Jin Young Ko Quiz: South Korea's Record-Setting Golfer

A Seoul golfer won two majors in 2019 and climbed to the top of the rankings, and this Jin Young Ko quiz looks at the records she set along the way. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the ANA Inspiration, the Evian Championship, Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year awards, the Vare Trophy, a long bogey-free streak and her weeks at number one.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Jin Young Ko from?
Tour
On which tour has she won many titles?
Rookie
Which award did she win in 2018?
Major 1
Which major did she win in 2019 in California?
Major 2
Which second major did she win in 2019?
Record
What women's golf record does she hold?
POY
In which years was she LPGA Player of the Year?
Streak
What streak did she set in 2019?
Vare
What does the Vare Trophy reward?
Style
What part of her game is most praised?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Jin Young Ko from?
Answer: South Korea
She was born in Seoul in 1995.
Q2: On which tour has she won many titles?
Answer: The LPGA Tour
She also starred on the KLPGA.
Q3: Which award did she win in 2018?
Answer: LPGA Rookie of the Year
It was her first LPGA season.
Q4: Which major did she win in 2019 in California?
Answer: The ANA Inspiration
Winners traditionally jump into a pond.
Q5: Which second major did she win in 2019?
Answer: The Evian Championship
It is played in France.
Q6: What women's golf record does she hold?
Answer: Most weeks at world number one
She passed Lorena Ochoa's mark.
Q7: In which years was she LPGA Player of the Year?
Answer: 2019 and 2021
She was dominant both seasons.
Q8: What streak did she set in 2019?
Answer: 114 consecutive holes without a bogey
It broke Tiger Woods's mark.
Q9: What does the Vare Trophy reward?
Answer: Lowest scoring average
She won it in 2019.
Q10: What part of her game is most praised?
Answer: Accuracy and ball striking
She hits many greens.

Jin Young Ko Quiz – South Korea's Record-Setting Golfer

Jin Young Ko, born in Seoul in 1995, starred on the Korean tour before joining the LPGA, where she was Rookie of the Year in 2018. She is known for accurate ball striking.

In 2019 she won two majors, the ANA Inspiration and the Evian Championship, and played 114 consecutive holes without a bogey, a streak that surpassed Tiger Woods's mark. She won the Vare Trophy and was Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021.

Ko rose to world number one and has spent more weeks at the top than any other woman, passing Lorena Ochoa's record.

What This Quiz Teaches

Golf fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Ko comes from
Which majors she won
Which awards she earned
Which records she set
What her strengths are

Did You Know?

She has battled wrist injuries.
She represented South Korea at the Olympics.
Korean golfers have long dominated the LPGA.
She is known for a calm demeanor.
She has won many LPGA events in Asia.