Ko dreams of dollars

New Zealand's 16-year-old prodigy Lydia Ko is "super excited" about making her professional debut next month in Florida, and expects the novel experience of competing for money to be on her mind for at least her first few events.

Ko was given the green light on Monday to become a full member of the LPGA Tour from the start of the 2014 season after the governing body waived the 18-year-old age limit clause.

Already the winner of four professional titles, the bespectacled Ko will tee it up in the paid ranks for the first time in the LPGA Tour's season-ending CME Group Titleholders in Naples, Florida from Nov 21-24.