Mission Hills Country Club
Rancho Mirage, California
April 2, 2017
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: June 29, 1990 – currently 26 years, 9 months, 4 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
Rookie Year/ Turned Professional: 2012/2008
VICTORIES
LPGA: Fourth career victory and second major victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 2012 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I, 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
KLPGA: Has six career victories in four seasons on the LPGA of Korea
RACE TO CME GLOBE
- Major winners receive 625 points in the Race to the CME Globe. So Yeon Ryu will be in first place in the standings with 1,425 points
ROLEX WOMEN’S WORLD GOLF RANKINGS
- Is projected to stay at No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
CAREER: With the $405,000 first-place check, So Yeon passes the $7 million in career earnings with $7,374,553
SEASON: So Yeon has earned $792,166 this season and will remain in 1st on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
Previous finishes:
2016 - T10; 2015 - T20; 2014 - T46; 2013 - 2; 2012 - T56; 2011 - T41; 2010 - T64
2017 IN A NUTSHELL
- 5 events played, 5 cuts made, 1 victory, 4 additional top-10s, $792,166
OF NOTE
- Becomes the fifth different player from the Republic of Korea to win on the LPGA Tour in 2017
- Takes the early lead for the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, which honors the player who has the most outstanding Major Championship record during a current LPGA Tour season
- This was her fourth LPGA playoff and the second time she captured the win, joining the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open