Lydia Ko recently unveiled a new look for the new 2015 LPGA season.
The 17-year-old golfer ditched her trademark glasses for contact lenses during her offseason. Ko joked that her transformation was so great that even her caddie, Jason Hamilton, did not recognize her.
“I’ve been using [contact lenses] a couple weeks now,” Kim said in an interview with the Golf Channel. “I think it’s a good change. I’ve definitely gotten used to them.”
According to the teen golfer, her switch to contact lenses was for practical purposes as her optometrist warned her that glasses can cause distortion in peripheral vision and can be a disadvantage in tournaments held in rainy countries, such as the British Open.
“The last thing I want is to have to clean my glasses when I’m playing,” she said.
For the first time in her career, Ko took a month off from golf. She spent her break traveling between her New Zealand home and South Korea.
Ko opened the 2015 LPGA season with a 4-under par 68 at the Coates Golf Championship in Florida on Wednesday. She is currently in a four-way tie for third place and is five shots behind leader Jang Ha Na.
