Monday, September 4, 2017

STACY LEWIS IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE with STACY LEWIS
Cambia Portland Classic presented by JTBC
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
Sept. 3, 2017


Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas/Houston, Texas
Birthdate: February 16, 1985– currently 32 years, 6 months, and 18 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned medalist honors at the 2008 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional: June 2008

VICTORIES
LPGA: 12th career victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2012 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, 2012 ShopRite LPGA Classic, 2012 Navistar LPGA Classic, 2012 Mizuno Classic, 2013 HSBC Women’s Champions, 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, 2013 RICOH Women’s British Open, 2014 North Texas LPGA Shootout, 2014 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, 2014 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Lewis earns 500 points and is projected to move from 16th to fifth in the Race to CME Globe with 1,993 points

MONEY
With her win, Lewis earns $195,500; she has earned $913,321 this season and $12,321,596 in her career

PREVIOUS FIVE CAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSIC FINISHES
2016 - 2
2015 - T27
2013 - 2
2012 - T61
2011 - T8

2017 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
20 events, 20 cuts made, $913,321, one victory, six additional top-10 finishes

OF NOTE
  • Lewis is donating her entire $195,000 winner’s check to Hurricane Harvey Relief efforts
  • This is Lewis’ first LPGA Tour win since the 2014 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
  • She has had 12 runner-up finishes in that time span including the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic
  • This is start No. 83 for Lewis since her last victory in 2014
  • Lewis is the fifth American to win in 2017 joining: Brittany Lincicome (Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic), Cristie Kerr (LOTTE Championship), Lexi Thompson (Kingsmill Championship) and Danielle Kang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship)

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