2015 JTBC Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Desert Ridge- Phoenix, Arizona
March 22, 2015
Born: Kangwon-do, Korea
Lives: Kyunggi-do, Korea
Birthdate: July 14, 1995 – currently 19 years, 8 months, and 8 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Earned Category 7 status on the LPGA Tour following her victory at the 2014 Evian Championship
Turned Professional: October 2012
VICTORIES
LPGA: 2nd career victory, last was the 2014 Evian Championship which she won while a member of the KLPGA Tour
- Earns 500 points with her win at the JTBC Founders Cup and is projected to move up to 7th in the Race to CME Globe with 585 points
- Is projected to move from No. 8 to No. 4 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
CAREER: With the $225,000 first-place check, Hyo Joo moves to 381st on the LPGA Career Money List with $256,372
SEASON: Hyo Joo has earned $256,372 this season and is 7th on the 2015 LPGA Official Money List
- Becomes a Rolex First-Time Winner with her victory at the JTBC Founders Cup
- Becomes the fifth winner of the JTBC Founders Cup, joining two-time winner Karrie Webb (2014, 2011), Stacy Lewis (2013) & Yani Tseng (2012)
- 3 events played, 3 cuts made, now one victory and two top-10 finishes, $256,372
- Earns 30 points toward the Rolex Player of the Year race and is projected to move from 33rd to 6th with 33 total points
- Earns 150 points toward the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year and currently ranks third (233)
- Becomes the sixth consecutive Korean-born player to win on Tour this season
- Has played in 13 LPGA Tour events in her career and has yet to finish outside the top 25 in those events
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