Mission Hills Country Club
Rancho Mirage, California
April 2, 2017
Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: June 29, 1990 – currently 26 years, 9 months, 4 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
Rookie Year/ Turned Professional: 2012/2008
VICTORIES
LPGA: Fourth career victory and second major victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 2012 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I, 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
KLPGA: Has six career victories in four seasons on the LPGA of Korea
RACE TO CME GLOBE
• Earns 500 points with her win and is projected to move up from 2nd to 1st in the Race to CME Globe with 1,300 points
ROLEX WOMEN’S WORLD GOLF RANKINGS
• Is projected to stay at No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
CAREER: With the $405,000 first-place check, So Yeon passes the $7 million in career earnings with $7,374,553
SEASON: So Yeon has earned $792,166 this season and will remain in 1st on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
Previous finishes:
2016 - T10; 2015 - T20; 2014 - T46; 2013 - 2; 2012 - T56; 2011 - T41; 2010 - T64
2017 IN A NUTSHELL
• 5 events played, 5 cuts made, 1 victory, 4 additional top-10s, $792,166
OF NOTE
• Becomes the fifth different player from the Republic of Korea to win on the LPGA Tour in 2017
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Takes the early lead for the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, which honors the
player who has the most outstanding Major Championship record during a
current LPGA Tour season
• This was her fourth LPGA playoff and the second time she captured the win, joining the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
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