Hometown/Resides: Seoul, Republic of Korea/Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

Birthdate: July 7, 1995; currently 24 years and 21 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned LPGA Tour Membership by virtue of her win at the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2013/2018

VICTORIES

LPGA: Fifth career victory, second major win and third win of 2019

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2019 ANA Inspiration, 2019 Bank of Hope Founders Cup, 2018 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship (as a non-Member)

RACE TO THE CME GLOBE

With her win, Ko earns 625 points and will remain first in the Race to the CME Globe with 3,199 points

ROLEX ANNIKA MAJOR AWARD

With her win, Kim earns 60 points; she was already eligible to win the award at the end of the season thanks to her victory at the 2019 ANA Inspiration

MONEY

With her win, Ko earns $615,000; she has earned $1,983,822 this season and $3,142,827 for her career

PREVIOUS WALMART NWA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

2018 – T26; 2016 – T39; 2015 – 28

2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

15 events played, 15 cuts made, $1,983,822, three victories, five other top-10 finishes and no finish worse than a tie for 29th

OF NOTE

With the win, Ko is projected to rise to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings; Ko previously held the No. 1 spot from April 8 to June 30, 2019, after she won the ANA Inspiration
Ko earned her second major of 2019, joining the ANA Inspiration; the last time a player won multiple majors in one season was 2015, when Inbee Park won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the AIG Women’s British Open
Ko is the first player of the 2019 season to reach three victories

In The Winner's Circle with Jin Young Ko at the 2019 Evian Championship

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