This Week on the LPGA Tour

Cambia Portland Classic

Columbia Edgewater Country Club | Portland, Ore. | Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2019

ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIAL

Christina Lance, Senior Manager, Tour Media     

christina.lance@lpga.com; +1 908-963-1691 (cell)            

MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE (all times local and subject to change)

Tuesday, Aug. 27

11:30 a.m. – Lexi Thompson

12 p.m. – Marina Alex

2:30 p.m. – Brooke Henderson

4 p.m. – Jin Young Ko

5:30 p.m. – Rose City Rumble: A Long Drive Showdown, featuring Angel Yin and Anne van Dam

• Media are invited to witness this faceoff between the two longest hitters on the LPGA Tour. Yin, who averages 281.7 yards off the tee, hopes to dethrone van Dam, who averages 283.8 yards, as the longest hitter on Tour. 
• The competition, hosted by Golf Channel's Jerry Foltz, will take place on the first tee of Columbia Edgewater Country Club at 5:30 p.m.
• This is also a preview of the 2019 Solheim Cup, where Yin will tee it up for the second time for Team USA and van Dam will make her debut for Team Europe.
• Graphics highlighting this high-power match-up are available at the following link - https://lpga.box.com/s/oc9r1ryo55ejkxj4bp205fyq0tb0akl4

Wednesday, Aug. 28

Following the pro-am – Juli Inkster

Following the pro-am – Stacy Lewis

Following the pro-am – Suzann Pettersen

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS

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LPGA ONLINE MEDIA CENTER

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MONDAY BOX

The Monday Box includes updated statistics through the CP Women’s Open and the $1.3 million purse breakdown for the Cambia Portland Classic. The final link will be distributed on Tuesday.

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

144 players; 72 holes, stroke play; after 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 70 and ties

PURSE

$1.3 million USD; the winner’s portion is $195,000

SOCIAL MEDIA - #DriveOn

Tournament: Tournament: @LPGAPortlandClassic; #PortlandClassic

LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)

TV TIMES (all times Eastern on Golf Channel)

Aug. 29 – 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 – 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 – 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Sept. 1 – 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE

36-36–72, 6,476 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP

2018: Marina Alex, 269 (-10); Georgia Hall, 273 (-15)
2017: Stacy Lewis, 268 (-20); In Gee Chun, 269 (-19)
2016: Brooke Henderson, 274 (-14); Stacy Lewis, 278 (-10)
2015: Brooke Henderson, 267 (-21); Ha Na Jang, 275 (-13)
2014: Austin Ernst, 274 (-14); In-Kyung Kim, 274 (Ernst won on the first extra playoff hole)

TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS

18 holes: 62 (-10), four times, most recently Marina Alex, first round, 2018
36 holes: 129 (-15), Georgia Hall, 2018
54 holes: 198 (-18), three times, most recently Georgia Hall, 2018
72 holes: 267 (-21), Brooke Henderson, 2015

WHO’S IN THE CP WOMEN’S OPEN FIELD

Past Champions (8):

Marina Alex (2018), Austin Ernst (2014), Brooke Henderson (2015, 2016), Mi Jung Hur (2009), Juli Inkster (1999), Cristie Kerr (2008), Stacy Lewis (2017), Suzann Pettersen (2011, 2013)

2019 LPGA Tournament Winners (12 of 19):

Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open), Cydney Clanton (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Hannah Green (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic), Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship, Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Mi Jung Hur (Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open), Sei Young Kim (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, Marathon Classic presented by Dana),Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration, The Evian Championship, CP Women’s Open), Jeongeun Lee6 (U.S. Women’s Open), Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women's World Championship, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship), Lexi Thompson (ShopRite LPGA Classic), Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand)

2019 LPGA Rookies (24 of 27):

Pajaree Anannarukarn, Sarah Burnham, Robyn Choi, Youngin Chun, Maria Fassi, Isi Gabsa, Kristen Gillman, Clarisse Guce, Jenny Haglund, Muni He, Becca Huffer, Cheyenne Knight, Jennifer Kupcho, Jeongeun Lee6, Ruixin Liu, Louise Ridderstrom, Sarah Schmelzel, Lauren Stephenson, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Anne van Dam, Suzuka Yamaguchi

Monday Qualifiers:

Results

STATS TO KNOW (Through Aug. 26)

2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS

Official Money: Jin Young Ko, $2,618,631

Scoring Average: Jin Young Ko, 68.810

Greens in Regulation: Jin Young Ko, 80.2%

Eagles: Carlota Ciganda, 17

Birdies: Ariya Jutanugarn, 207

Holes-in-One: 21 players, 1

2019 AWARD LEADERS

Rolex Player of the Year: Jin Young Ko, 237

Race to the CME Globe: Jin Young Ko, 3,937

Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Jeongeun Lee6, 1,164

Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: Jin Young Ko, 120 (won)

2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (24 tournaments, nine countries)

12 – Republic of Korea (Mi Jung Hur, Eun-Hee Ji, Sei Young Kim (2), Jin Young Ko* (4), Jeongeun Lee6*, Sung Hyun Park (2), Amy Yang)

3 – United States (Cydney Clanton, Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson)

2 – Australia (Hannah Green*, Minjee Lee)

2 – Canada (Brooke Henderson (2))

2 – Japan (Nasa Hataoka, Hinako Shibuno*)

1 – China (Shanshan Feng)

1 – England (Bronte Law)

1 – France (Celine Boutier)

1 – Thailand (Jasmine Suwannapura)

* = major champion

2019 WINS BY PLAYER (24 tournaments, 19 players)

4 – Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration, The Evian Championship, CP Women’s Open)

2 – Sei Young Kim (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, Marathon Classic presented by Dana)

2 – Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship, Meijer LPGA Classic)

2 – Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G)

1 – Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)

1 – Cydney Clanton (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational)

1 – Shanshan Feng (Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic)

1 – Hannah Green (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship)

1 – Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic)

1 – Mi Jung Hur (Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open)

1 – Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)

1 – Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open)

1 – Bronte Law (Pure Silk Championship)

1 – Minjee Lee (HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open)

1 – Jeongeun Lee6 (U.S. Women’s Open)

1 – Hinako Shibuno (AIG Women’s British Open)

1 – Jasmine Suwannapura (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational)

1 – Lexi Thompson (ShopRite LPGA Classic)

1 – Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand) 

ROLEX FIRST-TIME WINNERS (5)

Celine Boutier, Hannah Green, Bronte Law, Jeongeun Lee6, Cydney Clanton

Average age of winners in 2019: 24.52

Youngest winner: Nasa Hataoka, 20 years, 2 months and 18 days

Oldest winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 32 years, 8 months and 7 days

LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION

1 – Jin Young Ko, 10

T4 – Brooke Henderson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Hyo Joo Kim, Nelly Korda, 9