‘That time of the month’: golfer Lydia Ko stuns reporter after talking about period

New Zealander lauded for candour about tight back on course.

STRAIGHT SHOOtER: Lydia Ko of New Zealand

Lydia Ko, golf’s world No 3, has been praised for normalising the impact of periods on women in sport after rendering a male interviewer speechless with her answer to a question about some on-course treatment she received at an LPGA event in California.

The New Zealander was seen being stretched out by her physiotherapist midway through the final round of the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday, prompting Golf Channel commentator Jerry Foltz to inquire whether the tightness in her back and hips would be a recurring problem.