Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York
June 14, 2015
Born: Seoul, South Korea
Lives: Las Vegas, Nevada
Birthdate: July 12, 1988 – currently 26 years, 9 months, and 6 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: 3rd on the Epson Tour season-ending money list in 2006
Turned Professional: April, 2006
- LPGA: 16th career victory, 6th career Major Championship
- Previous Wins: 2008 U.S. Women’s Open, 2012 Evian Masters, 2012 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2013 North Texas LPGA Shootout, 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship, 2013 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, 2013 U.S. Women’s Open, 2014 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic, 2014 Wegmans LPGA Championship, 2014 Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions, 2015 Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout
- CAREER: With the $525,000 first-place check, Inbee passes Paula Creamer to move to 8th on the LPGA Career Money List with $11,373,484
- SEASON: Inbee has earned $1,422,500 this season and is projected to move from 2nd to 1st on the 2015 LPGA Official Money List
- Wins her sixth career Major, tying Pat Bradley, Kathy Whitworth, Amy Alcott and Betsy King for ninth on the LPGA’s all-time list
- With this victory, Park surpasses Se Ri Pak (5) and Yani Tseng (5) for the most Major victories by an Asian born player
- Has won five of the past 12 Majors
- • Wins the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for the third-consecutive time, tying Annika Sorenstam’s record (2003-05)
- • Previous finishes include:
2014 - WIN
2013 - WIN
2012 - T9
2011 - T14
2010 - T7
2009 - T14
2008 - T46
2007 - T82
- Ties Se Ri Pak, Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez and Kathy Whitworth as three-time winners of this event trailing only Mickey Wright who has four KPMG Women’s PGA Championship victories
- Earns 625 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and is projected to move from 2nd to 1st in the rankings with 2,671 points
- With her victory, Park is projected to retake the top spot in the Rolex Rankings
- This is the third time that Park will hold the No. 1 ranking
- Previously, Park has held the ranking for 73 weeks
- Becomes the first player to take over the No. 1 ranking with a win since Stacy Lewis at the 2014 ShopRite LPGA Classic
- Earns 60 points in the Rolex Player of the Year race and moves into first with 154 total points
- 13 events played, 13 cuts made, $1,422,500, 3 victories, 8 top-10s
- 23 events, 22 cuts made, $2,226,641 (2) earned, 3 victories, 14 additional top-10 finishes
- Began 2014 as the No. 1 player in the Rolex Rankings, was overtaken by Stacy Lewis for 21 weeks, before finishing the year in the No. 1 position for the second-consecutive year
- Crossed the $2 million mark in season earnings for the third-consecutive season, first since Lorena Ochoa did the same during the 2006-2008 season
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