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Ko with trophy in hand at Oatlands Golf Club. Screengrab via YouTube.
Record Breaker

New Zealand's Lydia Ko becomes youngest pro tour winner at 14

The teenager enters the history books after her victory in the New South Wales Open.

LYDIA KO CLINCHED the New South Wales Open on Sunday and smashed the world record as the youngest ever winner of a professional golf event at the age of 14.

The New Zealand teenager, who was born in South Korea, carded a bogey-free round of 3-under par 69 to finish four strokes ahead of second-placed Becky Morgan at Oatlands Golf Club in Sydney.

Bettering her runner-up spot in last year’s tournament, the world No1 amateur, made history by beating Amy Yang’s women’s record of 16 years, 192 days and Ryo Ishikawa’s overall record of 15 years, 8 months.

And Ko very nearly capped the stunning performance off with a hole-in-one on the 18th, but her shot struck the flag pole.

It’s a pretty amazing feeling. I don’t know what to say,” she said to Sky News Australia.

“All I know is I played really consistent all week and I am really happy to be part of history. It’s like a miracle it’s not something you can have like clicking your fingers.”

Watch highlights of her final round here:

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