WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's Olympic committee has confirmed the selection of women's world No. 1 Lydia Ko for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Ko will be one of three New Zealand golfers competing in Rio along with Danny Lee, who will be ranked 12th in the 60-strong men's field, and Ryan Fox, son of former All Blacks flyhalf Grant Fox.
South Korea-born Ko said, "I'm super excited to represent New Zealand, to be able to see the village and just everything. It's going to be so cool."