What The Heck Happened To Lydia Ko?

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[@ESNGOLF]

What are your thoughts on Lydia Ko?

[@EricY-b5l]

This guy puts a negative spin on all his videos

[@deanbuffoni5139]

I think she doesn't like the spotlight and prefers to be just one of the girls on tour, she doesn't need to prove anything to anyone since she's already won a couple of majors at such a young age..she's awesome 👍.

[@richardracioppoli2507]

Lydia Ko is the ultimate professional. Not only is a model golfer but an outstanding human being. We should all wish to have kids like Lydia. The world would be better for it. BTW, she will win again and she will be inducted in the LPGA hall of fame. She is a living legend. My wife and I had a brief encounter and photo with her. It confirmed our impression of her. She is class incarcerated. ❤😊

[@richardracioppoli2507]

Lydia Ko is the ultimate professional. Not only is a model golfer but an outstanding human being. We should all wish to have kids like Lydia. The world would be better for it. BTW, she will win again and she will be inducted in the LPGA hall of fame. She is a living legend. My wife and I had a brief encounter and photo with her. It confirmed our impression of her. She is class incarcerated. ❤😊

[@LNR2023-o2y]

I never think about her so no thoughts of her from me.

[@mmike76]

I really like and enjoy Lydia- she’s newly married and probably wants to start a family- leave her alone- she has entertained us for yrs- now let her enjoy her life- you rock Lydia

[@MarcusSP2009]

I couldn't agree more

[@mittalvinayak12]

Who is here after she completed her set of medals. What an absolute legendary stuff.

[@wouterswanepoel5753]

Lydia is not only a fantastic golfer, she is also a sweet, wonderful person with a very strong character and resolve. You cannot stay at the top continuously, you will take dips, but if you're of Lydia's quality, you will be back, sooner or later. And Lydia will be back, sooner rather than later.

[@littleo353]

I have played for over 65 years. Lydia Ko had the best swing mechanics and timing I've ever seen. When she lost her "baby fat" look, it was incredible how far and accurate she was hitting the ball with such an effortless swing - all timing and managing the laws of physics.

[@SuperJourneyer]

Leadbetter fucked it all up!

[@roameryang]

yeah.... the awesome swing capability landed her on Olympics Gold Medal yesterday

[@universalkaos4568]

Olympic Gold Medallist 2024! Congrats Lydia Totally deserve your set of Bronze,Silver & yesterdays Gold!! Keep proving them wrong One of NZ best & finest!❤

[@reverett0508]

"The magnitude of Lydia Ko's fall"? Well, she just won gold medal in the Olympics. And qualified for the LPGA's Hall of Fame. So there's that.......

[@Al-oe8ib]

What load of crap, Lydia is still world number 15, and recently won two tournaments in a row. Ledbetter didn’t help, but she cured what he did

[@kefe2929]

And now she just won Olympic gold🤣

[@mfluentz1378]

She is awesome... Hall of Famer for sure

[@erykvonkeith]

Her game is fine. The competition just got better.

[@roblockhart8410]

This is ridiculous lol. She’s the 15th best female golfer in the world right now and only 27 years old. She’s got a good shot at winning any Major Tournament. If anything videos like this are part of the pressure put on her.

[@daegudiva]

She is great! I question the intellectual underpinnings of this content.

[@arottie4097]

same same! This vlog is weak!!

[@SuperJourneyer]

Leadbetter ruined her. She even says it herself.

[@koro287]

Kiwi here,heard her on the radio the other day, big yankee accent,i thought, they got her and americanized her and now they will take her down.

[@jperala658]

She's one win away from qualifying for the Hall of Fame.

[@fIurox]

Out here winning gold medals at the moment

[@Handletaken4]

Changing your swing is golf career suicide. --Spieth

[@danielp6731]

Don’t blame her parents. David leadbetter messed up her swing just like he messed up Michelle wie. David messed up so many good golfers and always blame player’s parents. Stupid A swing totally messed up Michelle and Lydia golf career.

[@deannanance8843]

I get so tired of people saying David messed up their swings. Lydia won many tournaments under David. She was in a long slump when she left him.

[@slave0102]

Lead poison. David is so overrated. He wants to fit everyone into this cookie cutter approach.

[@geeboy5155]

Now shes won another major , gold medal and in the hall of fame 🔥

[@kmsnow6292]

So much similarity between Michelle Wie and Lydia Ko: 1)Both were golf prodigy in early teens. 2)Both have parents who put strictly tight control on them. 3)Both then hired David Leadbetter as coach. 4)Then in their twenties both took a nose dive in their career as if they were badly burned out. Coincidence?

[@MDin5001]

May be David Leadbetter did not have the best interest at heart for these 2 players. What a spoiler.

[@lb7825]

His new name, David not Leadbetter

[@maxsmart8954]

Ko and Wie were both pushed by over zealous parents both competing at 16 in pro tournaments. Both had injury issues and burnout. Blame Ledbetter for bad coaching that’s a joke! He has 28 majors winnings by his students. Blame parents pushing their kids over the edge.

[@deannanance8843]

I agree 100%. I went to David's academy to help my swing, and it was an incredible experience. They are very professional and knowledgeable and make you feel very welcome. It is top notch, and people come from all over to get golf instruction there.

[@elmo690]

She said thats the last olympics at age 27 dam she did her hard work from a young age , she is from were im from in new Zealand same area i find it hard to believe her parents were that harsh as they are top people, sad how media comes up with this ,he might of had the normal do great pressure from them they have no golf history, lydia has passion, she could of given up her husband is a billionaire lydia could of retired at 18 made enough money set for liife her husband gives her the motivation so crazy people come up with her upbringing she adores her family

[@kaihui1965]

Lydio Ko is doing just fine. She is not athletic. Her driving distance is short, she already made what she could possible achieve. You should make a story if Lucy Li and Rose Zhang.

[@TheflyingkiwiRC]

So you're saying Lydia won't win again? 😮

[@JojohnWick]

​@@TheflyingkiwiRC she will win but not consistently like Tiger Wood did during his prime.

[@JojohnWick]

Her driving average only 253 whole leading LPGA is 285 😟

[@TheflyingkiwiRC]

@@JojohnWick You can't compare Lydia to Tiger that's just unfair. She just needs one more win then Lydia will fade away from the Pro golf scene.

[@maxcolangelo4325]

"She is not athletic. She already made what she could possibly achieve...." That aged well. LOL! Chinese guy, huh?

[@2171Manny]

She changed her swing coach, her swing today is not the same when she first joined the LPGA.

[@erykvonkeith]

I agree. You have to ride the horse that took you there.

[@congero113]

Her parents did fine. She’s a lovely person and they guided her to all that early success. Leadbetter seems more culpable. This video is a little behind, as there’s buzz that she may retire soon. Whatever she does I hope she’s happy and content.

[@WayneKilgour-sr5wv]

I predicated her fall when I saw her chewing gum while playing at the 2016 Olympics. Breathing is a huge part of physical and mental concentration. Surprised her mentors didn't realize this.

[@supersupersocco]

but you were wrong, she is on the verge of hall of fame now

[@WayneKilgour-sr5wv]

@@supersupersocco Hope so. Gave NZ a lot of recognition. I could be right . Her dominance faded quickly 2017.

[@simonkruse2459]

Chewing gum didn't work out too well for Michael Jordan, did it?

[@WayneKilgour-sr5wv]

@@simonkruse2459 runners chew gum to produce saliva so they don't dehydrate. Different skill set.

[@SuperJourneyer]

She won a silver medal chewing gum lol Then in Japan won bronze.

[@mitchellnganeko7534]

She just won the Olympic gold medal 🥇

[@morrisanderson818]

She went backwards,when her father thought he knew better,buggered everything up with her connection to her Kiwi coach,got her one he thought was better,turned out a failure,changed caddy,same result,bad failure,,need to get back to NZ,get back with Guy,and tell her father to naff off

[@bluezysharp]

This aged well…

[@fccorps1252]

Taken the lead at the Olympics into the final round. she’s better than any1 at ESPN who decided to make click bait on our country’s greatest golfer 🇳🇿 go even harder Lydia!! Bronze, Silver, GOLD on the way

[@slooob23]

And it's gold!!😃

[@baldwilliams3199]

I really love watching Lydia play. Over the years I noticed that she got away from what was working for her. I understand changing equipment for the better, but PXG was not the clubs for her and Leadbetter shouldnt have changed her swing. I also believe the pressure from her parents was enormous. Something else I've observed is, golfers who had been on top of their game and they got married, their game suffers. I'm happy for her, but marriage takes away from your routine. You dont spend the same amount of time focusing on your craft.

[@markwilding3828]

I walked around 9 holes with Lydia Ko before she was pro, her Mother was caddying for her. Her Mum seemed really sweet with her,

[@baldwilliams3199]

@@markwilding3828 I have no doubt that her mom is sweet. She is doing what she think is best for Lydia, but at some point you have to let go of the reigns.

[@superpaxofficial918]

Didn’t she just win the gold medal?

[@okolemahu]

This parental abusive dominance is a common thread in women’s golf. Leadbetter was also a creepy coach for these girls. They got unfortunately brainwashed.

[@humminbird6990]

That's the way golf is. You are good today but tomorrow is a different day. All golfers are like that. Everyday you have to find your swing. That is why they practice everyday.

[@kelvin.008]

Once married, priorities change, thats the reality of life.

[@johnlewis1363]

her form has nose dived since she got married.so it looks like she is not putting in the practice hours as she was doing before.

[@anthonygollan831]

It's completely a mental thing for Lydia. Look at the images and footage of her as a free wheeling teenager and she is laughing and smiling. Then for some reason, known only to her and her team, she flips to rarely, if ever smiling on course. Even her wins and top of the leaderboard performances don't draw a smile. Smile at the world, and the world smiles back. Same advice for Lexi, but that's wasted advice now that she's retiring. I'm a diehard fan of Lydia and Minjee. Minjee at least has The Chef to keep her smiling.

[@AbdulAli-ku9he]

agreed.

[@whodouthinkuare]

Nice video. Can you do one on 15 year old Miles Russel. He got a sponsors invite to the Rocket mortgage.

[@Rommy-1000]

She got married ... and not only fell off the leaderboards ... but starting missing cuts

[@kefe2929]

Fell off where🤫

[@waiyee4410]

One thing that made her worse was the same as Michelle Wei, concentrating on her appearance, rather than her golf techniques! I was stunned to see her transformation into a much skinnier player and more fashionable young woman. It’s too much changes in a short period of time, which took away her concentration in golf. It’s either her parents and / or the coach who made her changed into a difference person. Hence, she maybe unhappy or unwillingly doing something that she did not want to do. I saw her swings changed and putting strokes altered. That’s the death sentence of golfing. Not sure how or if she can turn back the clock and go back to her natural way o playing golf. Her parents must be waiting for her to make tons of money and provide then luxurious life styles. That’s terrible for a talented young woman. Hope she can bounce back soon!

[@RobM333]

how do people like Leadbetter become these golf geniuses if they the were not phenomenal golfers at one point. I don't get it. They think they know. I have heard of others had their swing ruined after going to him. I had a PGA certified coach ruin my driver swing after I went for lessons with irons and two days later played a round and my driver swing was destroyed and I could not figure out what happened. Some wrist nonsense I was showed to help with my irons ended up screwing up my driver off the tee. And my irons still sucked. I think I finally figured out what happened and am in the middle of correcting now. It took years to get things in right direction. Lydia can get back to old form. I pray she ends her career like she started it.... On fire!!

[@manontondalan9941]

he made you a new golfer trying a new found technic that's not suited for you i am glad you're going back to yourself.

[@Jeffrey2323]

Nothing is wrong. She grew up. She got married She is not as hungry as before. And also , she got obsessed with her looks.

[@coachcashmoney]

Just like Brittney Spears explained in The Woman in Me, why doesn't she get to make her own decisions?

[@manontondalan9941]

none it's just the new generation of golf players showed up in golf course who can hit further and more accurate.

[@johnspring9079]

Why go to a coach who cant shoot better than you wake up

[@2GoodLookin]

The sad thing is, that's exactly what Korean parents do to all their kids. From the minute a kid is born they are told to conform, conform, conform and obey, obey and obey some more. People always say that Asian families are so great it's not. It's an absolute nightmare for the kids because of their parents and a nightmare for the parents because of their sociality.

[@valinapanui7186]

welp she won gold at this years olympics so im sure she never had a downfall

[@wildterriers]

One more win and Lydia Ko is in the LPGA Hall of Fame. Lydia has stated she will retire at 30. She's 27 now. I think not getting that win might keep her going a year or two past 30 to try and get it. Regardless of getting that final win, for the Hall of Fame, I believe she will retire in her early 30s.

[@vp3970]

Sounds familiar, Michelle Wie.

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

How many wins did Wie have ???

[@kelvin.008]

MW is nowhere near LK😂

[@mycallfromto1112]

It's a shame that parents control there children instead of instead of letting them grow and make to make her own cho

[@golfprochen]

She needs to regain her confidence!

[@murraysmith595]

Yeah what happened to Gold medal winner KO.. 3 Olympics, 3 Medals.

[@toobeme24]

If it ain’t broke, leave it alone.

[@junksails814]

Married life has too many holes.

[@fireblademan494]

There is nothing wrong with Lidia She is enjoying married life now. Still playing golf, must be for the enjoyment, because she certainly doesn't need to play for the money.

[@bobbydavis698]

She should expect to win whenever she tees it up.

[@markpfahler7299]

Patents should be left to work with their children short of abuse(mental or physical). I've witnessed abuse with tennis parents It's not just verbal abuse which is more negative than physical but both do work against the child coming from parents. From a coach outside of parents;the child can recover but coming from parents, there are lasting effects through adulthood.

[@RankinEdbrgh]

This didn’t age well! Gold Olympic medal and Women’s Open Champion.

[@armanipaige3290]

Seems cliche' but don't fix something if its not broken..nevertheless Lydia is still World Class

[@harrytrant]

LK is still one of the best but LISTEN to your parents! They are hard on you because they been through worst things to sacrifice for your chance to succeed. Only your parents have your interest... REMEMBER THAT! Your parents will work for you for free. Can you say that to your supposedly coach?

[@nathancribb8494]

Don't get on Lydia she we'll be made a Dame in NZ from the king of England

[@vandos11]

She's still great what the hell are you talking about

[@alexsimonini5354]

boy this did not age well!

[@jarnee1]

This video hasn't aged well😂😂

[@des668]

Leave "Britney" alone!

[@arnoldvongvirath1088]

Lidia Ko clapped after switched equipment from Callaway to PXG that's all she wrote

[@서울리수]

if Lydia didn't go PXG, maybe more won.

[@thomasbrady63]

Lydia Ko is a very pretty successful golfer . I found this to be a very disparaging video.

[@mikerichardson60]

This is what you get with tiger parenting. Sure you might achieve remarkable success at a very young age but eventually being micromanaged in every aspect of one's life isn't healthy.

[@stellakim1020]

Screw all these coaches talking her parents disparagingly. The parents, who raised young prodigies. Screw Leadbetter, Harmon, Scott and all. They ruined Tiger’s swings as well. Leave the parents alone suckers.

[@kenmercer2948]

Yes 1 point away from the hall of fame what the heck happened to her ...

[@kenmercer2948]

the swing changes and equipment changes did not help

[@johnharris7244]

Seems a common theme , get big name coach ,focus on mechanics and ruin natural skill.

[@ESNGOLF]

Seems to be true..

[@bonggarcia9307]

She got married

[@Kyranoboss]

Interesting history of Lydia's career. The rest is rubbish, she doesn't work with Leadbetter any more. She got married and has a different home life than this nonsence portrays

[@arottie4097]

W0W!

[@piwiedmonds3480]

She just got Olympic Gold how off is this video don't know a thing lol Gold 2024

[@timw4369]

to much to soon

[@waqarghulam3548]

Leadbetter. No she is doing fine

[@junli6264]

this guy doesn't understand the different culture

[@bigbolt63]

No such thing as over-bearing parents.. When it was those same loving parents who brought her to where she got.. Same LAME excuse.. The sport is rigged...

[@cathybrind2381]

Cynics would argue that now Lydia has perfected her American accent she can now turn her attention to polishing her golf game. Certainly nothing left of her Kiwi image. Can't even remember the last time she set foot here. NZers have always enjoyed Lydia's successes - she has won Olympic medals for NZ after all. But I don't think most of the time she has ever really captured the hearts of Kiwi sports fans despite the best attempts of local sports broadcasters to convince us otherwise. I think the truth is that after spending years bashing balls into holes in the ground she's just bored stiff, and would rather have a normal life and be a regular girl for once. Don't blame her. Through my own connections I know exactly how the Asian family dynamic can work. You don't have to be pressured to respect your parents and do as they wish. No, it's in your DNA......

[@mitchlee3483]

when you have lots of money and marry woman. Life is not the same........

[@kevinl4]

Pointless waste of time vid.

[@menu3833]

HOW COULD YOU DECIDE FOR YOURSELF IF YOU ARE ONLY A MINOR ESPECIALLY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY!?!?!?!

[@sammyjones3500]

You can find your swing gets in a hole without any coaching. Change creeps in. A good coach will help you avoid those mistakes without overpowering you with something new. Also mental stuff like Spieth's 16th at the Masters makes you hate the game. Tiger losing his edge. Norman was fighting a pull in his famous collapse to Nick at the Masters. He pushed his iron into 18 to counteract a pull shot. We're only human. No I think a coach can be great for spotting alignment issues and things like that.

[@christianpersson8700]

She is Olympic champion and will be in Hall of fame. That is what the heck happened to Lydia Ko 🥇 This video is 2 months old i know i know.

[@max-andrewmcmillan4235]

Just leave her alone, she is world class, in my book, if she never wins again I will be fine with that, she is great to watch, winning not winning I don't care, she will always be our 'Onion"

[@terryhapi8567]

Great New Zealander Great Golf player and she's just beginning very scary

[@rickbrown1734]

First of all she can’t keep a good caddy, she gets a new one every year lately. Secondly since she recently got married she has may distraction’s including moving to San Francisco which combined may be effective ability to practice daily. At this time I question her ability to win again.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

I am sure she’ll get privileges are one of the local CCs.

[@rogerbarnett2170]

Is that when she went to Leadbetter, how many people went to him and collapsed. Better her parents than him

[@markwilding3828]

I coached my son. He didn't become pro but he was a national junior age group champion. I got told a few times I should let a coach take over, but no coach watched him hit a hundred thousand balls on the range.

[@goffer1245]

I hate myself for clicking on this drivel. Won't do it again.

[@raymonditi4596]

the thing about all top sports people the all eventually fall or bow out.They burn out a lot .the concentration energy motivation will power all decreases especially when there are new outside influences.whether it is health mental and physical ,personal,family .It all obviously matters.i believe with lydia this is the case as well.,im no guru but if she once and a while takes a 2 mth break from competing she will get that winning formula back in place.Top sports people burn out thats all there is to it.

[@miked7172]

There is no doubt that Lydia will fire her swing coach and caddy.....again. I lost track of how many times she has done that. Everybody is to blame for her bad play, it's never her fault. What a useless person.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Everyone has a metal time span. The earlier and younger you have success the younger you are when you lose some of the grind. There are few exceptions.

[@razor7241]

Even the LPGA tour has become a power game and that is not Lydia’s strength. Add that to not putting as well as when she was a “kid” and you have an average LPGA player. Still love to watch her play though.

[@markmalu3511]

Lydia Ko just completed golf at 27. She won gold at olympics. Silver an bronze. No1 will ever complete this feat again. Hof at 27. Greatness.

[@slooob23]

Well she just won the gold medal in the paris Olympics, sooo, theres that....🙃

[@robertporter1143]

Golf is hard on so many levels. Ko is like a child actor/ singer. The pressure must be suffocating.

[@henrylee4428]

Congrats, Lydia, to the gold medal at the Olympics!

[@cicliolmo7152]

I always felt that even if you are a youth phenom, you should still play NCAA golf. It gives you a chance to develop and grind both mentally and physically during that critical age of 17-21 at a high level without the eyes of the world on you. Tiger credits some of his success to his years playing at Stanford.

[@gonzalezfd]

an athletes professional life is short even though golf is longer than most so prodigies shouldn't waste their time in NCAA. a lot of NFL players step into the league with already worn out bodies from NCAA play.

[@cicliolmo7152]

@@gonzalezfd I was speaking more on mental burn-out than physical burn-out. I would hate to see Lydia step away from the game at a young age from mental burn-out. On the NFL you mention, I doubt an 18 year kid would be physically be ready for the NFL so they kinda have to play NCAA to develop, correct ?

[@gonzalezfd]

@@cicliolmo7152 i completely agree that NCAA prepares young talent mentally. however, from my experience, NCAA exploits young talent for profits so they might as well get thrown in the deep end and train with the best instead of wasting their youth.... sports outside the USA seem to go this route because their colleges don't have the power that our US universities do.

[@JamesWoodard-l2g]

No matter what anyone may say, the one thing sure of is Lydia is a world-class professional and is absolutely the most georgeous female athletes on the planet 🤩😍😍😍😍😇❤

[@vph6734]

When you married into a very rich family, circled around with rich, famous & powerful people, that is what happened.