Gilchrist confirmed as Ko’s new coach
Having parted ways with British swing guru David Leadbetter in December last year, women’s world number one Lydia Ko has now confirmed South African Gary Gilchrist as her new coach.
The New Zealand star said Gilchrist had already “ripped apart” her swing ahead of her season debut in Australia next week.
“When I talked to the other players that were with Gary, they told me he was very simple and wasn’t very mechanical,” the 19-year-old told local media in Auckland.
“That was the aspect I thought would be great.
“I tried a few lessons with him and we ripped the swing apart. I think that was really important and it’s been good to see the changes we’ve made.
Gilchrist is already working with two of Ko’s main rivals in Thai world number two Ariya Jutanugarn and Chinese world number four Shanshan Feng.
