READ MORE:* Before they were famous: The Boy with Tape on his Face* Before they were famous: Kimbra* Before they were famous: Bic Runga* Before they were famous: Temuera Morrison* Before they were famous: Lorde* Before they were famous: Karl Urban* Before they were famous: Tana Umaga* Before they were famous: Stars of Filthy Rich* Before they were famous: Piri WeepuNZ ON SCREENTwo years later she would turn pro, and in 2015 became the No.1 ranked woman professional golfer (the youngest player or either sex to be ranked No 1 in professional golf.) Before they were famous: Lydia KoStuff has partnered with NZ On Screen to bring you this Before They Were Famous spot every week. Seen here as a 14 year-old high school student, today's star would turn professional in her chosen sport at just 16. Golfer Lydia Ko represents one of New Zealand's biggest sporting successes. NZ ON SCREENThis 2011 story finds Lydia at the driving range, fresh from winning her first Australian and New Zealand amateur titles, and juggling the demands of up to 40 hours of training each week with her studies at Albany's Pinehurst School.

Source: Stuff August 10, 2016 17:00 UTC