Lydia Ko becomes a Dame in New Year's honors

Lydia Ko was made a dame, becoming the youngest New Zealander to earn the honor
Ko, 27, becomes the youngest Zealander to receive the honor. The 2024 season was a fairy tale for young Ko, who won Olympic gold in Paris to become the youngest to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame under its current criteria. Weeks later, she won her third career major at the AIG Women's British Open at St. Andrews.
Lydia Ko gets one more honor to end 2024, and this one is a doozy
How do you cap a year in which you won an Olympic gold medal and earned your way into the LPGA Hall of Fame? Lydia Ko has the answer. On Monday, the 27-year-old from New Zealand was honored by the government with the title Dame,
Lydia Ko becomes a Dame in New Year’s honors in New Zealand
Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf.A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and she’s become Dame Lydia Ko after receiving one of New Zealand's highest civil honors on Tuesday.
Lydia Ko youngest ever to be made a dame
That number has increased by one as the 27-year-old Kiwi golfer was made a dame for services to golf in the 2025 New Year Honours List – and became the you
Lydia Ko believed to be youngest Dame of Commonwealth
Not only is the Olympic champion golfer the youngest New Zealander to be made a Knight or Dame - she's believed to be the youngest person ever to be made a Dame in the modern Commonwealth.
New Zealand recognizes golfer Lydia Ko with damehood
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- - Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year's honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf. A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood ...
Golfer Lydia Ko becomes a dame in New Zealand New Year's honours
Trailblazing golfer Lydia Ko, who became the youngest female major winner in 2015, is named a dame in New Zealand's New Year's honours list.
Lydia Ko becomes a Dame in New Year’s honours in New Zealand
Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honours list in New Zealand for her services to golf.
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LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko receives New Zealand civil honour for her services to golf
Lydia Ko received one of her country's highest civilian honors during the New Year celebrations. The LPGA Hall of Famer was named Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) for services ...
Lydia Ko Awarded Lonsdale Cup For 2024
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