Lydia Ko shot a record-low final round at the Evian Championship to become the youngest woman to win a golf major.

The international golf media are in awe of Lydia Ko after the New Zealand player clinched her first major title in historic fashion.

Ko, 18, won the Evian Championship in France on Sunday (NZT early Monday), to become the youngest winner of a major championship and complete the missing link on her stunning CV.

"The Legend Grows," screamed the headline on Golfdigest.com as they honoured the teenager's accomplishment. Only a straight edge is likely necessary to chart Lydia Ko's future. She is just 18, yet already is on a linear path to the World Golf Hall of Fame," wrote John Strege.

1 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Evian Championship, her first golf major. 2 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko - at 18 years, 142 days - has become the youngest woman to win a golf major after victory at the Evian Championship. 3 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko offers a mock selfie photograph after winning the Evian Championship. 4 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko is kissed by Evian Championship president Frank Riboud and tournament director Jaques Bungert after winning the golf major on the shores of Lake Geneva. 5 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES American Lexi Thompson offers her putter in jest to Lydia Ko on the 18th green in the final round of the Evian Championship. 6 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko strikes the ball on the 16th hole in the final round of the Evian Championship. 7 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko celebrates sinking a birdie putt in her final round of the Evian Championship. 8 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko on approach in the final round of the Evian Championship. 9 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko showed great composure in her final round of the Evian Championship to clinch her first victory in a golf major. 10 of 10 STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko of New Zealand plays a shot during the final round of the Evian Championship.

"Ko is a major force in women's golf, will be for years, and in the final round of the Evian lived up to the letters of her last name, an abbreviation for knock out.

"…she won by a landslide when the pressure was the greatest.

"Talent and grit are a formidable combination that make it difficult to foresee a detour from her linear path."

STUART FRANKLIN/ GETTY IMAGES Lydia Ko holds the trophy whilst being kissed by Evian Championship president Frank Riboud and Evian Championship director Jaques Bungert, after winning the golf major.

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Across on CNN.com, Ko's effort was described as "a dominant display as she rewrote the golfing record books again".



Golf.com reported that Ko "stayed as relaxed and composed as a seasoned veteran" with two holes to play and the title there for the taking.



"The South Korean-born New Zealander birdied both on the shores of Lake Geneva to reach a new landmark in her short but already storied career.



"It was a flawless final-round display that featured spectacular approaches and clinical putts."



In Britain, Sky Sports reported that Ko "was in a class of her own" and described her as "a teenaged phenomenon".



In the London Times, golf correspondent Cathy Harris said Ko's achievement "was on a matter of time".



"Rewriting the record books is almost a hobby for this most personable and mature player and after becoming the first New Zealand woman to win a major, she joined two compatriots, Bob Charles and Michael Campbell, in achieving the feat," Harris wrote.



Fellow New Zealander Frank Nobilo, now a respected analyst for TV, summed it up neatly on Twitter: "@LydiaKo continues the trend of being the youngest and the best at virtually every age. Beyond extraordinary."