Most golfers would wear playing 89 out of 90 possible holes as a badge of honor. For Lydia Ko , it’s a reminder of what she couldn’t deliver. Weeks after the International Crown concluded, the World No. 4 still carries the weight of a tournament where her teammates excelled, but she feels she fell short.

The Kiwi star spoke candidly at the Maybank Championship press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Her words revealed the lingering disappointment from the October team event in South Korea. Despite Team World’s third-place finish at New Korea Country Club, Ko remains haunted by what might have been.

“Obviously gutted that we weren’t able to play for first and second place in the last round,” Ko admitted. She praised her teammates for stepping up when it mattered. They hit clu

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