Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand

Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 18 years, 4 months, 20 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan

Turned Professional – October, 2013

Victories

LPGA: 1st major championship victory; becomes the youngest major winner in LPGA Tour history (18y/4m/20d) beating Morgan Pressel’s previous record (18y/10m/9d)

Youngest male or female major winner in the modern era and youngest since Young Tom Morris (17y/5m/8d) at the 1868 Open Championship

9th career LPGA victory; 7th as a member of the LPGA Tour

Previous Wins

2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open; 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open (both as an amateur); 2014 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic; 2014 Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I, 2014 CME Group Tour Championship, 2015 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2015 CP Women’s Open

Of Note

Ko was the inaugural Race to the CME Globe winner a year ago, netting the largest payday in women’s golf history - $1.5 million after winning both the CME Group Tour Championship and Race to the CME Globe

Became the youngest player – male or female – to reach No. 1 in the world by nearly four years, besting Tiger Woods

Became the youngest winner in LPGA history on August 19, 2012 at the 72-hole Canadian Women’s Open at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 2 days

Was the fifth amateur winner in LPGA history and first since 1967; became the first amateur to win twice

Rolex Rankings

With her victory, Lydia is projected to remain No. 2 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings

Money

CAREER: With the $487,500 first-place check, Lydia crosses the $4 million mark in career earnings and moves to 59th on the LPGA Career Money List with $4,279,955

SEASON: Lydia crosses the $2 million mark in season earnings for the second-consecutive year and remains 2nd on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $2,190,922

Tournament Specific

Third appearance at the Evian Championship; previous best finish was a runner-up in 2013

Previous finishes include:

2014 – T8

2013 - 2

2015 In A Nutshell

19 events played, 18 cuts made, $2,190,922, 4 victories, 8 additional top-10s

Lydia Ko wins first career major at 2015 Evian Championship

In The Winners Circle with Lydia Ko at the 2015 Evian Championship

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