Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play presented by MGM.png This Week on the LPGA Tour Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards Shadow Creek | Las Vegas, Nev. | May 25-29, 2021 ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIALS Christina Lance, Director, Communications christina.lance@lpga.com; +1 908-963-1691 Emily Carman, Communications Coordinator Emily.Carman@lpga.com; +1 714-742-8301 VIRTUAL MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE (all times Pacific and subject to change; Zoom link provided upon request) Tuesday, May 24 10:45 a.m. – Danielle Kang 11 a.m. – Ally Ewing 11:15 a.m. – Sophia Popov 11:30 a.m. – Minjee Lee 1 p.m. – Alison Lee 3 p.m. – Stacy Lewis 3:30 p.m. – Matilda Castren INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS https://asaptext.com/orgs/lpga/1257/ ONLINE MEDIA CENTER The LPGA Tour Online Media Center includes links to daily tournament notes, statistics, reports and transcripts, as well as links to complimentary photos, audio and video (competition highlights, player interviews, etc.): https://media.lpga.com TOURNAMENT VIDEOS AND PHOTOS For links to pre-tournament press conference videos and complimentary tournament photos, please contact LPGA Tour Media. 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The $1.5 million purse breakdown will be available on the weekend after round-robin matches. https://lpga.box.com/s/agg69ecjvjjmra09q57xx7ytb8vfh21a CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT 64 players, divided into 16 groups of four; after three days of round-robin matches, competition moves to a 16-player, single-elimination bracket GROUP-PLAY PODS Players will be seeded 1-64 based on their Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings as of Monday, May 23. Group-play pods will be structured according to the following table: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Seed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Seed 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 Seed 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Seed 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 PURSE $1.5 million; winner’s portion is $225,000 SOCIAL MEDIA Tournament: @LPGAMatchPlay (Twitter and Instagram) LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram) TV TIMES (all times Eastern) Wednesday, May 25 – 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26 – 7-10 p.m. Friday, May 27 – 7-10 p.m. Saturday, May 28 – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29 – 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE 37-35–72, 6,777 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament) PAST CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP 2021: Ally Ewing def. Sophia Popov, 2 and 1 WHO’S IN THE BANK OF HOPE LPGA MATCH-PLAY PRESENTED BY MGM REWARDS FIELD Past Champions (one): Ally Ewing (2021) 2022 LPGA Tour Winners (six of 11): Danielle Kang (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Hyo Joo Kim (HSBC Women’s World Championship), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Honda LPGA Thailand), Jennifer Kupcho (The Chevron Championship), Minjee Lee (Cognizant Founders Cup), Atthaya Thitikul (JTBC Classic) 2022 LPGA Tour Rookies (four of 32): Allisen Corpuz, Ayaka Furue, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Atthaya Thitikul Sponsor Invites: Tiffany Chan, Youngin Chun 2022 STATISTICAL LEADERS Official Money: Jennifer Kupcho, $900,734 Scoring Average: Minjee Lee, 68.893 Birdies: Atthaya Thitikul, 172 Eagles: Kelly Tan, 9 Greens in Regulation: Lexi Thompson, 76.8% Average Driving Distance: Emily Kristine Pedersen, 282.269 Strokes Gained Total: Lexi Thompson, 2.410 2022 AWARD LEADERS Rolex Player of the Year: Jennifer Kupcho, 65 points Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Atthaya Thitikul, 568 points Race to the CME Globe: Danielle Kang, 1,188.658 points Aon Risk Reward Challenge: Minjee Lee, -1.143 2022 WINS BY COUNTRY (11 tournaments, seven countries) 3 – United States of America (Marina Alex, Danielle Kang, Jennifer Kupcho) 2 – Republic of Korea (Hyo Joo Kim, Jin Young Ko) 1 – Australia (Minjee Lee) 1 – Denmark (Nanna Koerstz Madsen) 1 – Ireland (Leona Maguire) 1 – Japan (Nasa Hataoka) 1 – New Zealand (Lydia Ko) 1 – Thailand (Atthaya Thitikul) 2022 WINS BY PLAYER (11 tournaments, 11 players) 1 – Marina Alex (Palos Verdes Championship) 1 – Nasa Hataoka (DIO Implant LA Open) 1 – Danielle Kang (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions) 1 – Hyo Joo Kim (LOTTE Championship) 1 – Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship) 1 – Lydia Ko (Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio) 1 – Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Honda LPGA Thailand) 1 – Jennifer Kupcho (The Chevron Championship) 1 – Minjee Lee (Cognizant Founders Cup) 1 – Leona Maguire (LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony) 1 – Atthaya Thitikul (JTBC Classic) AVERAGE AGE OF 2022 WINNERS: 25.55 Youngest winner: Atthaya Thitikul (19 years, 25 days) Oldest winner: Marina Alex (31 years, 8 months, 30 days) TEAM USA SOLHEIM CUP STANDINGS 1 – Lexi Thompson, 159 points 2 – Danielle Kang, 134 points 3 – Jennifer Kupcho, 131 points 4 – Nelly Korda, 87 points 5 – Jessica Korda, 84 points 6 – Marina Alex, 78 points 7 – Ryann O’Toole, 70 points 8 – Megan Khang, 68 points 9 – Alison Lee, 60 points 10 – Stacy Lewis, 55 points