Ko Wins LPGA Player of the Year, Final Title as a Single Lady

Lydia Ko of New Zealand poses for a photo with her fiancé, the Vare Trophy, the Rolex Player of the Year trophy and the CME Globe trophy after winning the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Flor., on Nov. 20, 2022. Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Former world number one Lydia Ko showered herself in early wedding presents as she secured the LPGA’s season-ending title, the tour’s Player of the Year award and a big winner’s cheque in her last tournament before tying the knot.

Ko’s two-stroke win at the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida on Sunday, Nov. 20, left her with three titles for the season, her best haul since 2016, when the New Zealander dominated the women’s game as a teenage colossus.