Lydia Ko, seen here at the NZ Women's amateur championship in Christchurch last year, has won the Australian Amateur title in Melbourne today. Photo: NZPA
The 14-year-old North Shore golfer, who has made a habit of rewriting history in her short but illustrious amateur career, defeated Victorian Breanna Elliott 4 and 3 at the Woodlands Golf Club today in Melbourne.
Ko becomes the youngest winner of the trophy that dates back to 1894 and she follows in the footsteps of Kiwi golfers Mrs Guy Williams (1920), Miss Oliver Kay (1933, 1936) and Jan Higgins (1989) who have won the title.
Golf Australia records do not have an indication of the ages of the champions of the early years of the Australian Women's Amateur but believed Ko was among the youngest winners of the event.
