With the Olympics victory, Real Lydiako announced a gesture …
Lydia Ko attacks a starting blow with national golf on Saturday. The signature on the dashboard can wait.
Others had to be written first. The previous five hours had been Lydia Ko’s afternoon at Golf National, where she held an even lead going into the final round of the Olympic tournament. She was in a hurry. She held on, winning by two points to earn herself a place in the LPGA Hall of Fame and medal in all three tournaments since her return in 2016. More than a few minutes.
She was the 18th green who embraced her partner in a pink Chang and Morgan metro games, and her, K.O. The servant signed another person and raised it to the gallery. From there, Ko started down the path to the scoring tent where she signed scoresheets, stopping in front of the fans on the left side of the aisle, where she signed seven hats, then took a big step to the left and signed eight hats, a flag, a jersey and a ball. Golf Channel analyst Morgan Pressel said, “Not only is she a great golfer and a great champion, she’s a great person. You can see that emotion.
Pressel said after a pause, “She better come sign that scorecard.”
Announcer Steve Sands said, “She’ll be signing these hats all day if she doesn’t do that.”
She continued down the path, signing a T-shirt for a boy and a T-shirt for another judge before stopping to hug her sister Sura. Then she signed again for the people on the right side of the road. Five more hats. Sula then approached him and whispered what sounded like instructions for scoring a goal.
Koh continued on his way, stopping off at a few other fans’ homes afterwards. Then Zhang was asked about the new gold medalist. What did they talk about when they came in 18th place? Zhang thought about it. She said Ko was a mentor to her. She said Ko made her feel at ease when she turned professional a year ago, and she said he encouraged her on Saturday. On the 18th, she was apparently trying to stop Zhang from hitting a ball that had come out of the hole.
The reporter then asked Zhang how she interacts with her fans. Am I wrong?
- Are you talking about Lydia? “That’s always been the case with Lydia,” Chang said. She’s always been a very sociable person. I think she could have enjoyed today more, she took everything seriously and took some incredible shots throughout the day.
