Lydia Ko delivers big moment to win mixed team event with Jason Day

11.12.2023 - 07:52 arabnews.com

NAPLES, Florida: Lydia Ko hit a fairway metal to 8 feet to set up the birdie she and Jason Day needed to win the Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday.

They closed with a 6-under 66 in modified fourballs to capture the first mixed-team event in 24 years. Playing the par-5 17th hole, Ko and Day were tied with the Canadian duo of Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson, who had to settle for two closing pars and a 63.

The format allowed for both players to hit tee shots, then switch to the other player’s golf ball and finish out the hole. Day was in a bunker left of the green at the par-5 17th, no easy up-and-down.

Ko had 208 into a slight wind and her fairway metal never left its target. “That is so nice,” Day said as Ko’s shot was in the air.

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