Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand
Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 19 years 2 months 2 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan
Turned Professional – October 2013
VICTORIES
- LPGA:13th career victory; 3rd victory this season
- Moves into a tie for 38th with Rosie Jones, Liselotte Neumann and Betty Jameson on the LPGA all-time wins list
- Joins Ariya Jutanugarn as the only three-time winners this season
PREVIOUS WINS: 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open; 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open (both as an amateur); 2014 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic; 2014 Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I, 2014 CME Group Tour Championship, 2015 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2015 CP Women’s Open, 2015 Evian Championship, 2015 Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, 2016 Kia Classic, 2016 ANA Inspiration
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- Set the tournament scoring record of 17-under par with rounds of (66-62-68), besting the mark of 15-under par previously set by Seon Hwa Lee (2008) and Na Yeon Choi (2015)
- Tied the tournament course record with a round of 62 in Saturday’s second round
- Her back nine score of 28 on Saturday marked the lowest nine-hole score on Tour this season
- Previous Finishes at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship: 2015 T6 (-11), 2014 T2 (-11,) 2013 T4 (-10)
ROLEX RANKINGS
- With her victory, Lydia will keep the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
- Ko will remain in the No. 1 position for the 36th consecutive week. This is her second career stint in the top position.
MONEY
- CAREER: With the 300,000 first-place check, Lydia moves up to 31st on the LPGA Career Money List with $6,706,573
- SEASON: Lydia will remain 1st on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $1,816,738
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and extends her lead in the race with 3,237 points
OF NOTE
- Marks the third consecutive season that Lydia earned at least three victories (3 wins in 2014 and 5 in 2015)
- Marks the third time this season she finished the week with all rounds in the 60s (Kia Classic, Meijer LPGA Classic)
- Currently leads the Tour in: Rolex Player of the Year, Race to the CME Globe, Official Money, Putts per GIR, Putting Average, Scoring Average, Rounds Under Par, Rounds in the 60s
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