This Week on the LPGA Tour
HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open
Wilshire Country Club | Los Angeles, Calif. | April 25-28, 2019
ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIALS
Christina Lance, Senior Manager, Tour Media
christina.lance@lpga.com; 908-963-1691 (cell)
Megan McGuire, Tour Media Official
Megan.mcguire@lpga.com; 386-405-1338 (cell)
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE (all times local and subject to change)
Tuesday, April 23
11:30 a.m. – Jin Young Ko, Rolex Rankings No. 1 and two-time 2019 LPGA Tour winner
12:30 p.m. – Ryann O’Toole, Rolex Rankings No. 58, a native of San Clemente and a 2009 UCLA graduate
2:30 p.m. – Brooke Henderson, Rolex Rankings No. 7
Wednesday, April 23
11 a.m. – Lizette Salas, Rolex Rankings No. 59 and a native of Azusa, discussing the LPGA’s #DriveOn campaign
TBD – Moriya Jutanugarn, Rolex Rankings No. 20 and defending champion
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS
ONLINE MEDIA CENTER
MONDAY BOX
The Monday Box includes updated statistics through the LOTTE Championship and the $1.5 million purse breakdown for the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open:https://lpga.box.com/s/357vc4ktu5vt12nr1ro5vyntj85l7g4a
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
144 players; 72 holes, stroke play; after 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 70 and ties
PURSE
$1.5 million USD; winner’s portion is $225,000
No. 15, par 5
SOCIAL MEDIA - #DriveOn
Tournament: @lpga_LA; #LPGAGoesHollywood
LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV TIMES (all times Eastern on Golf Channel)
Thursday, April 25 – 6:30-9 p.m.
Friday, April 26 – 6:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 – 6-9 p.m.
Sunday, April 28 – 6-9 p.m.
WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE
35-36–71, 6,465 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
CHAMPION AND RUNNERS-UP
2018: Moriya Jutanugarn, 272 (-12); Inbee Park and Jin Young Ko, 275 (-10)
TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS
18 holes: 65 (-7), So Yeon Ryu, second round, 2018
36 holes: 134 (-8), Moriya Jutanugarn, 2018
54 holes: 204 (-9), Moriya Jutanugarn, 2018
72 holes: 272 (-12), Moriya Jutanugarn, 2018
WHO’S IN THE HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA OPEN FIELD
Past Champion (1):
Moriya Jutanugarn (2018)
2019 Tournament Winners (7 of 8):
Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open), Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship), Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Presented by IOA), Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration), Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open), Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women's World Championship), Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand)
2019 LPGA Rookies (16 of 27):
Pajaree Anannarukarn, Sarah Burnham, Isi Gabsa, Kristen Gillman, Clariss Guce, Becca Huffer, Jaclyn Lee, Ruixin Liu, Louise Ridderstrom, Sarah Schmelzel, Klara Spilkova, Linnea Strom, Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Anne van Dam
Players from Southern California:
Brianna Do (Lakewood), Clariss Guce (Artesia), Tiffany Joh (San Diego), Alison Lee (Los Angeles), Ryann O’Toole (San Clemente), Lizette Salas (Azusa), Alana Uriell (Carlsbad), Angel Yin (Arcadia)
Players who attended college in Southern California:
Tiffany Chan (USC), Brianna Do (UCLA), Clariss Guce (Cal State Northridge), Tiffany Joh (UCLA), Danielle Kang (Pepperdine), Katherine Kirk (Pepperdine), Bronte Law (UCLA), Alison Lee (UCLA), Mo Martin (UCLA), Ryann O’Toole (UCLA), Annie Park (USC), Jane Park (UCLA), Louise Ridderstrom (UCLA), Lizette Salas (USC), Jennifer Song (USC), Mariajo Uribe (UCLA)
Monday Qualifiers (qs.lpga.com):
Pajaree Anannarukarn, Louise Ridderstrom
STATS TO KNOW (Through April 22)
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Official Money: Jin Young Ko, $1,025,122
Scoring Average: Jessica Korda, 68.875
Greens in Regulation: Jin Young Ko, 79.6%
Eagles: Carlota Ciganda, 6
Birdies: Nelly Korda, 137
Holes-in-One: Eight players, 1
2019 AWARD LEADERS
Rolex Player of the Year: Jin Young Ko, 123
Race to the CME Globe: Jin Young Ko, 2,011
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year: Jeongeun Lee6, 348
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award: Jin Young Ko, 60
2019 WINS BY COUNTRY (nine tournaments, five countries)
5 – Republic of Korea (Eun-Hee Ji, Jin Young Ko* (2), Sung Hyun Park, Amy Yang)
1 – Canada (Brooke Henderson)
1 – France (Celine Boutier)
1 – Japan (Nasa Hataoka)
1 – United States (Nelly Korda)
* = major champion
2019 WINS BY PLAYER (nine tournaments, eight players)
2 – Jin Young Ko (Bank of Hope Founders Cup, ANA Inspiration*)
1 – Celine Boutier (ISPS Handa Vic Open)
1 – Nasa Hataoka (Kia Classic)
1 – Brooke Henderson (LOTTE Championship)
1 – Eun-Hee Ji (Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions)
1 – Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open)
1 – Sung Hyun Park (HSBC Women’s World Championship)
1 – Amy Yang (Honda LPGA Thailand)
* = major champion
ROLEX FIRST-TIME WINNER (1)
Celine Boutier
Average age of winners in 2019: 24.2
Youngest winner: Nasa Hataoka, 20 years, 2 months and 18 days
Oldest winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 32 years, 8 months and 7 days
AON RISK REWARD CHALLENGE
1 – Jessica Korda, -1.25
2 – Lee-Anne Pace, -1.125
LEADERS TOP 10 COMPETITION
1 – Nelly Korda, 6
2 – Jin Young Ko, 5
USA SOLHEIM CUP TEAM STANDINGS
1. Nelly Korda, 398 points
2. Danielle Kang, 356 points
3. Lexi Thompson, 340 points
4. Jessica Korda, 310 points
5. Lizette Salas, 235 points
6. Marina Alex, 208 points
7. Cristie Kerr, 205 points
8. Megan Khang, 188 points
9. Austin Ernst, 187 points
10. Brittany Altomare, 185.5 points
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