Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand
Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 18 years, 6 months, and 1 day
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan
Turned Professional – October, 2013
VICTORIES
LPGA: 10th career victory; becomes the youngest player in LPGA Tour history to reach 10 wins; beats Nancy Lopez’s record (22y/2m/5d) by nearly 3.5 years
- Becomes first player to win 5 times this season
- Moves into a tie for 47th on the all-time wins list with Paula Creamer
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
ROLEX RANKINGS
- With her victory, Lydia is projected to take over the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
- Ko took over No. 1 back in February and held the position for 19 consecutive weeks; she was the youngest male or female to be ranked No. 1 (17y/9m/9d) and still beats Tiger Woods’ previous record (21y/5m/16d) her second time around by almost three years
OF NOTE
- Ko was the inaugural Race to the CME Globe winner a year ago, netting the largest payday in women’s golf history - $1.5 million after winning both the CME Group Tour Championship and Race to the CME Globe
- Became the youngest winner in LPGA history on August 19, 2012 at the 72-hole Canadian Women’s Open at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 2 days
- Was the fifth amateur winner in LPGA history and first since 1967; became the first amateur to win twice
MONEY
CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Lydia moves to 55th on the LPGA Career Money List with $4,805,786
SEASON: Lydia remains 1st on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $2,716,753
TOUR STATISTICS
Ko leads the Tour in: Official Money, Race to CME Globe Points, Scoring Average, Rolex Player of the Year, Top-10s
2015 IN A NUTSHELL
22 events played, 21 cuts made, $2,716,753, 5 victories, 10 additional top-10s
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