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Lydia Ko reportedly set to marry Chung Jun, son of prominent Hyundai businessman

Kiwi golf ace Lydia Ko is set to marry her partner of two years in South Korea in December, according to reports.

Her fiance is the youngest son of Chung Tae-Young, vice president of Hyundai Card, a financial subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Corporation. The couple's marriage plan was shared with the media by Lydia Ko in July 2022.

The couple's wedding was just held at Myeongdong Church, Seoul on December 30. The 25-year-old bride shared photos of the guests taken during the ceremony on her Instagram account.

Lydia Ko and Chung Jun held at Myeongdong Church, Seoul on December 30

In the shared images, the beautiful New Zealand golfer in a long white lace wedding dress with a bright smile. The couple dated for more than 2 years before getting married. Talking about her fiance - Chung Jun - Ko shared that she has really found the right person. "Whether I win or lose, he's always there to make me smile," Ko said sweetly.

Ko also revealed that she was the first to propose and used the golf theme to start. “I wrote on golf balls ‘Will you marry me?’. And then he also proposed to me again during the engagement photo session. I was really surprised and didn't think about it. He talked about the number of days we knew each other and the milestones when we fell in love. That's so great".

The wedding ended a brilliant year full of sweet fruits of Lydia Ko

The wedding officially ended a brilliant year full of sweet fruits of Lydia Ko. After a pause in her career, in 2022 the queen of golf has come back strong and regained her own glory when having an impressive season. She took home 3 championship titles, including a victory at the end-of-season event of the CME Group Tour Championship to receive the largest prize check in LPGA Tour history worth $ 2 million. This victory brought her back to the number 1 Rolex Rankings for the first time since 2017 and won the Player of the Year as well as the Vare Trophy for the best GPA.

Chung, Ko's fiancé was there to cheer her on at the CME Group Tour Championship in November.

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