PARK IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE

In The Winner’s Circle with SUNG HYUN PARK

Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic

Old American Golf Club

The Colony, Texas

May 6, 2018

Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Orlando, Fla.

Birthdate: Sept. 21, 1993; currently 24 years, 7 months, 15 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned LPGA membership for the 2017 season via category 10 (non-member Top 40) on the LPGA Priority List

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2012/2017

           

VICTORIES

LPGA: Third career victory and first of 2018

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 U.S. Women’s Open Championship conducted by the USGA, 2017 CP Women’s Open

KLPGA: 10 career victories

MONEY

With her win, Park earns $195,000; she has earned $291,765 this season and $2,627,648 in her career

RACE TO CME GLOBE

Park earns 500 points and is projected to move into the top 15 in the Race to CME Globe with 728 points

2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

8 events played, 6 cuts made, $291,765, one victory, one additional top-10 finish

OF NOTE

• Park is the fourth player from the Republic of Korea to win in 2018, joining Jin Young Ko, Inbee Park and Eun-Hee Ji; in 2017, 11 players from the Republic of Korea won 15 tournaments
• Made 13 starts between her last victory and today; she had five top-10 finishes in that span
• Tied with So Yeon Ryu for 2017 Rolex Player of the Year honor and became the first player to win Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards in the same year since Nancy Lopez in 1978
• Became the fastest player in LPGA history to reach $2 million in career earnings at 7 months and 13 days (19 starts; 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship) and the fastest to reach $1 million following her U.S. Women’s Open victory at 4 months and 14 days (14 starts)
• Was the Rolex Rankings No. 1 player from Nov. 6-12, 2017; the first LPGA Tour rookie to reach the top of the world rankings