Lydia Ko challenges for first place in LPGA career money... Possible if tied for 2nd place or higher at Lotte Championship

Possible if tied for 2nd place or higher in Lotte Championship

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Tae-yong = New Zealand Korean golfer Lydia Goga Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) is approaching the top spot in career money on the LPGA Tour, which she has held since 2001.

According to Golf Digest, a golf media outlet, on the 2nd (Korean time), Lydia Ko, who is ranked second in the all-time prize money rankings, can rise to first place in total prize money if she finishes tied for second or better at the LPGA Tour Lotte Championship, which opens in Hawaii, USA.

Currently, Sorenstam, who is active in the LPGA tour and has 72 wins, is ranked first in career prize money and earned official prize money of $22,583,693 (about 30.7 billion won).

Lydia Ko is $223,228 behind Sorenstam's prize money, but depending on her performance in this week's competition, she could overtake her.

The total prize money for the Lotte Championship is $3 million, with the winner receiving $450,000, the runner-up receiving $282,976, and the third place receiving $205,279.

Even if Lydia Ko does not surpass Sorenstam in this week's competition, there is a high possibility that she will rank first in total money earned within this season.

Another player who can rank first in career money is Nelly Korda (USA).

Korda, who ranks third in the all-time money rankings, was $253,921 behind Sorenstam.

However, Korda will not participate in the Lotte Championship and four tournaments held in Asia, Golf Digest reported.