IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE with NA YEON CHOI
CME Group Titleholders
November 18, 2012
Hometown/Birthplace – Seoul, South Korea/Orlando, Florida
Birthdate – Oct. 28, 1987 – currently 25 years, 1 month, 10 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – T20th at 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional – November 2004
Seventh career LPGA victory; 12th career victory worldwide
Third season in four years to captures two victories
Won her first major championship earlier this year at the U.S. Women’s Open
With the $500,000 first-place check, she increases career earnings to $7,647,218.50 and increases season earnings to $1,981,834. She finishes the season second on the 2012 LPGA Tour Official Money List
Becomes the second-consecutive South Korean to win the CME Group Titleholders. Hee Young Park won the inaugural event in 2011
10th top-10 finish in 21 events played in 2012
Other top-10 finishes in 2012 include a tie for second at the HSBC Women’s Champions 2012 and RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, T8 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and T9 at the Sybase Match Play Championship, T3 at the CN Canadian Women's Open, second at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, T8 at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Presented by Audi, T5 at the Mizuno Classic.
Topics: In the winners circle, Choi, Na Yeon, CME Group Titleholders
