Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea/Dallas, Texas
Birthdate: June 29, 1990 – currently 26 years, 2 months, 27 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
Rookie Year/ Turned Professional: 2012/2008
VICTORIES
- LPGA: Fifth career victory
- PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 ANA Inspiration, 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 2012 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I, 2011 U.S. Women’s Open
- KLPGA: Six career victories in four seasons on the LPGA of Korea
RACE TO CME GLOBE
- With her win, Ryu earns 500 points and is projected to move from third to first in the Race to CME Globe with 2,195 points
MONEY
- With her win, Ryu earns $300,000; she has earned $1,212,820 this season and $7,795,207 in her career
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
Previous finishes:
2016 - T13; 2015 - T29; 2014 - 5; 2013 - 2; 2012 - T10
2017 IN A NUTSHELL
11 events played, 10 cuts made, two victories, seven additional top 10s, $1,212,820
OF NOTE
- Ryu is the first multiple winner of the 2017 LPGA Tour season
- She is one of seven players from the Republic of Korea to win on Tour this season
- Ryu lost the 2013 Walmart NWA Championship in a playoff when Inbee Park birdied the first extra hole
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