In the stifling heat of Singapore, Ko opened with a 4-under 68
In the stifling heat of Singapore, Ko opened with a 4-under 68 on March 5 to trail Park and Yani Tseng by two. Ko is gunning for her third consecutive title. With victories at the Australian Women’s Open and New Zealand Women’s Open during the past two weeks, she now owns five national-open titles.
“It’s always been my dream,” Ko said, “and hopefully I can become one of the world’s greatest female golfers, and I’m right there. Obviously I have a lot of things to work on still … it’s an exciting time.”
Early in the week in Singapore, Ko joined seven other LPGA players – Michelle Wie, Jessica Korda and Paula Creamer among them – for a fashion show. At the end of the runway, Ko blew a kiss to the crowd.
“I was really nervous, because, I mean, when am I ever going to walk down a runway, first of all?” asked Ko, who wore a bright red dress and black booties. “And I didn’t do any proper rehearsals; so, OK, I didn’t know what pose to strike.”