Lydia Ko’s Shocking Eye Condition Revealed 👀 | Golf Star Admits She Was Nearly Legally Blind!
Since capturing the 2025 HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, Lydia KO’s season on the LPGA Tour has been nothing short of a roller coaster. The world number three has delivered flashes of brilliance, but has struggled to consistently contend at the top of leaderboards. Her patchy form has left her vulnerable in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, where Minji Lee is hot on her heels from the number four spot. After choosing to skip the 2025 FM Championship, Co has finally offered a surprising explanation that may shed light on her recent struggles. The Hall of Famer joined Luke Quan for a YouTube golf round where a casual practice hole revealed something unexpected. On the 18th, Co explained her thought process before hitting an approach shot with a pitching wedge. The ball came up nearly 40 feet short of the pin, prompting her to joke. I have bad depth perception. I need a refund on my LASIK. That’s what I say. The revelation stunned that despite undergoing laser eye surgery, she has battled serious eyesight issues for years. Yeah, I was legally blind, she confessed. I was like – 6 and a half or – 7 something. Or like close to being legally blind, she said while pointing to her left eye. To put that into perspective, vision worse than 20/200 is considered legally blind, and KO’s condition was dangerously close. While contact lenses or glasses could have corrected it, she opted for LASIK. Still, it’s a daunting challenge for any golfer, let alone one who plays on the world’s biggest stage. Imagine standing on a 500y par five needing to pick a target with eyesight that unreliable. Yet Co has made a career out of defying limitations. Even now with lingering vision concerns, she continues to play at a worldclass level. She half joked about going back to the clinic for a refund, but her record speaks volumes about her resilience. Co is not the only golfer who has spoken about eyesight struggles. Michelle West previously revealed that a stigmatism affected her play during her prime while guine court underwent Lasic surgery in 2023. Vision problems, it seems, are not uncommon in golf, a sport that demands precision over hundreds of yards, but do KO’s stats reflect the struggles she describes? Surprisingly, the numbers suggest the opposite. Despite concerns about her depth perception, Co has dominated long holes in 2025, boasting the fifth best scoring average on pars. Her iron and wedge play remains elite as well, gaining 0.37 strokes on average against the field. This isn’t the first time KO’s eyesight has been part of her story. Fans still recall the iconic image of a 15-year-old co glasses on hoisting the 2012 Canadian Women’s Open Trophy, making history as the youngest LPGA champion ever. Even back then, with impaired vision and little experience, she was capable of brilliance. Now, more than a decade later, Co continues to thrive despite her eyesight challenges. While she may joke about not seeing the fairway clearly, the reality is simple. Lydia Co doesn’t need perfect vision to see the game better than almost anyone else.
Lydia Ko’s Shocking Eye Condition Revealed 👀 | Golf Star Admits She Was Nearly Legally Blind!
👀 Did you know Lydia Ko has been playing world-class golf while nearly legally blind? The LPGA legend recently opened up in a surprising interview about her eyesight struggles, revealing that even after LASIK surgery, she still battles bad depth perception on the course.
🏌️♀️ In this video, we break down Lydia Ko’s shocking confession, her past struggles with vision, and how she continues to dominate the LPGA Tour despite it all. From her early days as a 15-year-old wearing glasses and winning the Canadian Women’s Open, to her rollercoaster 2025 season, Lydia Ko proves that champions see the game differently—literally.
🔥 You’ll also learn how her stats on long par-5s and approach shots defy her vision problems, and why her rivals like Minjee Lee may need to watch out despite Ko’s recent dip in form.
⚡ Stay tuned until the end for comparisons with other golfers like Michelle Wie West and Gurleen Kaur, who also struggled with eyesight issues.
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