This Week on the LPGA Tour
Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Club | The Colony, Texas | Oct. 3-6, 2019
MONDAY BOX
The Monday Box includes updated statistics through the Indy Women in Tech Championship driven by Group 1001 and the $1.3 million purse breakdown for the seventh edition of the Volunteers of America Classic:
TOURNAMENT 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; winner’s portion is $195,000
No. 17, par 5
TV TIMES (all times Eastern on Golf Channel)
Thursday, Oct. 3 – 1-4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4 – 1-4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5 – 1:30-5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct 6 – 1:30-5 p.m.
WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE
35-36—71, 6,475 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP
2018: Sung Hyun Park, 131 (-11); Lindy Duncan, 132 (-10)
2017: Haru Nomura, 281 (-3); defeated Cristie Kerr with a birdie on sixth extra hole
2016: Jenny Shin, 270 (-14); Amy Yang and Mi Jung Hur, 272 (-12)
2015: Inbee Park, 269 (-15); Cristie Kerr and Hee Young Park, 272 (-12)
2014: Stacy Lewis, 268 (-16); Meena Lee, 274 (-10)
TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS
18 holes: 63 (-8), Dori Carter, second round, 2017
36 holes: 131 (-11), Sung Hyun Park, 2018
54 holes: 199 (-14), Gerina Piller, 2016
72 holes: 268 (-16), Stacy Lewis, 2014
WHO’S IN THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA CLASSIC FIELD
Past Champions (3)
Sung Hyun Park (2018), Jenny Shin (2016), Inbee Park (2013, 2015)
2019 LPGA Tournament Winners (11 of 19):
Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open), Cydney Clanton (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Hannah Green (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Cambia Portland Classic), Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship, Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Mi Jung Hur (Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, Indy Women in Tech Championship), Eun Hee Ji (Dimond Resorts Tournament of Champions), Sei Young Kim (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, Marathon Classic presented by Dana), Bronte Law (Pure Silk Championship), Jeongeun Lee6 (U.S. Women’s Open), Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women's World Championship, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship), Jasmine Suwannapura (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational)
2019 LPGA Rookies (21 of 27):
Pajaree Anannarukarn, Sarah Burnham, Youngin Chun, Maria Fassi, Isi Gabsa, Kristen Gillman, Clariss Guce, Cheyenne Knight, Jennifer Kupcho, Jeongeun Lee6, Ruixin Liu, Louise Ridderstrom, Sarah Schmelzel, Klara
Spilkova, Lauren Stephenson, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Anne van Dam, Suzuka Yamaguchi
Texas Connections:
Texas Residents - Celine Boutier, Kristen Gillman (Austin), Mi Jung Hur, Kim Kaufman (Fort Worth), In-Kyung Kim, Sei Young Kim, Cheyenne Knight (The Woodlands), Brittany Lang (McKinney), Mirim Lee, Su Oh, Gerina Piller (Flower Mound), Angela Stanford (Fort Worth), Jin Yang
Texas Collegiate Alumnae – Kim Kaufman (Texas Tech University, 2013), Gerina Piller (University of Texas at El Paso, 2007), Angela Stanford (Texas Christian University, 2000)
Monday Qualifiers:
STATS TO KNOW (Through July 1)
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Official Money: Jin Young Ko, $2,638,412
Scoring Average: Jin Young Ko, 68.851
Greens in Regulation: Jin Young Ko, 79.9%
Eagles: Ariya Jutanugarn and Carlota Ciganda, 17
Birdies: Ariya Jutanugarn, 329
Holes-in-one: 22 players, 1
2019 AWARD LEADERS
Rolex Player of the Year: Jin Young Ko, 237
Race to the CME Globe: Jin Young Ko, 3,988
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Jeongeun Lee6, 1,217
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: Jin Young Ko, 120 (won)
2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (26 tournaments, nine countries)
13 – Republic of Korea (Mi Jung Hur (2), 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)
3 – 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 (26 tournaments, 19 players)
4 – Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration, The Evian Championship, CP Women’s Open)
1 – Hannah Green (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Cambia Portland Classic)
2 – Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship, Meijer LPGA Classic)
2 – Sei Young Kim (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, Marathon Classic presented by Dana)
2 – Mi Jung Hur (Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, Indy Women in Tech Championship driven by Group 1001)
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 – Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic)
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, Cydney Clanton, Hannah Green, Bronte Law, Jeongeun Lee6
Average age of winners in 2019: 24.56
Youngest winner: Nasa Hataoka, 20 years, 2 months, 18 days
Oldest winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 32 years, 8 months, 7 days
AON RISK REWARD CHALLENGE
1 – Lee-Anne Pace (-.792)
2 – Carlota Ciganda (-.775)
2 – Ariya Jutanugarn (-.773)
LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION
T1 – Brooke Henderson, Jin Young Ko, Hyo Joo Kim (10)
T4 – Ariya Jutanugarn, Nelly Korda, Jeongeun Lee6 (9)
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