This Week on the LPGA Tour
LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club | Daly City, Calif. | May 2-5, 2019
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE (all times local and subject to change)
Tuesday, April 30
11:30 a.m. – So Yeon Ryu, Rolex Rankings No. 9
11:50 a.m. – Photo Call at MEDIHEAL Photo Zone with So Yeon Ryu, Lydia Ko, No. 2 Minjee Lee, No. 4 Ariya Jutanugarn, No. 6 Inbee Park, No. 7 Brooke Henderson and No. 12 Jessica Korda
12:30 p.m. – Plaque Ceremony by 18 green with Lydia Ko
1 p.m. – Lydia Ko, Rolex Rankings No. 17 and defendin
MONDAY BOX
The Monday Box includes updated statistics through the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open and the $1.8 million purse breakdown for the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship.
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
144 players; 72 holes, stroke play; after 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 70 and ties
PURSE
$1.8 million USD; winner’s portion is $270,000
No. 15, par 5
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TV TIMES (all times Eastern on Golf Channel)
Thursday, May 2 – 6-9 p.m.
Friday, May 3 – 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 – 6-9 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 – 6-9 p.m.
WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE
36-36–72, 6,551 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
PAST CHAMPION AND RUNNERS-UP
2018: Lydia Ko, 276 (-12); defeated Minjee Lee with an eagle on the first extra hole; Angel Yin, Shanshan Feng, Jessica Korda and Charley Hull, 280 (-8)
TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS
18 holes: 66 (-6) Brittany Altomare, final round, 2018; Annie Park, second round, 2018
36 holes: 135 (-9), Jessica Korda, 2018
54 holes: 205 (-11), Lydia Ko, 2018
72 holes: 276 (-12), Lydia Ko, 2018; Minjee Lee, 2018
WHO’S IN THE LPGA MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
Past Champions (1 of 1):
Lydia Ko (2018)
2019 Tournament Winners (5 of 10):
Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Presented by IOA), Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open), Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand),Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship), Minjee Lee (HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open)
2019 LPGA Rookies (22 of 27):
Sarah Burnham, Youngin Chun, Isa 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, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Anne van Dam, Lilia Vu, Suzuka Yamaguchi
Sponsor Invites:
Chae Eun2 Lee, He Yong Choi, A-Yean Cho, Da Yeon Lee
STATS TO KNOW (Through April 29)
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Official Money: Jin Young Ko, $1,070,931
Scoring Average: Jin Young Ko, 69.00
Greens in Regulation: Jin Young Ko, 79.9%
Eagles: Carlota Ciganda, 7
Birdies: Jin Young Ko, 145
Holes-in-One: Eight players, 1
2019 AWARD LEADERS
Rolex Player of the Year: Jin Young Ko, 129
Race to the CME Globe: Jin Young Ko, 2,121
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Jeongeun Lee6, 348
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: Jin Young Ko, 60
2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (10 tournaments, six countries)
5 – Republic of Korea (Eun-Hee Ji, Amy Yang, Sung Hyun Park, Jin Young Ko)
1 – Australia (Minjee Lee)
1 – Canada (Brooke Henderson)
1 – France (Celine Boutier)
1 – Japan (Nasa Hataoka)
1 – United States (Nelly Korda)
2019 WINS BY PLAYER (10 tournaments, nine players)
2 – Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration)
1 – Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
1 – Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic)
1 – Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship)
1 – Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)
1 – Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open)
1 – Minjee Lee (HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open)
1 – Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women’s World Championship)
1 – Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand)
ROLEX FIRST-TIME WINNERS (1)
Celine Boutier
Average age of winners in 2019: 24
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 – Lee-Anne Pace (-1.1)
T2 – Robyn Choi, Carlota Ciganda, Angel Yin, P.K. Kongkraphan (-1)
LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION
T1 – Nelly Korda, Jin Young Ko (6)
T3 – Danielle Kang, Brooke Henderson (5)
USA SOLHEIM CUP TEAM STANDINGS
1. Nelly Korda (398 points)
2. Danielle Kang (374 points)
3. Lexi Thompson (340 points)
4. Jessica Korda (310 points)
5. Lizette Salas (247 points)
6. Megan Khang (213.5 points)
7. Marina Alex (208 points)
8. Cristie Kerr (205 points)
9. Austin Ernst (187 points)
10. Brittany Altomare (185.5 points)
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