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Lydia Ko wins Olympic gold, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame

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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Lydia Ko completed her Olympic medal collection on Saturday with the most valuable of of them all, a gold medal that puts the 27-year-old Kiwi into the LPGA Hall of Fame.

Ko built a five-shot lead on the back nine at Le Golf National as her closest pursuers all collapsed, and then had to hang on until the very end. Her lead down to one, Ko made a 7-foot birdie putt for a 1-under 71 and a two-shot victory.

Ko won the silver medal in Rio de Janeiro.