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July 23, 2025

Nine LPGA Numbers to Know

Steve Pimental

I think one of the reasons I was drawn to fantasy golf is the smorgasbord of statistics that we can pour through. I can literally spend hours looking at statistical leaderboards, results and course histories trying to find an edge. Much like the WNBA, the LPGA Tour has made great strides in its statistical offerings in recent seasons, which has been great for fantasy players.


The only problem with trying to comb the LPGA stats for an advantage is that we really have to dig deep in some cases. The LPGA Tour is as deep as its ever been, with so many young players hitting the ground running and many of the best veterans still in their primes. That means most of the statistical leaders are the good players you would expect. I certainly find it interesting that only Jeeno Thitikul and Nelly Korda have shot in the 60s in more than half of their rounds this season, but I didn’t need to know that to know those two were the best players in the world. That being said, I have several more obscure numbers you should know, highlighting players who could make a surprising impact at the upcoming AIG Women’s Open as well as the rest of the season.



9 - The number of LPGA Tour winners 25 years old or younger through 17 tournaments.


June actually saw the veterans gain some ground, as all three winners were 28 or older. Even so, the youth movement this season is undeniable. If this trend continues, we could see the top players have shorter peaks and careers in general as the next generation of young players comes up in their wake. It is too early to know for sure, but I’ll be keeping an eye on this trend the rest of the season.



19 - The number of different winners on the LPGA Tour through 18 events (The Dow Championship is a team event).


We had just 20 different winners on the LPGA all last season. Five different players won multiple times, lead by Nelly Korda’s seven wins. Only two of those five have won this season: Lydia Ko and Jeeno Thitikul. For that reason, the Rolex Player of the Year race is wide open. Whoever is the first player to add a second win will have a big leg up.



-1.20 - Perrine Delacour’s Risk Reward Score in the Aon Risk Reward Challenge.


Delacour leads the Aon Risk Reward Challenge despite only playing five events and finishing no better than T21. I would be lying if I said I completely understood the Aon Risk Reward Challenge and how it is calculated, but it measures each player’s best two scores on certain holes each tournament. Delacour leads Hasa Hataoka, Nelly Korda, Jennifer Kupcho and Auston Kim in the top five. Delacour needs to play 22 more rounds to qualify, and I don’t know if she will get there, but it is something to watch. Delacour has just five career top 10s on the LPGA Tour, though she does have two LET wins. Yuka Saso, Minjee Lee, Angel Yin, and Jeeno Thitikul have won the four trophies that have been handed out, so it would be a major upset if Delacour finished at the top. Either way, it should be a fun race with a $1 million prize on the line.



286.66 - Julia Lopez Ramirez’s driving distance in yards, which is second on Tour.


Lopez Ramirez also second in strokes gained off-the-tee. She led the field in strokes gained off the tee at the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills, where she played in the final group on Sunday but could not keep pace with eventual winner Maya Stark. The AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl will actually play slightly longer than Erin Hills did, and if Lopez Ramirez can play her way into the field, I like her chances of having another good week.



84.14 - The percentage of fairways Andrea Lee has hit, best on the LPGA Tour.


She is also ninth in greens in regulation and bogey avoidance and fourth in Round 1 Scoring Average. She has quietly put together an excellent summer, finishing T30 or better in eight consecutive tournaments with five top-tens. Lee is one of the shorter players on tour, sitting 137th in driving distance, but she has made the cut in all five of her AIG Women’s Open starts. I expect her to have another solid week at Royal Porthcawl, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see her pick up her second career win sometime this season.



84.54 - The percent of greens Azahara Munoz has hit in regulation from the fairway.


Munoz leads the LPGA Tour in GIR from the fairway, but she only hits 68.31 percent of her fairways. If she can get hot with the driver or find a course with wide fairways, Munoz could pop in any given tournament. She has made the cut in four of her last five events including the Evian Championship and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, so she might be coming around.



68.83 - Hye-Jin Choi’s scoring average in the first round.


Hye-Jin Choi is arguably the best player on the LPGA Tour who hasn’t won yet, but I suspect if you tried to guess who has the lowest Round 1 Scoring Average on Tour, her name wouldn’t be top of mind. She leads a group of six players who are averaging under a 70 in the opening round, along with Jeeno Thitikul, Minjee Lee, Andrea Lee, Somi Lee and A Lim Kim.



67.50 - Robyn Choi’s scoring average in the fourth round.


You could have given me 100 guesses and I wouldn’t have named Choi as the leader in Round 4 Scoring Average. She has made the cut in just four of her seven starts this season, but when she has made the cut, she has finished T30, T11, T9 and T20. That all-or-nothing nature could make her an interesting dart-throw for fantasy, though she is obviously quite risky. Hyo Joo Kim is second in Round 4 Scoring Average and she has been fairly volatile as well, with three missed cuts and four top-10s this season.



43.33 - The percentage of Yahui Zhang’s rounds in the 60s.


As you might expect, the leaders in Rounds in the 60s includes most of the top players in the world. That is especially true when you look at Rounds in the 60s percentage. Only Jeeno Thitikul and Nelly Korda have shot in the 60s in more than half of their rounds, and there is a reason they are widely considered the two best players in the world. If you look a bit lower, you will find 19-year-old Yahui Zhang in sixth place. Zhang has missed five cuts in 11 starts and is still looking for her first top-10, but she may not have to look much longer. If she can start avoiding the one or two bad rounds each tournament, she could be the next rookie to make an impact on the Tour.

About the Author

Steve Pimental would rather write 20,000 words about Stef Dolson than write two sentences about himself. He lives near Chicago with his beagle/shepard mix, Hootie.

Nine LPGA Numbers to Know
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