This Week on the LPGA Tour
ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
The Grange Golf Club | Grange, South Australia, Australia | Feb. 14-17, 2019
ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIAL
Christina Lance, Senior Manager, Tour Media
christina.lance@lpga.com; +1 908-963-1691 (cell)
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE (times subject to change)
Tuesday, Feb. 12
9:30 a.m. – Lydia Ko; South Australian Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing Corey Wingard
11 a.m. – Nelly Korda
Wednesday, Feb. 13
1 p.m. – Karrie Webb
1:30 p.m. – Minjee Lee
1:45 p.m. – Jin Young Ko
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS
ONLINE MEDIA CENTER
MONDAY BOX
The Monday Box link will be distributed later today. It will include updated statistics through the ISPS Handa Vic Open, as well as the $1.3 million purse breakdown for the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.
PURSE
$1.3 million USD; winner’s portion is $195,000
No. 13, par 5
SOCIAL MEDIA
Tournament: @WomensAusOpen (Twitter and Instagram), #WomensAusOpen
LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV TIMES (all times Eastern)
Wednesday, Feb. 20 to Thursday, Feb. 21 – 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., Golf Channel
Thursday, Feb. 21 to Friday, Feb. 22 – 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., Golf Channel
Friday, Feb. 22 to Saturday, Feb. 23 – 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., Golf Channel
Saturday, Feb. 23 to Sunday, Feb. 24 – 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., Golf Channel
WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE
36-36–72, 6,648 yards (subject to change through the start of the tournament)
WHO’S IN THE ISPS HANDA VIC OPEN FIELD
Past Champions (seven):
Laura Davies (2004, 2009), Jin Young Ko (2017), Lydia Ko (2015), Catriona Matthew (1996), Haru Nomura (2016), Yani Tseng (2010, 2011), Karrie Webb (2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2014)
2019 LPGA Tour Winners (one of two):
Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
2019 LPGA Rookies (14 of 27):
Isi Gabsa, Kristen Gillman, Muni He, Becca Huffer, Jaclyn Lee, Jeongeun Lee6, Ruixin Liu, Sarah Schmelzel, Klara Spilkova, Lauren Stephenson, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Suzuka Yamaguchi
2019 STATISTICS
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Official Money: Eun-Hee Ji, $180,000
Scoring Average: Eun-Hee Ji, 67.500
Greens in Regulation: Azahara Munoz, 86.1%
Eagles: Mirim Lee, 2
Birdies: Mirim Lee, 32
Holes-in-One: Su Oh, 1
2019 AWARD LEADERS
Rolex Player of the Year: Eun-Hee Ji, 30
Race to the CME Globe: Eun-Hee Ji, Celine Boutier, 500
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Charlotte Thomas, 80
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: No points yet awarded
2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (two tournaments, two countries)
1 – France (Celine Boutier)
1 – Republic of Korea (Eun-Hee Ji)
2019 WINS BY PLAYER (two tournaments, two countries)
1 – Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
1 – Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)
ROLEX FIRST-TIME WINNERS (1)
Celine Boutier
Average age of winners in 2019: 28.5
Youngest winner: Celine Boutier, 25 years, 3 months and 0 days
Oldest winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 32 years, 8 months and 7 days
AON RISK REWARD CHALLENGE
1 – Mirim Lee
T2 – Brittany Lincicome, Eun-Hee Ji, Shanshan Feng, Stacy Lewis, Ariya Jutanugarn, Mi Hyang Lee, Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, In Gee Chun
LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION
1 – Celine Boutier, Shanshan Feng, Georgia Hall, Brooke Henderson, Eun-Hee Ji, Moriya Jutanugarn, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, Katherine Kirk, Lydia Ko, Azahara Munoz, Nelly Korda, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Gaby Lopez, Haru Nomura, Su Oh, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Lauren Stephenson, Charlotte Thomas, Lexi Thompson
USA SOLHEIM CUP TEAM STANDINGS
1. Lexi Thompson (283 points)
2. Nelly Korda (246.5 points)
3. Danielle Kang (233 points)
4. Jessica Korda (232 points)
5. Lizette Salas (220 points)
6. Marina Alex (208 points)
7. Brittany Lincicome (172 points)
8. Cristie Kerr (169 points)
9. Austin Ernst (169 points)
10. Megan Khang (167 points)
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