Lydia Ko (New Zealand), ranked third in the world in women's golf, sent a complaining text to her close friend Jason Day (Australia) after finishing the round with a 71 at Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Tournament will be held. This is because the first round of Lydia Ko, the strongest player in women's golf, was not as easy as expected in this place, which is notorious for male top golfers.
Lydia Ko said in an interview with U.S. golf media Golf Week on the 27th (Korea time), "The most memorable round I enjoyed with my husband, Jung-joon, is Augusta National Golf Club, which had two rounds in December last year."
Lydia Ko, who played the round with another couple at the time, shot 71 on the first day, and the second round after gaining experience recorded 70 strokes, including a birdie on the last 18th hole.
Regarding Augusta National Golf Club, which is called the best golf course, Lydia Ko confessed, "Every hole is completely different from what I thought." "I thought the second hole was a dogg hole that curves slightly to the right, but the downfall was severe and tilted to the left. The slope ran from left to right. I didn't understand the composition of the hole until I got to the green," he said. "It's a really difficult course. "It's fortunate that I won't play at the Masters here," he said.
Lydia Ko is famous for having a lot of rounds together after marrying Jeong Joon, a golf lover. They are also known to have played golf frequently in New Zealand, where they went on their honeymoon.
Last month, after winning the HSBC World Championship on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, she proved that she is a "golf enthusiast" while enjoying a golf vacation trip with her husband for 10 days in Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, and Lake Merced.
[Reporter Cho Hyosung]
