Lydia Ko (New Zealand) became the youngest person to receive the ‘Highest Civil Service Medal’ from her country’s government. Lydia Go, who also received the medal in 2019, became the youngest person to receive a higher level medal in five years.
ESPN, an American sports media outlet, reported on the 31st, “The medal Lydia Go received is equivalent to a female knighthood, and she is the youngest person ever to receive this medal.” Meanwhile, swimmer Sophie Pascoe and yachtsman Naomi James were the youngest New Zealanders to receive this medal at the age of 29. British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur, aged 28, was the youngest non-New Zealander to do so. However, Lydia Ko, 27 years old and born in April 1997, won the award that day, becoming the youngest person to receive the award regardless of New Zealand nationality.
Lydia Go is a player who has set new records throughout her career. In 2012, he won the New South Wales Open at the age of 14, setting a record as the youngest ever to win a professional tournament. In the same year, she became the youngest person to win the LPGA tour tournament, and in 2015, she became the youngest person ever to be ranked No. 1 in the world and win a major championship. This year, she also set a record as the youngest person to join the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame. In particular, it was reported that the reason for receiving the award was that after winning the gold medal in women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, she also won the AIG Women’s Open, a major LPGA tour tournament, and joined the Hall of Fame. Lydia Go said, “Ever since I was young, I never thought I could receive a medal. “This kind of honor is meaningful because it is an opportunity that does not come to everyone,” he said.
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