Lydia Ko loves her dog and her husband knows this well. When it comes to the ultimate achievement in golf, winning a Major, the golfer wouldn’t trade her dog for such success. After winning the AIG Women’s Open, the fifth and final Major of the season, she discussed her win and the time her husband asked whether she would trade the dog for a Major.

 

 

 

Ko recalled the story after the win on August 25 (via ASAP Sports):

 

 

 

“My husband, I remember, asked me this like last year, and he said — it was a very, like, aggressive question. But he was like, ‘Would you rather have our dog and not win a major again?'”

 

 

 

“I said, ‘No, I want to have Kai.’ Because I’m really proud to say that I won a major championship. Like he’s the new love of my life,” she continued.

 

 

 

Ko said that she is a golfer and Majors are “the biggest thing” in her field, but insisted that she wouldn’t make the trade even if it guaranteed a third career Major victory. But now she can say she has a dog and another Major, which was “pretty cool” for her.

 

 

 

“But yeah, it’s difficult,” the 2024 Olympic gold medalist added. “We are all trying to peak at the five majors but it’s hard to kind of time that; and how do you time that? You’re just waiting for that moment. You know, of all the majors, I didn’t think this one would be the one for my third time just because I haven’t really been in contention very much.”

 

 

 

Ko shot seven under across the four rounds, including three under in the final round, to win the AIG Women’s Open Championship over Ruoning Yin, Shin-ji Yai, Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu by two strokes.

 

 

 

Lydia Ko details AIG Women’s Open win

 

 

 

Lydia Ko has seen a lot of success in the last few weeks, including a Major win at the AIG Women’s Open and an Olympic gold medal. She described it as a “crazy” period of time for her.