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 in a playoff when Inbee Park birdied the first extra hole