Within any other profession, the amount an employee gets paid is directly related to the value of the output that the employee contributes to, writes Christoph Schumacher.

Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko finished the Women's Australian Open with a frustrating one-over 73 during her final round today as she claimed a share of third place.

Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko is nicely placed after the first round of the Women's Australia Open in Melbourne.

Glad Cross' golf game started out well below par on Tuesday, but the 91-year-old Wanaka woman finished it on a high after scoring her fifth hole-in-one.

It comes to all in sport, even the elite; the day when time, body and mind of a top sportsman or woman are dimmed, writes Paul Lewis.

Sporting values were reasserted in Dubai yesterday with the victory of Scottish golfer Stephen Gallacher on a barnstorming final afternoon.

Mi Hyang Lee can now buy herself one heck of a backpack.

Lydia Ko went to hospital on Friday night to seek help after a bout of gastro illness. They told her it was something to do with her "guts". She headed back to the golf course and there demonstrated she had plenty of guts.

We all know about Lydia Ko's tremendous golfing ability but we got to see her fighting qualities during the first round of the New Zealand Women's Open.

Last year it was "Ready, Steady, Ko". This time around the marketing slogan for the New Zealand Women's Open is "Here We Ko Again!"

You can't argue with French golfer Joanna Klatten's form heading into this week's NZ Women's Open in Christchurch.

The two Australian former winners of the New Zealand Women's Open have arrived at the Clearwater Golf Club on the back of contrasting seasons last year.

Lydia Ko has recorded a top 10 finish in her opening tournament of 2014, at the Pure-Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic.

Staggered. Jesse Ryder is too good, and New Zealand not good enough, for the gifted leftie to be left out of the test squad against India.

First round leader Lydia Ko has slipped back to a tie for fifth following the latest round of the Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.