Karrie Webb to Lydia Ko: Go pro already

[Dogfish Head]

Former World No. 1 Karrie Webb believes 15-year-old Lydia Ko is ready to turn pro and start keeping all that money she'd win if she wasn't an amateur, according to David Barbeler's report.

When asked if her advice to Ko would be to stay amateur for a while longer and enjoy the game, Webb replied: "No, that's not my advice to her.

"Obviously she's proven that she's ready to play professional golf."
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Ko, who briefly held the record as the youngest person to win a professional event after winning the NSW Women's Open last year, won the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur and finished as the low amateur in the U.S. Women's Open in the same year. She has also recorded several victories in her native New Zealand. She has forfeited almost $500,000 in winning to keep her amateur status.

Lydia Ko tees off during the second round of the ISPS Handa Australian Open. (Lukas Coch/EPA/LANDOV)

Source: Karrie Webb to Lydia Ko: Go pro already

 

[TEA Time]

She's one injury away from never playing golf again... she should finish high school at least.

 

[Gaijin_Golfer]

How about we let her grow up first? People need to remember that Lydia is still just a kid. How about instead of being in such a hurry for her to grow up, we all just let her be a kid, finish high school and go to college (if thats what she wants to do).
If Ms. Ko is for real, she will still be great even when she is in her 20s.

 

[TheTrueReview]

... and co-leader of the Ladies Australian Open after the third round at 17 under.

 

[TEA Time]

Just saw her say that her plans are to go to Stanford.

 

[TheTrueReview]

Nothing exciting happened in the final round today. Jiyi Shin was pathetically slow & was warned a couple of times. Lydia Koh shot an over par round to finish 3rd.

 

[Gaijin_Golfer]

Nice to see a Mizuno staffer get the win.

 

[stogiesnbogies]

Former World No. 1 Karrie Webb believes 15-year-old Lydia Ko is ready to turn pro and start keeping all that money she'd win if she wasn't an amateur, according to David Barbeler's report.

When asked if her advice to Ko would be to stay amateur for a while longer and enjoy the game, Webb replied: "No, that's not my advice to her.​

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"Obviously she's proven that she's ready to play professional golf."​

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Ko, who briefly held the record as the youngest person to win a professional event after winning the NSW Women's Open last year, won the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur and finished as the low amateur in the U.S. Women's Open in the same year. She has also recorded several victories in her native New Zealand. She has forfeited almost $500,000 in winning to keep her amateur status.

Lydia Ko tees off during the second round of the ISPS Handa Australian Open. (Lukas Coch/EPA/LANDOV)

Source: Karrie Webb to Lydia Ko: Go pro already

Lydia Ko should turn pro asap....(as in about a half a million dollars ago)....in other news: sun rises in the east and the sky is blue.