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Golf: NZ Golf hoping for Ko appearance
New Zealand Golf chief executive Dean Murphy remains hopeful that Lydia Ko will play in next year’s national women’s open at Clearwater.

Australia's near-claim of our Lydia
One Australian newspaper is lamenting the fact that Kiwi teen golf sensation Lydia Ko could have been claimed as one of their own.

Ko plays free after $1.9 million payday
After scooping $1.9 million in winnings in Florida yesterday, Kiwi teenage golf sensation Lydia Ko is breezing back to Auckland to tee off for charity.

Ko: Our teen queen
Lydia Ko's phenomenal performances are in danger of being viewed as just another entry in her rapidly bulging bag of achievements.

How does Ko compare to male rookie?
Lydia Ko has at the age of 17 scored a major payday. But how does golf’s female rookie of the year compare to her male counterpart. We compare the numbers.

Daniel Richardson: Ko continues to defy
Lydia Ko's rookie season on the LPGA Tour, capped off by victory in today's CME Group Tour Championship, is a monumental achievement, writes Daniel Richardson.

David Leggat: Olympic golf course wrangles and Tiger Woods has a woeful week
A bad week for golf, or to be more specific Olympic golf and the game's biggest name.

Members swing in behind golf clubs' merger plan
Two of Auckland's flagship golf clubs are to merge.

Lee chides himself after third-place finish
Danny Lee had mixed emotions after missing his chance to become the first Kiwi to win on the PGA tour since Michael Campbell's US Open triumph in 2005.

Golf: Ko handy after 68 in Mexico
Lydia Ko has made a strong start at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational tournament in Mexico City. The world number three and LPGA rookie of the year fired a four-under 68 to sit in third place.

Nicaragua's only billionaire says resort can lift economy
Mukul Resort provides classes for employees, plus health care, portable water and a soccer academy for the local community.

Golf: NZ PGA Championship coming to Auckland
Top-drawer professional golf is coming back to Auckland and will be staged at Remuera Golf Club from March 5-8 next year.

Golfer's homophobic outburst
American golfer Patrick Reed is set to be punished by the PGA Tour after a foul-mouthed outburst on the opening day of the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.