Is Lydia Ko Married?
According to The Korean Herald, the 25-year-old New Zealander is set to marry Chung Jun. His father is the vice chairman of a major credit-card company, Hyundai Card. Lydia Ko, a Korean-born New Zealand professional golfer, is marrying Chung Jun, the youngest son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young. According to industry sources, Ko and Chung's wedding will take place on December 30 at Myeongdong Cathedral in central Seoul. The couple has reportedly been dating for over two years. Ko posted a selfie with Chung on her Instagram story in August 2021 with the caption "soon."
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Who Is Lydia Ko?
Ko moved to New Zealand in 2003 after being born in Seoul in 1997. At the age of 15, Ko became the youngest golfer in history to win two major championships, the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Canadian Open. At 17 years old, Ko became the youngest player of either gender to achieve a top ranking in 2015.
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Ko won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ko is currently ranked fifth in the world by Rolex.
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Who Is Chung Joon?
Chung Joon attended Claremont McKenna College in California and is said to be working at Hyundai Motor Group's subsidiary office in San Francisco. Hyundai Card refused to confirm the reported marriage, citing Chung's right to privacy. Chung Tae-young is the eldest son of Chung Kyung-jin, the founder of Jongno Academy, Korea's oldest cram school, and the son-in-law of Hyundai Motor Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo.
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How Lydia Ko Got Engaged?
Lydia Ko has revealed that she proposed to her boyfriend Chung Jun with a golf theme, dubbed her "good luck charm." Ko, who has risen two places to third in the world after her latest victory in South Korea, is now engaged to be married. The 25-year-old Kiwi revealed the couple's marriage proposal process during a lively discussion on the Henni & Hally: Women with Game podcast with hosts Hally Leadbetter and Henni Koyack.
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“It's very complicated. I proposed to him as well, and then he proposed to me. I was like, 'Why is it that the guy has got to propose?' So I did it very golf-like. I wrote on golf balls, 'Will you marry me?'
“In Korea we set a wedding date before proposals, so you're engaged but sometimes the guy will propose a week before the wedding. Some people do it early and some people do a surprise proposal a few days before – so it's very different.”
“He proposed during our engagement shoot. It was really cool. I didn't expect it. He was going on about numbers, of how many days we've known each other and things like that. For a second I was thinking, 'Why are you throwing numbers at me?' And then I realised what was going on."
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Lydia Ko Biography
SPECIFICATIONS | DETAILS |
Age: | 24 |
DOB: | April 24, 1997 |
Birthplace: | Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality: | South Korean/ New Zealander |
Relationship Status: | Single |
Net Worth: | $2,364,403 (LPGA Career Earnings). There is no information about her true net worth |
Reference: southamptongolfclub
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