2015 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open

Royal Melbourne Golf Club – The Composite Course, Melbourne, Australia
February 22, 2015

Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand
Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 17 years, 9 months, 29 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan
Turned Professional – October, 2013

VICTORIES

LPGA: Sixth-career victory; fourth as a member of the LPGA Tour 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

RACE TO THE CME GLOBE

Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and will lead the Race to the CME Globe with 890 points.

ROLEX RANKINGS

With her victory, Lydia will further distance her hold of No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

MONEY

CAREER: With the $180,000 first-place check, Lydia is 106th on the LPGA Career Money List with $2,404,930.
SEASON: Lydia has earned $315,897 this season and leads the LPGA Tour Official Money List

TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC

Becomes the youngest winner ever of this championship.
This is the earliest Ko’s ever won a title in a season.
Ko had two third-place finishes at this tournament before her win today.
Ko has now won two of the LPGA Tour’s last four events and has finished in the top-10 in each.

2015 IN A NUTSHELL

3 events, 1 victory, 1 runner-up and an additional top-10. Ko is first on the money list, first in the Race to the CME Globe standings, first in scoring average and the No. 1 player in the world.

2014 RECAP

26 events, 26 cuts made, 3 victories, 12 additional top-10 finishes, Race to the CME Globe winner.

OF NOTE

This marks her sixth career victory before the age of 18
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 player – male or female – to reach No. 1 in the world by nearly four years, besting Tiger Woods.
Became the youngest winner in LPGA history on August 19, 2012 at the 72-hole CN 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

In the Winner's Circle with Lydia Ko

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