Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning & O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club
Sylvania, Ohio
July 17, 2016
Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand
Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 19 years, 2 months, 23 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan
Turned Professional – October 2013
VICTORIES
LPGA: 14th career victory; 4th victory 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, 2016 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G
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 39th consecutive week.
MONEY
- Career: With the $225,000 first-place check, Lydia moves up to 23rd on the LPGA Career Money List with $7,145,211
- Season: Lydia will remain 1st on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $2,255,376
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and extends her lead in the race with 3,975 points
LPGA CAREER IN A NUTSHELL
- 81 events played, 80 cuts made, 14 victories, 36 additional top-10s*
- 2016: 14 events played, 14 cuts made, $2,255,376, 4 victories, 7 additional top-10’s
- *Includes events as a non-member
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
Previous finishes at the Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I
- 2015: T3 (-13)
- 2014: 1 (-15)
- 2013: T7 (-9)
OF NOTE
- With her win, she now leads the LPGA Tour with four victories in 2016. Her most wins in a single season is five (2015)
- Becomes the third player to win this event multiple times, joining Penny Hammel, Kelly Robbins and Se Ri Pak.
- Is now 4-of-5 in playoffs in her career, with her only loss coming in the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
- Moves to alone in 38th on the LPGA all-time wins list
- Currently leads the Tour this season in: Wins, 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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