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Untold Truth About Golfer Lydia Ko's Net Worth In 2022 And It Might Surprise You

Lydia Ko is a Korean-born Kiwi Golfer who has an estimated net worth of around $12 million.

She was the youngest player of either gender to be rated No. 1 in professional golf when she reached the top spot on February 2, 2015. She was 17 years, 9 months, and 9 days old on that day.

Ko achieved huge success at a young age, winning several of the LPGA Tour's youngest awards. She was the youngest person (age 14) to win a professional golf tour event until 2017.

And she is the youngest person (age 15) to win an LPGA Tour event. She became the first amateur to win two LPGA Tour tournaments in August 2013.

After winning the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA on January 30, 2022, she became the only player to win 17 titles before the age of 25 since Nancy Lopez did it in 1979.

The win moves Ko into a tie for 32nd place on the LPGA Tour Career Wins List, alongside Dottie Pepper, Ayako Okamoto, and Beverly Hanson.

With $12,668,796, she moved into ninth place on the LPGA Tour All-Time Earnings List, overtaking World Golf Hall of Fame and LPGA Hall of Fame member Se Ri Pak.

Furthermore, if she wins the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open, she will undoubtedly move up a notch with the $300,000 prize money.

Lydia Ko's Net Worth

As of 2022, Golfer Lydia Ko has an estimated net worth of $12 million.

Net Worth 2022$12 Million
Net Worth 2021$10 Million
Source Of WealthGolf Prize Money And Endorsements

Lydia Ko, a Kiwi golf icon, has total career earnings of $13,837,644 as of June 31, 2022, with 212 events under her belt.

She has earned money via endorsements in addition to her earnings from the golf course.

Ko was named an elite ambassador for the golf gear manufacturer Lululemon in 2019. Ko agreed to a $14.5 million contract with PXG in 2017. Her sponsors also include well-known brands such as ECCO and Lexus.

Year Career Earnings (Prize Money)
2022$1,506,690 and still going
2021$1,530,629
2020$677,545
2019$444,256
2018$1,118,180

Amateur Career

Lydia Ko competed in the New Zealand national amateur championships for the first time when he was seven years old. She won the Bing Lee/Samsung Women's NSW Open on the ALPG Tour as a 14-year-old, becoming the youngest player to win a professional golf tour tournament.

She beat Japanese great Ryo Ishikawa's 15-year-old record, as well as Australian Amy Yang's women's record of 16 years, 192 days.

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At the CN Canadian Women's Open in 2012, she became the LPGA Tour's youngest ever winner. She became the first amateur to win an LPGA tournament in almost 43 years.

Lydia Ko has 6 wins as an amateur including the Australian Women's Amateur Strokeplay Championship in 2011 and the US Women's Amateur in 2012.

She became the first woman from New Zealand to win the US Amateur.

Professional Career 

Lydia Ko turned professional in 2013 and in her pro debut, she finished tied for 21st at the 2013 CME Group Titleholders.

The LPGA Tour authorized Ko's request to join the Tour in October 2013, disregarding the Tour's rule that members be at least 18 years old.

"It is not often that the LPGA welcomes a rookie who is already a back-to-back LPGA Circuit winner," said tour commissioner Mike Whan in granting Ko's request.

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Ko began working with swing coach David Leadbetter in November 2013.

Ko won three tournaments in 2014. On 27 April 2014, she earned her first LPGA Tour win as a professional by winning the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.

In July, she won her second tournament of the year, the Marathon Classic. In November 2014, she won her third tournament of the season, the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. 

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2015 was a fantastic year for the golfer, as she won five times and rose to the top of the global rankings. On October 26, 2015, Ko became the youngest player to win ten major tour events at the age of 18 years, 6 months, and 2 days.

She break the record of Horton Smith, who set the PGA Tour record of 21 years, 7 months in 1929, and Nancy Lopez, who set the previous LPGA Tour record of 22 years, 2 months, 5 days in 1979.

In 2016, Ko won four times. Her win includes the ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open, the Kia Classic, and two more LPGA Tour triumphs at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and the Marathon Classic.

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2017 was definitely not her greatest year; she competed in 26 events but did not win any. Furthermore, she finished in the top-ten ten times, dropping her year-end global position to ninth.

Ko played in 26 events in 2018, winning once, at the LPGA Mediheal Title, finishing in the top-10 ten times, and without winning a major championship.

In 2019, Ko competed in 24 events, did not win any, and finished in the top ten four times.

In 2020, Ko competed in 13 tournaments, won none, and finished in the top ten four times.

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Ko won her first LPGA Tour tournament in 2018 April, at the 2021 Lotte Championship in Hawaii. On January 30, Ko won her 17th LPGA title at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, defeating longtime friend Danielle Kang by one shot.

After day three of the Women's Scottish Open, 2022, world number four Lydia Ko was joined at the top of the leaderboard by two-time LPGA champion Celine Boutier.

World Rank

Lydia Ko is currently ranked four in the world. Previously, in 2015, Ko was ranked first. Ariya Jutanugarn surpassed her in 2017, after spending 85 weeks at the top.

Records and Achievement

  • LPGA Wins: 17
  • Ladies European Tour wins: 6
  • ALPG Tour wins: 5
  • KLPGA Tour wins: 1
  • Summer Olympics: Singles: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze medal)
  • Youngest Millionaire to play on the LPGA Tour (17 years, 2 months, 26 days)
  • New Zealand Sportswomen of the year (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • LPGA Rookie of the year (2014)
  • LPGA Players of the year (2015)
  • Won Halberg Supreme award (2016)
  • Best Female Golfer ESPY Awards (2016)
  • Best Female Golfer ESPY Award (2015, 2016)
  • GWAA Female Player of the Year (2015)
  • LPGA Vare Trophy (2021)

“What’s in the bag?” – Lydia Ko

Ko has an equipment deal with PXG and currently has numerous PXG clubs in the setup, although there are also a few non-PXG clubs.

Ko then carries two wedges, one a Milled Sugar Daddy with 54 degrees of loft and the other a Titleist Vokey SM9 wedge (opens in new tab) with 58 degrees.

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Her driver, for example, is a Titleist TSR3 with a Mitsubishi shaft and nine degrees of loft. She had previously used the TSi3 model, but we observed a difference in the Scottish Open in 2022.

She then transports a pair of PXG 0317 X GEN2 hybrids. They appear to have 19 and 22 degrees of loft, respectively and are equipped with Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 65 R1 shafts.

She uses a Titleist Pro V1x golf ball which is one of the most preferred golf balls in the professional game. 

Similarly, there are other several aspiring female golfers who are doing great in their careers. Such as Hannah Greem who has won $2,682,351 on the LPGA Tour since debuting in 2018.

Lydia Ko's Parents - Ethnicity And Nationality

Lydia Ko was born to her father, Ko Gil-hong, and mother, Hyeon Bong-sook on 24 April 1997 in Seoul, South Korea.

She moved to New Zealand with her family when she was four years old, and she became a New Zealand citizen at the age of twelve. 

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She was introduced to golf by her mother at a young age. At the age of five, her mother took her to the pro shop at the Pupuke Golf Club on Auckland's North Shore, where she was coached by Guy Wilson.

Her parents are extremely supportive of her since the beginning and now they must be proud of her achievement.

Lydia Ko's Siblings

Lydia Ko has a sister named, Sura Ko who is elder than her. She is currently married to her husband, Anthony Yong Kim. 

She recently shared a photo with them, thanking them for allowing her to be the third wheel in the frame. Both of their accounts on Instagram are private. 

Does Lydia Ko Have Boyfriend?

Lydia Ko has left no hint of her boyfriend and dating life. She thinks that 2021 has been her happiest year away from the golf course. She is said to have had her first meaningful, long-term relationship.

Lydia's coach, Sean Foley, told NZME in March 2022 that she was "madly in love." "I couldn't be happier for her," Sean Foley told NZME. Her lover is a wonderful young man, comparable to a world-class man.

However, she has kept her personal life away from the public media.

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Fernande Dalal

Update: 2024-05-06