Hometown/Resides: Auckland, New Zealand/ Orlando, Fla.

Birthdate: April 24, 1997; currently 21 years, 0 months, 5 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Granted membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2013/2014

VICTORIES

LPGA: 15th career victory and first of 2018

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open (as an amateur), 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open (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, 2016 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I

MONEY

With her win, Ko earns $225,000; she has earned $354,715 this season and $8,915,059 in her career

RACE TO CME GLOBE

Ko earns 500 points and is projected to moves into the top 10 in the Race to CME Globe with 861points

2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

9 events played, 8 cuts made, $354,715, one victory, one additional top-10 finish

OF NOTE

Moves into a tie for 36th on the LPGA All-Time Official Career Wins List with Yani Tseng, Sally Little and Suzann Pettersen

Made 43 starts between her last victory and this week, the longest stretch without a win in her LPGA career; she had 15 top-10 finishes in that span including three runner-ups

With a winner’s check of $225,000, Ko is projected to move from 21st to 18th on the LPGA’s career money list with $8,915,059; $129,000 behind World Golf Hall of Fame member Meg Mallon

This is Ko’s fifth LPGA title won in the state of California, joining the 2014 and 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2016 Kia Classic and 2016 ANA Inspiration

Ko Wins For First Time Since 2016 at LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship

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