Sunday, July 28, 2019

2019 The Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club | Évian-les-Bains, France | July 25-28, 2019
In the Winner’s Circle with Jin Young Ko
July 28, 2019
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

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