This Week on the LPGA Tour
LOTTE Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club | Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii | Apr. 17 – 20, 2019
ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIALS
Kristen Yoon, PR and Media Official
kristen.yoon@lpga.com; 386-795-1794 (cell)
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE
(all times are local and subject to change; located in the media center unless otherwise noted)
Monday, April 15
12:15 p.m. – Michelle Wie
Tuesday, April 16
4 p.m. – Press Conference: Jin Young Ko, Minjee Lee, Brooke Henderson, Hyo Joo Kim and Hye Jin Choi
4:30 p.m. – Photo Call
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS
ONLINE MEDIA CENTER
MONDAY BOX
The Monday Box includes updated statistics through the ANA Inspiration and the $2 million purse breakdown for the LOTTE Championship.
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
144 players; 72 holes, stroke play; after 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 70 and ties
NOTE – the tournament will be played from Wednesday to Saturday
PURSE
$2 million USD; winner’s portion is $300,000
No. 13, par 5
Tournament: @LotteChampionship, #lottechampionship
LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV TIMES (all times Eastern)
Thursday, Apr. 18 – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Golf Channel
Friday, Apr. 19 – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday, Apr. 20 – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Golf Channel
WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE
36-36–72, 6,422 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
2018: Brooke Henderson, 276 (-12); Azahara Munoz, 280 (-8)
2017: Cristie Kerr, 268 (-20); Lydia Ko, In Gee Chun and Su-Yeon Jang, 271 (-17)
2016: Minjee Lee, 272 (-16); In Gee Chun and Katie Burnett, 273 (-15)
2015: Sei Young Kim, 277 (-11); defeated Inbee Park on the first playoff hole
2014: Michelle Wie, 274 (-14); Angela Stanford, 276 (-12)
TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS
18 holes: 62 (-10), Lizette Salas, fourth round, 2013; Cristie Kerr, third round, 2017
36 holes: 134 (-10), six times, most recently Brooke Henderson, 2018
54 holes: 199 (-17), Su-Yeon Jang, 2017
72 holes: 268 (-20), Cristie Kerr, 2017
WHO’S IN THE LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
Past Champions (5):
Brooke Henderson (2018), Cristie Kerr (2017), Sei Young Kim (2015), Minjee Lee (2016), Michelle Wie (2014)
2019 Tournament Winners (5 of 7):
Jin Young Ko (ANA Inspiration, Bank of Hope Founders Cup); Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic); Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open), Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open), Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)
2018 LPGA Rookies (23 of 27):
Pajaree Anannarukarn, Sarah Burnham, Youngin Chun, Isi Gabsa, Kristen Gillman, Clariss Guce, Jenny Haglund, Muni He, Becca Huffer, Cheyenne Knight, Jaclyn Lee, Jeongeun Lee6, Ruixin Liu, Louise Ridderstrom, Sarah Schmelzel, Klara Spilkova, Lauren Stephenson, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Anne van Dam, Lilia Vu, Suzuka Yamaguchi
Sponsor Exemptions:
Hyejin Choi, Jeongmin Cho, Minami Katsu, Ji Hyun Kim, Kum-kang Park (a)
Sunday Qualifiers: https://qs.lpga.com/
Amelia Lewis, Paula Reto
2019 Statistics
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Official Money: Jin Young Ko, $1,002,273
Scoring Average: Jin Young Ko, 68.750
Greens in Regulation: Jin Young Ko, 79.6%
Eagles: Brittany Altomare, Carlota Ciganda, Mirim Lee, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Alena Sharp, 4
Birdies: Nelly Korda, 115
Holes-in-One: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Cristie Kerr, Mi Hyang Lee, Xiyu Lin, Su Oh, Jasmine Suwannapura and Lexi Thompson, 1
2019 AWARD LEADERS
Rolex Player of the Year: Jin Young Ko, 123
Race to the CME Globe: Jin Young Ko, 1,957
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Jeongeun Lee6, 302
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: Jin Young Ko, 60
2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (eight tournaments, four countries)
5 – Republic of Korea (Eun-Hee Ji, Jin Young Ko*(2), Sung Hyun Park, Amy Yang)
1 – France (Celine Boutier)
1 – Japan (Nasa Hataoka)
1 – United States (Nelly Korda)
*Major Championship winner
2019 WINS BY PLAYER (eight tournaments, seven players)
2 – Jin Young Ko (ANA Inspiration*, Bank of Hope Founders Cup)
1 – Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
1 – Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic)
1 – Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)
1 – Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open)
1 – Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women’s World Championship)
1 – Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand)
*Major Championship
ROLEX FIRST-TIME WINNERS (1)
Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
Average age of winners in 2019: 24.6
Youngest winner: Nasa Hataoka, 20 years, 2 months and 18 days
Oldest winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 32 years, 8 months and 7 days
AON RISK REWARD CHALLENGE
1 – Jessica Korda (-1.25)
2 – Mi Hyang Lee (-1.143)
LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION
5 – Jin Young Ko, Nelly Korda
4 – Hyo Joo Kim, Azahara Munoz
USA SOLHEIM CUP TEAM STANDINGS
1. Nelly Korda (377 points)
2. Lexi Thompson (340 points)
3. Danielle Kang (330.5 points)
4. Jessica Korda (310 points)
5. Lizette Salas (235 points)
6. Marina Alex (208 points)
7. Cristie Kerr (205 points)
8. Megan Khang (188 points)
9. Austin Ernst (187 points)
10. Brittany Lincicome (172 points)
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