Phil Advised Lydia Ko On "Mistake" Of Living In States With Taxes

Doug Ferguson's account of 16-year-old Lydia Ko's first press conference--interrupted more than intermittently by the LPGA's Kraig Kann and aired on live on Golf Channel--included this about where the LPGA Tour's next big star is looking to reside.

Just her luck, she met one of her favorite players, Phil Mickelson, while in San Diego to test equipment.

''We're looking Florida and Texas and a couple other places there's no income tax,'' Ko said. ''Phil mentioned that one of the biggest mistakes was staying after college where the taxes are quite high. So I'm trying to stay in a low place. I don't have any money yet.''

Mickelson, you may recall, publicly took issue with California income taxes and later apologized for making a public issue of the high rates.

Steve DiMeglio does a nice job setting up Ko's debut Thursday.