17-year-old Lydia Ko poised to break records at first major of LPGA season

• Ko equals Annika Sorenstam’s record of 29 consecutive rounds under par

• New Zealander reaches mark at ANA Inspiration tournament in California

• USA’s Morgan Pressel leads after opening round, four shots ahead of Ko

World No.1 Lydia Ko overcame an early spate of bogeys to equal an LPGA record by shooting her 29th successive round under par at the ANA Inspiration tournament in California. The 17-year-old New Zealander has tied the record set 11 years ago by women’s golfing great Annika Sorenstam.

The record-making round of 71, just one under par, gave Ko a share of 10th place on the leaderboard, four shots behind outright leader Morgan Pressel of the United States.

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