SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ACER
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club
Galloway, N.J.
June 4, 2017

Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Irving, Texas

Birthdate: June 13, 1988 – currently 28 years, 11 months, 22 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned co-medalist honors at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament as an amateur to earn Tour status

Turned Professional: 2006

VICTORIES

LPGA: Fifth career LPGA victory and first of the season

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, 2016 Reignwood LPGA Classic, 2010 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, 2009 LPGA State Farm Invitational, 2008 Longs Drugs Challenge

RACE TO CME GLOBE

Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe and moves from 71st to 24th in the standings with 650 points

ROLEX WOMEN'S WORLD GOLF RANKINGS

In-Kyung is projected to move from 30th to 22nd in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings

MONEY

CAREER: With the $225,000 first-place check, In-Kyung moves from 25th to 23rd on the LPGA Career Money List with $7,849,138
SEASON: In-Kyung has earned $281,554 this season and is projected to move from 67th to 21st on the LPGA Tour Official Money List

Previous finishes at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer:

2016 - T6
2015 - T33
2014 - 64
2013 - T5
2012 - T25
2011 - T5

2017 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

6 events, 4 cuts made, $281,554, 1 victory, 1 additional top-25 finish

OF NOTE

In-Kyung becomes the 13th different winner on the LPGA Tour in 2017 and the seventh from South Korea
Made 7 starts on the LPGA between her last win (2016 Reignwood LPGA Classic) and this week
Is the 8th player to win with all rounds in the 60s on the LPGA in 2017 through 13 events
Last year, she crossed the $7 million mark in career earnings with a T6 finish at the ShopRite LPG Classic presented by Acer
Is involved with the Special Olympics as an Ambassador and in 2015 won the Kia Community Assist Award for her charitable efforts

In the Winner's Circle: In-Kyung Kim

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