the tournament held on the 23rd (Korean time) at TPC Rivers Bend (par 72) in Maineville, Ohio, USA, by reducing her score by 9 strokes in the final round with a final total score of 23-under 265.
Lydia Ko, who entered the final round in second place, two strokes behind Gino Titikun (Thailand), swept one eagle and seven birdies without a bogey.
Lydia Ko, who has won three times this season and 22 times on tour, said in a local interview that it was “really unrealistic.” “After three incredible weeks in Europe and three weeks off, I couldn’t have expected to win. The first two days were good, and yesterday I held on.”
He continued, “I had to work harder because many players, including Titikkun, were doing well,” adding, “It’s very special to have won the championship in this round.”
Lydia Ko, who met the requirements for Hall of Fame induction by winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last month, continued her upward trend by winning again just one month after the LPGA Tour major tournament, the AIG Women’s Open.
Lydia Ko, who described each of her Olympic gold medals and major championship wins this season as a “fairy tale,” said this time around as well: “I had a hard time in the middle of the season and doubted if I could make it to the Hall of Fame,” but added, “These past few months have been like a fairy tale, and now I feel like I can do it if I put my mind to it.”
Lydia Ko’s next goal is a ‘career Grand Slam’.
Of the five major women’s golf tournaments, she has won the Evian Championship (2015), ANA Inspiration (2016, now Chevron Championship), and AIG Women’s Open (2024), and her only remaining major tournaments are the U.S. Women’s Open and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Lydia Ko expressed her confidence by saying, “I feel like I’m already part of a fairy tale,” and “What can’t I do?”
Meanwhile, Lydia Ko will compete in the Hana Financial Group Championship, a sponsor-hosted tournament of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, which opens at Bears Best Cheongna in Incheon on the 26th.
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