WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEFENDING CHAMPION LYDIA KO

• No. 1 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings
• 14-time LPGA winner, five-time Ladies European Tour winner, one-time KLPGA winner
• 2014 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, the youngest winner in Tour history
• 2015 Rolex Player of the Year, the youngest winner in Tour history
• Two major victories at the 2015 Evian Championship and 2016 ANA Inspiration
• At 18 years, 11 months and 9 days, she is the second-youngest player, male or female, to win two majors, behind only Young Tom Morris
• Silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where she represented New Zealand
• So far in 2017, she has four starts, with three top-10 finishes including a tie for eighth last week at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup