Lydia Ko believes that winning the Taiwan Championship is the most meaningful thing to her, and returning to the number one position is just a reward goes to kèm.

Lydia Ko returned to the world number one after winning the Taiwan Championship. Photo: AFP.

“I think playing well and winning in a tournament is the top priority. And if you win an additional prize, that’s even better. Winning is always memorable. Really.” "I never seriously thought about returning to number one," said the New Zealand golfer. The victory at the Taiwan Championship earned Lydia Ko $300,000. With Inbee Park not participating in the tournament, Ko automatically returned to the world number one ranking, which she had achieved in February 2015. At that time, the golfer of Korean origin became the youngest person in the history of both the PGA and LPGA to hold the world number one ranking. With the championship... Winning the Taiwan Championship, Ko set another record by becoming the youngest golfer to win 10 LPGA titles. This year alone, this is her fifth LPGA Tour victory, and the 18-year-old golfer shows she will be a top contender in tournaments from now until the end of the year. Most notably, she won the Race to the CME Globe for the golfer with the highest total points in LPGA tournaments this year, with a prize money of $2.72 million.