Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Korean-born Lydia Ko (New Zealand), who won the gold medal in women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, “the most impressive player” with both skills and personality.
Former President Trump, a “golf enthusiast,” wrote in a post on Truth Social on the 11th (local time) that “Congratulations on Lydia Ko’s winning the Olympic golf gold medal.” 메이저사이트
In the meantime, former President Trump wrote, “Way to go Lydia!”
Lydia Ko is known to have met former President Trump during the 2015 British Women’s Open at a Trump-owned golf course in Scotland before he was in office.
Former President Trump, who mentioned the relationship, praised it, saying, “She is the most impressive personally as well as when she plays golf.”
Ko, who was born in South Korea in 1997 and moved to New Zealand at the age of four, won the women’s golf tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 10-under 278 overall, which ended at Le Golf Nashonal (par 72) in Giancourt, near Paris, France on the 10th. Ko, who won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, won the gold medal in this event, setting a new record of collecting all gold, silver and bronze medals in Olympic golf.
Ko married Jeong Joon, son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young, in 2022. Vice Chairman Chung visited the venue to encourage Ko.
“One of my family members played the most important game in their lives. They were so sincere in their work that they followed with respect,” Chung said on social media. “The New Zealand cheering squad, which does not know the background, treats our Asians who are rooting for their athletes.”
Chung is the son-in-law of Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo.
