Ko has good vibes from a summer she won’t soon forget. She won the gold medal at the Olympics, a victory that got her into the LPGA Hall of Fame. And then she won the Women’s British Open for the second time, this one at St. Andrews.

Lydia Ko has turned on the jets. And she’s not slowing down. Ko shot a second-round 66 to vault into the clubhouse lead at the 2024 Kroger Queen City Championship outside Cincinnati on Friday. Coupled with her Thursday 67 and Ko was at 11 under heading into the weekend.

Sarah Kellam is a Kentucky native and played collegiate golf at Northern Kentucky University. She currently serves as a Manager of Digital Content and prior to the LPGA, Sarah worked as a freelance content creator.