Over the course of a career you get a point for every win on the LPGA Tour, the lowest average score during a season, a Player of the Year title, or an Olympic gold medal - plus one extra point for every Major championship title. Once a player accumulates 27 points, she is automatically enshrined in the Hall of Fame. No mean feat, given that from 2007 to 2023 only two women - Lorena Ochoa and Inbee Park - joined this illustrous circle. With her gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Lydia Ko has not only has become the 35th member of the LPGA Hall of Fame, but at 27 years of age she is the youngest player ever to accomplish this feat.

“You know, being two points away last year was actually quite difficult, because as much as people say it's only two wins, I know how difficult two wins are, especially in this day and age,” Lydia comments. “Did I imagine that I was going to do it at the Paris Olympics? Probably not. But this is definitely the coolest way to do it!” At the moment of her biggest and most emotional triumph, she also thought about how she got there: “It's rewarding for the whole team and family.”

One part of the team is ECCO GOLF for whom Lydia has been a brand ambassador since 2017. “The brand has quite literally been with me every step of the way,” she reflected. Not only does she wear the shoes, she also has her own signature edition collection that started in 2022 with the BIOM G5 and includes detailing that pays homage to her dual heritage. Born in South Korea and growing up in New Zealand, Lydia always felt connected to both of these countries which is reflected by a pattern of two plants in the sole of her shoes: the hibiscus, national flower of South Korea, and the silver fern, which has been part of New Zealand’s national identity since the 19th century. “Both of these symbolise who I am, and I think if I was one or the other, it wouldn’t be me,” she described being a hybrid of these two cultures.


With this in mind, it was only logical to develop a hybrid shoe that can be worn on and off the golf course. Like Lydia Ko’s ascent to the Hall of Fame, the spikeless BIOM H4 is the result of dedication, innovation and years of hard work.