Lydia Ko ends winless drought with playoff eagle
Lydia Ko wins 15th LPGA title at Mediheal Championship
Lydia Ko fired a 3-wood to three feet for eagle at the first extra hole to end a 22-month winless streak at the LPGA Mediheal Championship.
The victory marks the 21-year-old's 15th LPGA title and first since July 2016, a 43-event stretch marked by changes in instructors, caddies and equipment and a large weight loss.
Ko led by one heading into the final round and got off to a slow start with three bogeys, but she responded on the back nine and went on to defeat Minjee Lee with the shot of the tournament at the first extra hole.
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"My whole team and my family, they've worked really hard for this moment,'' said Ko. ''I'm happy that a few of them are here and we can celebrate together.''
''It's crazy because I was 3-over for the day at one stage and I said, 'Hey, you've just got to focus and you never know what's going to happen,.
"'I was able to kind of put my game together on the back nine. When that putt dropped, I was like, 'Oh, my God.'"
The victory marked a superb weekend for PXG following wins for PXG Troops Ko and also Billy Horschel (who teamed up with Scott Piercy) to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
