article_snippet.sent: Teenage sensation Lydia Ko acknowledges the crowd after finishing the first round at the ANA Inspiration .
article_snippet.sent: Lydia Ko also won the Women's Australian Open winner in February the week before Lydia Ko New Zealand victory, Lydia Ko was a stroke behind leaders Charley Hull, Na Yeon Choi and Austin Ernst halfway through the first round in the first major championship of the season.
article_snippet.sent: Defending champion Lexi Thomas could only manage a round of 72 on Lydia Ko opener .
article_snippet.sent: Thompson, the defending champion, had a 72.
highlights_snippet.sent: Lydia Ko posted a round of 71 in first round of the ANA Inspiration .
  