Hometown/Resides: Seoul, Rep. of Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: June 29, 1990; currently 27 years, 11 months, 19 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open as a non-member and accepted LPGA membership for 2012
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2008/2012
VICTORIES
LPGA: Sixth career victory and first of 2018
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, 2017 ANA Inspiration, 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
MONEY
With her win, Ryu earns $300,000; she has earned $576,600 this season and $9,140,580 in her career
RACE TO CME GLOBE
Ryu earns 500 points and is projected to move from 29th to eighth in the Race to CME Globe with 1,144 points
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
12 events played, 12 cuts made, $576,600, one victory, two additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- Ryu becomes the fifth player from the Republic of Korea to win on the LPGA in 2018
- Her six career LPGA victories ties her with Hee-Won Han, Grace Park and Sei Young Kim for seventh-most LPGA wins all-time by Korean players
- Ryu is the 19th player in LPGA history to pass $9 million in career earnings
- Shared 2017 Rolex Co-Player of the Year honors with Sung Hyun Park and won the 2017 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award thanks to a victory at the ANA Inspiration, and a tie for third at the U.S. Women’s Open
- Became the third player from the Republic of Korea to reach the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings on June 26, 2017, and held the spot for 19 weeks
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