Lydia Ko wins first major in 8 years; conquers St. Andrews thanks to clutch final birdie

What a summer it has been for Lydia Ko.

Two weeks after winning the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris, Ko conquered the Old Course at St. Andrews, winning the AIG Women’s Open for the first time. In doing so, she became the first player from New Zealand to win this championship.

“It’s been a crazy past few weeks—something that was too good to be true happened, and I honestly didn’t think it could be any better, so here I am as the AIG Women’s Open Champion this week. Being here at the Old Course at St Andrews, it makes it so much more special. I just

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