Lydia Ko has definitely shook up the LPGA Tour. Her announcement to turn professional at the age of 16 and subsequent admittance to the LPGA Tour by Commissioner Michael Whan was a major event in October.

She made the cut in her professional debut at the CME Titleholders and won in her second start as a professional at the Swinging Skirts Ladies Masters in Taiwan in early December.

Ko made headlines again this week with the announcement that she would part ways with long-time coach Guy Wilson from New Zealand and work with Sean Hogan from the David Leadbetter Academy.

Wilson began to work with Ko when she was just five-years-old and had helped her win the U.S. Women’s Amateur, four professional titles and become the No. 1 women’s amateur in the world for over three years.

During that time Ko won twice on the LPGA Tour and is currently ranked No. 4 on the Rolex Rankings.

Ko cited her inability to continue with her old coach as scheduling problems with world travel and Wilson residing at the bottom of the world.

It was a blue Christmas for Wilson, but with the results he achieved with Ko, he should not be out of work for long.

Fellow Kiwi, Steve Williams, Adam Scott’s caddie, even weighed in on Ko’s decision to leave Wilson as unprofessional and a huge mistake.

Playing professional golf is quite a bit different from amateur status. Sponsors, fans and media will all be demanding pieces of her time.

Switching to a new coach among all of the other distractions and changes she will be facing seems to be one that could have been avoided.