NUMBERS TO KNOW (THROUGH FIVE LPGA EVENTS)
- 5 – Number of eagles made by Brittany Lincicome, the most by a single player on Tour.
- 43 – The points total for Ha Na Jang, who leads the Rolex Player of the Year standings. Ariya Jutanugarn and Inbee Park are tied for second with 36 points.
- 100% - The percentage of times So Yeon Ryu has finished in the top 10 in her three 2017 events. She finished second at the Honda LPGA Thailand, followed by a tie for seventh at the HSBC Women’s Champions and a tie for fifth at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup.
- 119 - The points total for Sung Hyun Park, who leads the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year standings. Nelly Korda is in second with 107 points, followed by Laura Gonzalez Escallon with 53.
- 195 – The combined number of birdies made by sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn. The sisters sit No. 1 and No. 2 for most birdies in 2017, with Ariya making 96 and Moriya making 89.
QUICK HITS
Stacy Lewis has finished in second place 12 times in 67 starts since her last win on the LPGA Tour at the 2014 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. That brings her career total to 25 runner-up finishes.
Forty-five players at the Kia Classic are hoping to parlay success this week into a spot in next week’s ANA Inspiration field. A victory here at Aviara Golf Club for one of those players will secure her a starting time at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
Yani Tseng’s last LPGA Tour victory came at the 2012 Kia Classic, which was conducted at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad. That was also the last time a player from Chinese Taipei won a LPGA title.
QUOTABLE
“San Diego, everything is perfect: golf course, weather. And then not really humidity, dry. I like the golf course. It's very narrow and rough (is) really quick and the putting green. Then really good practice area and really good persons, really kind persons.” - Ha Na Jang, who makes San Diego her home base during the LPGA season
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