Sunday, August 25, 2019

CP Women’s Open
Magna Golf Club | Aurora, Ontario, Canada | Aug. 22-25, 2019
In the Winner’s Circle with Jin Young Ko
Aug. 25, 2019
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, Republic of Korea/Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Birthdate: July 7, 1995; currently 24 years, 1 month and 20 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: Sixth career victory and fourth win of 2019
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2019 Evian Championship2019 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 500 points and will remain first in the Race to the CME Globe with 3,437 points
MONEY
With her win, Ko earns $337,500; she has earned $2,618,631 this season and $3,777,636 for her career
PREVIOUS CP WOMEN’S OPEN RESULT
2018 – T23
2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
17 events played, 17 cuts made, $2,618,631, four victories, five other top-10 finishes and no finish worse than a tie for 29th
OF NOTE
  • Ko is the first player of the 2019 season to reach four victories; the last players with at least four wins in a single season were Ariya Jutanugarn (five wins) and Lydia Ko (four wins) in 2016
  • Ko went bogey-free over 72 holes at the CP Women’s Open; the last bogey-free winner of a 72-hole event was Inbee Park at the 2015 HSBC Women’s World Championship
  • Ko’s last bogey came on the second hole of her third round at the AIG Women’s British Open, a streak of 106 bogey-free holes
  • She has been No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings since July 29


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