Jin Young Ko (photo gossipgist.com)
BY AAGD STAFF – AUGUST 30, 2019
The overtake has been accomplished by South Korean professional golfer Jin Young Ko, who on Thursday, broke one of Tiger Woods’ playing records. The LPGA phenom became the only known person in the world to have gone more consecutive holes in professional tournament play without making a bogey.
Ko’s 2019 season has been incredible. She has won four times, including two majors. Playing since a youth, by age 22 Ko had won 10 times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and she also placed second at the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open, and had won the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship.
She completed the record on the ninth hole of the first round of the Cambia Portland Classic, Ko finally made a bogey, ending a remarkable streak of 114 consecutive holes without one. This must have been shocking to Ko, as she had completely missed the hole at nearly just three feet.
“First putt was good, but the second putt I decelerated, so I made bogey,” Ko said.
For some, it’s difficult to know that the streak has ended, however, Ko can rest satisfied in knowing that she “bested” Tiger Woods’ record of 110 consecutive holes without a bogey, a record he set during his historic 2000 season. The World No. 1 said she knew about Tiger’s record, and had it front-of-mind as she played the fourth hole. “I made a great up and down,” Ko said of the par that tied her with Tiger.
