Ko Jin-young to continue LPGA Hall of Fame pursuit at season's 1st major
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- 19 Apr 2023
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n this Associated Press file photo from April 2, 2023, Ko Jin-young of South Korea reacts to her tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, California. (Yonhap)
With her career back on track thanks to a long-awaited victory in March, South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young will continue her pursuit of a place in the Hall of Fame at the season's first major championship this week.
The Chevron Championship tees off on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods, just outside Houston, Texas, on Thursday (local time). For its first five decades, the tournament, while undergoing several sponsorship changes, had been played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It will now be contested away from the beloved California venue for the first time.
The prestige of the competition hasn't changed, though. Every golfer inside the top 20 in the world rankings will compete this week, including the top three: Lydia Ko of New Zealand, Nelly Korda of the United States and Ko Jin-young of South Korea. Ko Jin-young is the 2019 champion and is the current leader of the Player of the Year standings with 41 points.
Ko had a dismal final stretch in 2022 while battling through a nagging wrist injury, but returned with a vengeance in March this year by defending her title at the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore. The victory pushed her Hall of Fame point total to 19.
To qualify for the Hall of Fame, an LPGA member must accumulate at least 27 points. A regular tournament win and an Olympic gold medal are each worth one point, and a major title is good for two points. Players must also win at least one of the following: a major championship, the Player of the Year award, and the Vare Trophy, given annually to the golfer with the lowest scoring average. Read More…
