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Teenage sensation Lydia Ko said her record rise to world number one still hadn’t sunk in and may never do as she heads into this week’s HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ko astounded the golf world last month by reaching number one at the age of just 17, the youngest by a male or female player and smashing the record set by Tiger Woods at 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The achievement “hasn’t sunk in and probably won’t ever will”, the South Korean-born New Zealander told AFP ahead of the US$1.4 million tournament. <\/p>\n

But the supremely level-headed Ko shrugged off the high expectations that will inevitably accompany her as the leading women’s player.<\/p>\n

Ko, who has been in the spotlight since winning her first professional tournament at the age of just 14, a record at the time, said the bar had been set high for some years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It’s pretty awesome to be number one and I will enjoy every minute of it,” she said.<\/p>\n

“But there has always been a lot of expectations on my shoulders even when I was an amateur. I just want to go out there and have fun.”<\/p>\n

Back-to-back wins at the Australian Open and New Zealand Open have lifted expectations still higher, but Ko will be against a strong line-up at Sentosa Golf Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

US Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie is also among the 63 players battling for the US$210,000 winner’s cheque.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the laid-back Ko, who says she still enjoys hanging out with her friends, going to the beach and watching TV, will not be losing sleep over the tournament.<\/p>\n

“I still go to sleep at 9:30pm every night. I love my sleep,” she said.
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