Canadian Pacific Women’s Open
Vancouver Golf Club
Coquitlam, B.C., Canada
Aug. 23, 2015

Birthplace/Hometown – South Korea/Auckland, New Zealand
Birthdate – April 24, 1997 – currently 18 years, 3 months, 30 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Granted Membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan
Turned Professional – October, 2013

VICTORIES
LPGA: Eighth-career victory; sixth 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

ROLEX RANKINGS

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

MONEY
CAREER: With the $337,500 first-place check, Lydia moves to 67th on the LPGA Career Money List with $3,792,455
SEASON: Lydia has earned $1,703,422 this season and ranks second on the LPGA Tour Official Money List

TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC

Becomes only the third three time winner of this event joining Meg Mallon and Pat Bradley
Won the last time the tournament was at Vancouver Golf Club in 2012 at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner in LPGA history at 15 years, 4 months and 2 days
Previous finishes include:

2014 – T55
2013 - Win
2012 - Win

2015 IN A NUTSHELL

18 events played, 17 cuts made, $1,703,422, 3 victories, 11 top-10s

2014 RECAP

26 events, 26 cuts made, 3 victories, 12 additional top-10 finishes, Race to the CME Globe winner

OF NOTE

This marks her eighth LPGA career victory and second after the age of 18
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

Lydia Ko wins the 2015 CP Women's Open

In the Winner's Circle with Lydia Ko

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