Lydia Ko’s struggles this summer have moved beyond trying to win for the first time in more than a year.
Her battle of late is more against the cut line than contenders.
Even Ko, the determined optimist, is perplexed by this.
Ko tees it up at the Indy Women in Tech Championship this week conceding her confidence is challenged in the first prolonged swoon of her remarkable career.
“I think it would be a lie to say I’ve been positive all the way through,” Ko said Wednesday. “There have been times when I have said, ‘Man, I don’t know why I have not been playing as well.