Lydia Ko Wins Olympic Gold and Enters Hall Of Fame
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- With her victory in the Olympic women’s golf competition at Le Golf National, Lydia Ko both won the gold medal and secured the final point necessary for inclusion in the LPGA Hall of Fame
The LPGA’s Hall is different than the World Golf Hall of Fame, with the former being points - not votes - based.
Twenty-seven points are needed for entry. One point is given for each LPGA official tournament win and each Vare Trophy or Rolex Player of the Year award. Two points are awarded for each major victory and another point is given for an Olympic gold medal.
In addition to the necessary 27 points, players must have won or been awarded at least one of the following: an LPGA major, the Vare Trophy or Rolex POY honors.
Ko was sitting on 26 points, having won an LPGA event in January and having met all the other requirements. The triumph in Paris gave here the final push.
35 players are currently a part of the LPGA Hall of Fame including Patty Berg, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth, Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Inbee Park among others.
📌 How did Ko make it? Regular season tournament titles on the LPGA are worth one point each. Ko has 18 of those wins. Majors count for two points each. Ko won the 2015 Evian Championship and 2016 ANA Inspiration, giving her a total of four points in that category.
Beginning in 2022, an Olympic gold is worth one point and she earned it after winning the title in Paris.
The remaining five points came from her season-long accolades: 2015 Rolex Player of the Year, 2021 Vare Trophy, 2022 Rolex Player of the Year and 2022 Vare Trophy.
Ko became only the 35th player to enter the LPGA Hall of Fame and only the 25th player to earn 27 HOF points. Nine women, including eight LPGA founders, were inducted as honorary members.
Ok, thanks for that info, was wondering what entry requirements were 👏⛳️