Ko Jin-young has added her name to the long list of incredibly talented Korean players on the L-P-G-A tour.<br />Ko fended off a determined charge from another Korean golfer to win the Women's Australian Open and capture a piece of tour history.<br />Park So-yun reports. <br /> Twenty-two-year-old Ko Jin-young made history on Sunday in Australia, becoming the first player in 67 years to win her debut LPGA tournament.<br />Beverly Hanson was the only other player to do it in 1951 at the Eastern Open.<br />Ko held her nerve, shooting a three-under 69 in the final round at the Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide. <br /> Ko fired a total 14-under 274 at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, beating fellow South Korean Choi Hye-jin by three strokes.<br />Ko was guaranteed LPGA privileges after she won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship last October. <br /> When asked about her goals for the season, Ko said she hopes to earn Rookie of the Year honors. <br />She's already a star in South Korea, having won ten times on the Korean LPGA tour, with a rank of 20, and she's posed to shoot up the list when the newest world rankings are released.<br /> Ko's victory down under gives her a strong head start in the race for the Rookie of the Year -- the last three of whom have all been South Koreans.<br />Park So-yun, Arirang News. <br />
