South Korea born New Zealand teen golfer Lydia Ko has claimed that she feels very proud to be a an idol for kids or juniors, after becoming golf's youngest ever world number one.
17-year-old, who has become a female sporting icon, smashed former world number one Tiger Woods' record of reaching the top ranking when he was 21. She claims that comments from aspiring golfers drover her to become a better player.
The teen golf sensation, speaking just after the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews admitted its first female members after 260 years of men-only membership, said that when she has kids or juniors come up to her and say that she is their idol, it makes her feel very proud, Sport24 reported.
Ahead of next month's HSBC Women's Champions, Ko said that hearing those things makes her feel like she needs to become a better player just for them and hopefully just give more opportunities for the goals that would lead the LPGA.
Britain's Princess Anne and retired greats Laura Davies and Annika Sorenstam were among the first seven women to join Scotland's R and A, known as the home of golf.
Ko believes that it's great. She said that women's golf is getting much bigger, adding that it just shows that a lot of people are more interested in the women's game. She said that it's a great first step for women's golf, adding that it's great that the R and A did that.
South Korean-born Ko, who won her first professional event at the record age of just 14, tops the rankings just a year after turning pro and changing her clubs, sponsor and coach, the report added.
