New Zealand's 16-year-old golfing prodigy Lydia Ko has been granted full membership to the LPGA Tour from the start of the 2014 season, after the governing body waived the age limit clause. Ko, who was born in South Korea and moved to New Zealand when she was six, was the youngest player to win a professional tournament when she clinched the New South Wales Open in Sydney aged 14. Mother Tina had confirmed earlier this month that her daughter had asked the LPGA for an exemption. Ko formally announced her decision to turn pro last week, via social media. The LPGA Tour has an 18-year-old age requirement for membership, but commissioner Mike Whan said they have made an exception for Ko. "After reviewing Lydia Ko's petition, I have granted her LPGA Tour membership beginning at g25 irons for sale the start of the 2014 season," Whan said. "We are looking forward to having Lydia as a full-time member for the 2014 season. "It is not often that the LPGA welcomes a rookie who is already a back-to-back LPGA Tour champion." The teenager became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour when she captured last year's Canadian Open at the age of 15. Ko was also the youngest champion on the European Tour with her Ping Rapture V2 Irons triumph in the New Zealand Open last February and then successfully defended her Canadian Open title this year. This article is extracted from www.australiagolfprice.com
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