Often considered an attractive sport for men, in fact golf is one of the sports that women are interested in. This is because in recent years, female golf athletes have managed to record several proud achievements in this one sport. Who are they? The following is a list of talented female athletes in the field of golf.
1. Chayenne Woods
You must be familiar with one of the world’s best golfers, Tiger Woods, Chayenne Woods is himself a nephew of Tiger Woods. This American-African descent woman has been in the golf world for a long time. Since the age of 5, Chayenne Woods has been playing on this gridiron.
In addition, the woman who was born on July 25, 1990 is also one of the sixth Afro-American women to successfully play on the LPGA tour. This is of course familiar, because since childhood this woman has grown up in a family of golf lovers. So, he was used to the atmosphere and the game of golf.
Since 2012, Chayenne has been a professional golfer and is one of the most talented female golf athletes today. although the name Chayanne Woods still can not be ranked top of the golf players in the world, but she has managed to create 8 birdies on 18 holes in the LPGA tour tournament.
2. Jin Young Ko
This woman from South Korea started her career in playing golf since 2013. In the LPGA Korea tour from 2014 to 2017, she won this tournament 10 times. Of course, it is a very proud achievement.
Not only that, in 2014, Jin Young Ko also managed to win the Nefs Masterpiece which made it his first professional win. In the Ricoh Women’s British Open in 2015, she also won the runner-up position. It was only in 2018, Jin young Ko joined the LPGA Tour.
While playing on the LPGA Tour, Jin Young Ko played 25 events. Another achievement is that she won the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open for the first time. And the championship that he is most proud of is that he won the LPGA, The ANA Inspiration. Thus, she became the number one best female golf player in the world.
3. Lydia Ko
Not only Jin Young Ko, another talented female golfer born from South Korea is Lydia Ko. Her name managed to grab the attention of the world public because she managed to become the youngest female golf athlete. This is because in 2015, she was named the number one female golfer in the world.
Even though in that year, Lydia Ko was still 17 years old. The New Zealand player made his debut playing on the LPGA Tour at the age of 14. Even before the age of 17, Lydia Ko entered the top 100 most influential people in the world according to Time magazine.
Source : olahragagolf.co