Lydia Ko says now that she's visited the Olympic golf course, she's sure the golfers who chose not to come will be regretting their decision.
The snub by some of the biggest names in men's golf was thought to be more about not caring about an Olympic medal rather than Zika fears.
Ko has been the biggest cheerleader for golf at the Olympics, but she had to tone it down when she watched fellow kiwis Ryan Fox and Danny Lee yesterday.
"I kind of had this celebration - I was going to say 'give me a D', ' give me an A', but I ended up not doing it because I thought I might embarrass them," she said.
She didn't hold back in telling golfers like Rory McIlory and Jordan Spieth - who snubbed the games - that they were missing out.
"I'm pretty sure they would have watched the games and watched how the guys were playing and a lot of them would have said 'hey that's such a great vibe, I wish I was there too'"
Ko has had mixed results recently, winning the LPGA Marathon classic in Ohio last month but then placing 40th in the British Open.
But she says the Olympic has been her biggest goal this year and means as much, if not more, than the two major's she's won.
"If I end up winning a gold medal at the end of Saturday and standing on the podium I think it will be extra special - I don't know if I'll ever take that medal off. Obviously it will bruise me a bit if I was swinging with it."
In the meantime, the weight is on her shoulders to bring home a medal for New Zealand. She admits to feeling that pressure, but even at just 19, she's already a pro at handling that.
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