Golf: Why Lydia Ko deleted her Twitter account

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Lydia Ko has explained why she deleted her Twitter account.

The world number 10 and two-time major winner ended her Twitter account a day after it was announced she had changed her caddie and coach for the 2018 season.

The 20-year-old began her season with a solid four-under 68 in the first round of the Australia Open yesterday, to sit three shots of the lead in a tie for third.

After he round, which included four birdies, Ko explained why she pushed the delete button on her Twitter account.

"I didn't necessarily close it because of any criticism. I actually don't know [if there was any criticism] because I haven't checked," Ko said in Adelaide yesterday.

"I actually did it because I wasn't really on Twitter that much. I just spend most of my social media time on Instagram. So all I would really do was share from what I put on Instagram. It was taking up storage on my phone too. There's no point in me having it when I wasn't interacting with my fans there anyway.

"I'd rather be able to focus on one social media and talk to my fans." Ko added.

Ko still has an active Instagram account, with 113,000 followers, where she posted a positive message going into this year's campaign.

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