After Missing Out on a $375,000 Payday by Mere Inches, World No. 4 Jin Young Ko Candidly Admits Her Struggles: ‘Didn’t Know How’

Although Jin Young Ko was five points behind Megan Khang, the two ended up in a playoff to decide who would take the cup home. The CP Women’s Open recently got over, and Megan Khang took the title with her. 

Addressing a press conference, Jin Young Ko shared her thoughts on her performance in the tournament. Ko spoke about her level of comfort in Canada. She also made a confession about her state of mind when she started off the tournament. Further, she shared her perspective on finishing second to Megan Khang.

Jin Young Ko makes a confession

Jin Young Ko said she did not expect the potential playoff. She sounded content with her performance in the tournament. She added that playing in front of Canadians was a pleasant feeling.

“Well, I didn’t expect I would play in the playoff, because five shot(s) behind Megan, but I know if I got lots of birdies it would be chance to win,” she said.

She said there were a lot of Koreans out there in the course giving her a comfortable vibe. “Yeah, a lot of Koreans out there. So I got a lot of good energy from them.” Apparently, she did not know this many fans would turn out and her excitement was quite pronounced. 

Ko revealed she was in a bit of a rough time during the past few months. She expressed her satisfaction and said she was happy about finishing second. 

Ko explained she forgot everything else and focused on her game, and she is really happy to be back with a brilliant performance.

“I mean, just really happy to finish second because the last few months I had struggles, so I didn’t know how to play really well,” she elaborated.

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Let’s look into Jin Young Ko’s stats in the CP Women’s Open 2023.  

The curse continues

Although she scored five birdies in the first round, the two bogeys she sustained brought her score to a 3-under. The two-bogeys trend repeated in the second round, with four birdies, resulting in a score of 2-under. And guess what, the curse of the two bogeys continued in the third round as well, besides three birdies, and Ko scored a 1-under in that round. 

The final round relieved her of the trend, and she scored four birdies and a bogey, getting a 3-under on board. With a total score of 9-under, she finished in the first position sharing it with Megan Khang. 

In the playoff, on a 4-par hole, Ko scored a double bogey against the par that Khang scored. Khang rose up to the number 1 position leaving Ko behind at number two. 

Did you Ko would make it past the playoff? Or were you rooting for Khang? Let us know in the comments.

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