SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lydia Ko sounded like a teenager when asked about Main Street being temporarily renamed Lydia Ko Drive.
"It's pretty cool," the 18-year-old Ko said Wednesday, a day before she opens her title defense in the LPGA Tour's Marathon Classic. "I'm actually staying on that road this week."
Last year at Highland Meadows, Ko won the second of her three 2014 titles, closing with a 6-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over So Yeon Ryu.
"To come back to a course where you've played well at always gives you a little bit of a relief and a little bit of confidence," said Ko, coming off a 12th-place tie last week in the U.