Lydia Ko's coach Guy Wilson has revealed why the golfing prodigy stumbled in the final round of the Australian Open - and the depth of her disappointment at finishing third.
After opening her tournament with a blazing 10-under 63, Lydia Ko slipped back into a share of second on day two of the Australian Open.
Remarkable Kiwi amateur golfer Lydia Ko peeled off a staggering 11 birdies and an eagle as she blazed a course record when the Australian Open began yesterday in Canberra.
New Zealander Lydia Ko has broken the course record in taking the clubhouse lead at the Australian women's golf Open in Canberra.
Lydia Ko has become the first Kiwi to win golf's New Zealand Women's Open at the Clearwater Golf Club in Christchurch.
It was a moment that summed up Lydia Ko's brilliance. The most famous 15-year-old in New Zealand hit her eagle putt from the fringe of the 14th green on at the Clearwater Golf Club and watched.
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko putted well to be in a share of fourth place among the early first round finishers at the New Zealand Women's Open in Christchurch.
Lydia Ko came agonisingly close to beginning the year the same way she started 2012 before suffering a heart-breaking two-stroke defeat at the NSW Open today.
Teenage golf sensation Lydia Ko is in the running for a global award recognising the achievements of up and coming athletes.
New Zealand have faded on the final day to finish in a share of fifth place at the Espirito Santo World Amateur Teams Championship in Turkey but once again Lydia Ko created history today.
New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko has finished a respectable 17th equal at the Women's British Open today.
She may be the world's No 1 amateur golfer but Aucklander Lydia Ko has turned down the chance of turning pro and earning millions from endorsements because she wants to focus on her studies.
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko, 15, has lived up to her No.1 world amateur ranking by winning the final of the US amateur women's championship in Ohio.
World No1 amateur Lydia Ko will face her toughest test in her short golf career when she makes her major debut at the US Open on the notoriously tough Blackwolf Run Golf Club in Wisconsin.
World No 1 Lydia Ko has missed the amateur honours at the World Ladies Championship in China by two shots after carding a four over par 76 in the final round at Mission Hills Hainan's Vintage Course.
World No1 Lydia Ko has shown her quality again with two under-par rounds at the World Ladies Championship in China, to lead the amateur honours heading into the final round.
If Lydia Ko is feeling any pressure after being labelled the favourite for this week's New Zealand Women's Open, it certainly isn't showing.
Lydia Ko will play 30 tournaments in a busy schedule in 2012 and today confirmed that next month's inaugural New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship at The Hills in Queenstown, will be one of them.
New Zealand 14-year-old Lydia Ko has created history at the women's NSW Open, becoming the youngest ever winner of a professional golf tournament.
World golf No 1 Lydia Ko has won the Australian Amateur title and is believed to be one of the youngest winners in the 118-year history of the event.