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15-year-old girl wins 3rd pro event

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Top-ranked amateur Lydia Ko won the New Zealand Women’s Open on Sunday for her third victory in a professional tournament.

In an outstanding 13-month spell, Ko — who’s just 15 years old — has now won the New South Wales Open to become the youngest player, male or female, to win a professional event, the Canadian Open to become the youngest-ever winner on the LPGA Tour, and now a professional tournament at home.

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