Lydia Ko achieved a remarkable victory at the women's open at sa Andrews on Sunday adding to her recent success of winning an Olympic gold medal in Paris the 27-year-old New Zealand golfer shot a three under past 69 in her final round securing her third major title with a total score of seven under this win also earned her a prize of1 point for $25 million Ko's Victory came with a twoos shot lead over four other players world number one Nelly quarter Yin ruining defending Champion Lily of euu and shinj AI who all tied for second place reflecting on her win KO described it as surreal and likened it to a Cinderella like story especially after her recent Olympic Triumph starting the final round three shots behind leader Shinji KO made her move with a birdie on the fourth hole meanwhile Nelly quarter surged ahead with a series of birdies but stumbled with a double bogey on the 15th hole allowing Koo and shin to tie for the lead earlier Vu briefly joined them at the top with a birdie on the 14th hole setting up a tight four-way race KO was the first to finish setting a Target score of seven under with a birdie on the final hole as her competitors faled quarter and shin Bogi the 17th hole and Vu missed a playoff opportunity on the 18th Ko's victory was sealed this win caps off a successful period for KO who recently completed her Olympic medal collection with a gold in Paris adding to the silver and bronze she had won in previous games reflecting on her journey KO acknowledged the ups and downs she has experienced throughout her career she expressed gratitude for her achievements including her three major titles and shared a personal moment from her life revealing that her love for her dog Kai was more important to her than winning another major now with both a third major title and her beloved dog KO feels fortunate and content