Lydia Ko becomes golf's youngest major winner

At the ripe age of 18 years, four months and 20 days, New Zealand's Lydia Ko took out the year's fifth and final women's major, the Evian Championship in France. It wasn't her first record. Back in February Ko became the youngest player, at 17, to claim the world number one spot. She's since been superceded by South Korea's Park Inbee.

Lydia Ko holds the CP Women's open trophy during the fourth round at Vancouver Golf Club Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports

Ko shot eight birdies in a final round of 63 at the Evian Resort Golf Club, to finish on 16 under par, with American Lexi Thompson on 10 under.

Coach David Leadbetter described Ko's final round as "pretty much a perfect round of golf".

"She hit basically every green," he said. "I think she missed two fairways, just by a yard or two and she putted phenomenally well ... Her strategy was good. It was her time, basically."

For her part, the South Korean born world No two said she had felt pressure to win her first professional major and was glad to finally have it out of the way.

"Winning at any age is amazing at a major," she said. "All players want to peak at the their best at a major ... The big thing for me is that I won't be asked that (major) question again."