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[이데일리 스타in 주미희 기자] “My mom and my fiancé were like, ‘Is it okay if I stay in the kitchen? It’s a day off, shouldn’t it?'”
Lydia Ko (25, New Zealand), who is expected to get married at the end of this year, is the world’s fifth-ranked female golfer.
Lydia Ko said in an interview with Golf Digest on the 28th (Korean time), “I like cooking. My mom and fiance are worried, but I like to spend time in the kitchen,” he said. “It seems very different from golf.”
On non-competition days, he added, he cooks while watching Gordon Ramsay’s recipes and watches Netflix.
Lydia Ko, who was born in Korea and immigrated to New Zealand, is a representative ‘Korean wave’ player who enjoys K-culture such as Korean food and Korean dramas.
He will marry the son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Jeong Jun on December 30th at Myeongdong Cathedral. After graduating from Claremont McKenna College in California, USA, Jung Joon has been working for Hyundai Motor Company in San Francisco, USA since this year.
Lydia Ko, who participated in the Simone Asia Pacific Cup held in Indonesia last month, said at a press conference at the time, “I don’t know how long I will be able to continue my career, but even if I get married, my career as a player will not change. do. Next season, I plan to participate in the tournament by adjusting my condition and schedule well.”
Lydia Ko received attention as a ‘genius girl’ by winning the CN Canadian Women’s Open twice on the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour from 2012 to 13 when she was an amateur. She debuted on her LPGA tour in 2014 and that year she won her Rookie of the Year award with three victories, and in 2015 she became the youngest World No. She has her 17th career win on the LPGA Tour, as she won the Gainbridge LPGA at Bocario in January this year as well. She also won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.