Lydia Ko was unusually sloppy by her own lofty standards in the opening rounds of the HSBC Women's Champions but the world number one was keen to focus on the positives of her improvement over the weekend. The New Zealander finished second in Singapore a year ago and was expected to go one better this week until she reached the halfway mark of the $1.5 million restricted-field LPGA tournament at one-over-par and nine strokes off the lead. Overall the weekend was some pretty solid golf, so I'm proud of that," Ko told reporters. More...