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Olympic Champion Ko Ends Eight-year Major Drought With Women's British Open Win

Victory joy: New Zealand's Lydia Ko poses with the trophy after winning the Women's British Open Golf Championship, on the Old Course at St Andrews (Credit: AFP)

Lydia Ko said she had enjoyed a "Cinderella" story after ending an eight-year wait for a major title by winning the Women's British Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, just a fortnight after her Olympic gold medal triumph in Paris.

The New Zealander finished in champion style with a superb birdie on the 18th hole of a windswept Old Course to complete a round of three-under-par 69 and claim her third major title with a tournament total of seven under.

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