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Number one Ko patient about taking first major prize

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Apr 3, 2015; Rancho Mirage, CA, USA; Lydia Ko tees off on the fifth hole during the second round of the …

RYE, New York (Reuters) - Lydia Ko is surprised that she is still the number one player in the women's game, but the 18-year-old from New Zealand has been shocking the golf world for years.

"When they said you're going to be world number one, I said, this could be like a one-week deal and I'm back down again," Ko told reporters on the eve of the Women's PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club, the second major of the season.