Lydia Ko will start this week’s New Zealand Women’s Open in top form.

World No1 Lydia Ko remains in prime position to claim a first Australian Open women's golf crown with a share of the lead going into the final round.

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When Lydia Ko tees off in the New Zealand Women's Open this month it will be as the top female golfer in the world.

Lydia Ko almost lost her number one world ranking after just one week following a tense finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic today.

"Once she gets to the course, she goes into her world and nothing gets in. She knows what she is going to do and gets in the zone."

A substantial consolation for the 17-year-old's second place in the Coates Golf Championship was that she did enough to become the top-ranked women's golfer in the world.

A plea to sports TV and internet bosses: please find a way of getting Lydia Ko in front of a large New Zealand audience, even if it is only in small but well-targeted doses.

Lydia Ko is in a share of third place at the midway point of the Coates Golf Championship on the LPGA Tour in Florida.